Mavericks' Wesley Matthews: Hits season-high six treys in Wednesday's loss

Matthews provided 22 points (7-15 FG, 6-13 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds and two steals across 38 minutes in Wednesday's 90-83 loss to the Celtics.

Analysis:

Though Matthews has been a solid contributor in terms of counting stats this season with averages of 13.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 three-pointers, 2.1 assists and 1.7 steals in 37.3 minutes, he's squandered most of the value in those numbers by shooting 31.4 percent from the field on a career-high 13.4 attempts per game. He was at least able to turn in one of his more efficient shooting outings of the season Wednesday, and the 2-8 Mavericks are certainly going to need more of those if the team is to work its way back into the playoff picture. The Mavericks took hits to their backcourt with Deron Williams (calf) and J.J. Barea (calf) exiting early Wednesday, so if both are unavailable for Friday's game against the Grizzlies, Matthews and Harrison Barnes could be looking at a higher volume of shots than usual.