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With the San Antonio Spurs’ 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on March 7, Gregg Popovich is now tied with Don Nelson as the two winningest coaches in NBA history. The Spurs snapped a four-game losing streak in their victory over the Lakers, and it gave Popovich his 1,335th career win, which ties Nelson for the most the league has ever seen over a head coaching career.
The primary difference between the two legendary coaches is that Nelson accumulated his wins across four different franchises in five total coaching stints. Nelson led the Bucks, Warriors, Knicks and Mavericks, but Popovich has only ever coached a single NBA team.
In 1996, Popovich, then serving…
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