Gregg Popovich ties Phil Jackson on all-time wins list for head coaches
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Pop and The Zen Master are now on equal footing.
With a 108-101 victory over the Charlotte Hornets Friday night, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich earned the 1,155th regular-season victory of his career, tying him with Phil Jackson for the sixth-most wins in NBA history.
| Coach | Wins | Career | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Nelson | 1335 | 1977-2010 |
| 2 | Lenny Wilkens | 1332 | 1970-2005 |
| 3 | Jerry Sloan | 1221 | 1980-2011 |
| 4 | Pat Riley | 1219 | 1982-2008 |
| 5 | George Karl | 1175 | 1985-2016 |
| T-6 | Phil Jackson | 1155 | 1990-2011 |
| T-6 | Gregg Popovich | 1155 | 1997-2018 |
| 8 | Larry Brown | 1098 | 1977-2011 |
| 9 | Rick Adelman | 1042 | 1989-2014 |
| 10 | Bill Fitch | 944 | 1971-1998 |
(courtesy: Basketball-Reference.com)
Of the coaches in the top 10, Popovich has the second-strongest winning percentage (.694) behind Jackson (.704). His 166 victories in the playoffs are also the third-most ever behind both Jackson (229) and Pat Riley (171).
Popovich can move past Jackson on Sunday when the Spurs host the visiting Phoenix Suns at the AT&T Center.
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