Mavericks' Wesley Matthews: Questionable, but expected to play Sunday

Matthews (hip) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Thunder, but is expected to play, Earl K. Sneed of Mavs.com reports.

Analysis:

According to Sneed, the Mavericks are listing Matthews as a probable starter for Sunday following a two-game absence, so as long as he's able to take part in morning shootaround and pregame warmups without incident, he should be back on the top unit and prepared to assume a 30-plus-minute role. Matthews' likely return figures to translate to reduced time for Nerlens Noel (35 minutes in Friday's game against the Grizzlies) and Dorian Finney-Smith (28 minutes).