Spurs’ Popovich Ties Nelson For NBA Career Wins Record
Mar 7, 2022, 9:24 PM
Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs is congratulated by head coach Frank Vogel (R) and assistant coach David Fizdale (L) of the Los Angeles Lakers after Popovich tied the NBA record for all-time wins of 1,335 by an NBA head coach after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 117-110 at AT&T Center on March 7, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich tied Don Nelson’s NBA record with his 1,335th career victory as a coach in the San Antonio Spurs’ 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Popovich, in his 26th season, will try to pass Nelson when San Antonio hosts the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Gregg Popovich has his 1,335th career win as a head coach, tying Don Nelson for the most in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/iO2am64oP3
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 8, 2022
The Spurs had lost four straight with Popovich on the precipice of matching the record, and they were in danger of extending that skid with a late collapse against the struggling Lakers, who were without star LeBron James due to a sore left knee.
Dejounte Murray had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Jakob Poeltl and Josh Richardson each had 18 points.
