best playoff record as a coach over 50 games active

Phil Jackson has the best record by a coach when playing >50 games in the playoffs, with a record of 229-104.

	COACH	REC	GP	W%	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Phil Jackson	229-104	333	.688	241.6	98.6	41.9	21.6	7.8	5.1	36.8	79.8	46.1	5.2	15.2	34.4	19.7	27.4	72.1	53.7	12.7	29.2	13.1	80,445	32,844	13,961	7,185	2,614	1,685	4,355	7,866
2	Steve Kerr	104-48	152	.684	241.2	110.4	44.3	26.2	7.9	5.4	40.3	86.5	46.7	12.7	34.2	37.0	17.0	22.1	77.1	57.4	10.5	33.8	14.2	36,655	16,780	6,733	3,989	1,206	819	2,153	3,319
3	John Kundla	62-36	98	.633	242.3	89.4					31.5						26.4	35.4	74.4					23,745	8,764						2,764
4	Joe Mazzulla	36-21	57	.632	241.3	109.0	43.5	23.2	6.2	5.6	39.2	84.8	46.3	14.4	40.2	35.8	16.2	20.3	79.9	58.2	10.1	33.4	12.2	13,755	6,215	2,481	1,321	351	321	695	992
5	Billy Cunningham	66-39	105	.629	240.7	106.5	43.4	25.1		7.6	41.4	85.3	48.5	0.4	1.8	21.7	23.4	30.7	76.2	53.9				25,275	11,184	4,562	2,636		800		2,652
6	Larry Costello	37-23	60	.617	241.3	106.8	50.5	24.7			44.2	91.8	48.1				18.4	24.6	75.0	52.0				14,475	6,405	3,031	1,484				1,345
7	Larry Bird	32-20	52	.615	241.4	95.0	39.1	20.1	6.3	4.9	33.5	74.8	44.8	6.5	17.3	37.4	21.6	27.3	78.8	54.7	10.2	28.9	13.6	12,555	4,941	2,035	1,043	326	253	707	1,272
8	Pat Riley	171-111	282	.606	241.2	103.0	42.2	24.7	7.8	5.4	39.3	80.8	48.6	3.5	10.3	33.7	21.0	28.7	73.1	55.1			15.7	68,030	29,046	11,908	6,974	2,201	1,535	4,422	6,911
9	Mike Brown	66-43	109	.606	241.4	98.3	42.9	20.0	6.9	4.9	35.4	79.3	44.6	7.5	21.9	34.4	20.0	26.7	74.8	53.9	11.6	31.3	13.5	26,310	10,713	4,677	2,180	753	529	1,470	2,360
10	Gregg Popovich	170-114	284	.599	241.8	97.3	42.0	20.1	6.9	5.3	35.8	78.4	45.7	6.8	18.5	37.0	18.8	25.5	73.7	54.3	10.4	31.6	13.4	68,660	27,630	11,940	5,721	1,969	1,492	3,809	5,957
11	Chuck Daly	75-51	126	.595	242.2	101.9	43.8	22.0	6.8	4.5	38.8	83.8	46.3	2.1	6.7	31.1	22.2	29.3	75.7	52.7	14.5	29.3	13.8	30,515	12,842	5,514	2,772	854	570	1,745	3,191
12	Tom Heinsohn	47-33	80	.588	242.5	105.2	49.7	24.6			42.3	94.4	44.8				20.5	25.8	79.6	49.7				19,400	8,417	3,979	1,969				2,034
13	K.C. Jones	81-57	138	.587	242.4	108.1	43.5	24.6			41.2	85.6	48.2	1.9	5.5	33.7	24.2	30.7	78.9	54.6				33,445	14,920	6,001	3,389				3,288
14	Red Auerbach	99-70	169	.586	242.5	106.1					39.4						27.3	36.8	74.2					40,985	17,928						4,904
15	Tyronn Lue	57-41	98	.582	240.8	107.9	41.7	21.1	7.0	4.5	38.8	82.6	46.9	12.4	32.6	38.0	17.9	23.3	76.8	58.1	9.9	31.8	12.4	23,595	10,575	4,088	2,072	682	441	1,214	1,937
16	Alex Hannum	47-34	81	.580	243.4	112.8					42.0	100.9	41.6				28.8	41.6	69.2	47.3				19,715	9,135						2,214
17	Byron Scott	33-24	57	.579	242.2	94.0	42.9	20.4	7.5	4.7	34.9	80.6	43.4	4.8	14.3	33.7	19.4	25.6	75.5	51.2	12.1	30.8	13.8	13,805	5,360	2,445	1,162	426	269	786	1,364
18	Erik Spoelstra	110-83	193	.570	241.7	99.5	39.7	20.0	7.2	4.6	36.1	79.0	45.6	9.3	26.0	35.8	18.1	23.2	77.9	55.8	9.0	30.7	13.2	46,645	19,207	7,663	3,863	1,383	885	2,538	4,013
19	Rudy Tomjanovich	51-39	90	.567	241.7	99.7	40.9	23.9	7.8	5.7	36.4	79.0	46.0	7.3	20.2	36.3	19.7	25.9	75.9	55.2	10.6	30.2	14.1	21,750	8,975	3,677	2,149	706	510	1,266	2,020
20	Al Cervi	34-26	60	.567	243.8	89.6					29.5						30.6	42.3	72.3					14,625	5,374						1,814
21	Bill Sharman	35-27	62	.565	241.2	108.0	56.7	22.7		2.8	42.4	98.1	43.2				23.3	32.0	72.8	48.1				14,955	6,697	3,517	1,405		14		1,509
22	Bill Russell	34-27	61	.557	240.4	109.8	54.5	22.0		4.6	42.8	95.9	44.6				24.3	32.8	74.0	49.7				14,665	6,698	3,327	1,345		69		1,659
23	Michael Malone	44-36	80	.550	242.5	109.5	43.6	24.4	6.3	4.2	40.3	86.4	46.7	11.5	31.6	36.5	17.3	21.7	79.9	57.1	10.7	33.0	12.2	19,400	8,762	3,490	1,952	507	336	972	1,654
24	Red Holzman	58-48	106	.547	242.8	103.5					41.7			0.5	5.0	10.0	20.1	27.2	73.8					25,740	10,969						2,649
25	Mike Budenholzer	56-48	104	.538	242.2	105.9	46.9	22.9	7.3	4.9	38.9	87.4	44.5	11.2	33.8	33.3	17.0	22.7	74.8	54.4	10.5	36.5	13.6	25,185	11,016	4,882	2,386	754	514	1,412	2,072

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Phil Jackson has the best record by a coach when playing >50 games in the playoffs, with a record of 229-104.

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2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

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3,694

3,474

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3,909.3

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36.1

33.4

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37.4

36.4

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1.61

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