Mario West got his first career NBA start last night for the Atlanta Hawks in their 96-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. He started in place of Marvin Williams, who was out with a hip strain. Mario was given the task of guarding Buck's star Michael Redd. Coach Woodson was pleased with his play on the defensive end. He said, "I thought Mario and Joe really set the tone trying to get after their perimeter players early."
In a season high 15 minutes of action he also scored 4 points, pulled down 3 offensive rebounds, and had 1 steal. Not bad for a former Georgia Tech walk on from Douglas County.
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