On March 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, James was suspended due to injury, the Spurs defeated the Lakers at home to end 4 consecutive losses, 25 wins and 40 losses still have the opportunity to impact the play-offs, 73-year-old coach Popovich ushered in the milestone of his coaching career, the number of coaching wins reached 1335, officially equaled Don Nelson tied for the first place in NBA history coaching wins, James was absent, the Lakers became the background board.
Popovich has been in charge for the Spurs for 26 seasons, coaching a total of 2,028 games, 1,335 wins and 623 losses, a coaching win rate of 65.8%, and has played for the Spurs for 26 years of his coaching career; Popovich is not only tied with coach Don Nelson to become the first person in history to win in charge, but also the only manager in NBA history to achieve such a record on the same field.
Top five managers in NBA history for coaching wins: Popovich and Don Nelson tied for first place in history, Lenny Wilkens won third all-time with 1,332 wins, Jerry Sloan 1,221 wins over fourth all-time, and Pat Riley 1,210 wins over fifth in history; with his great coaching career, Popovich was named to the NBA's all-time top 15 managers list.
Popovich's coaching career is legendary, there are many famous scenes and quotes during the coaching period; 26 years of coaching the Spurs, once led the team to the playoffs for 22 consecutive years, for 20 consecutive years to coach the winning rate of more than 60%, especially in the coaching Duncan, Parker and Gino Belgium period, Popovich led the team to win five championship trophies, is the longest time in the four major leagues in the United States to coach a team of the longest time.
Popovich has won manager of the year four times in his coaching career, three times as an All-Star Game manager, five times as a championship and an American men's basketball coach; finally, congratulations to the 73-year-old popovich, and then it is only a matter of time before he surpasses the old Nelson to enjoy the first place in history.