highest point differential per game by an nba coach minimum 246 games since 2005

Since 2004-05, Joe Mazzulla has the highest point differential per game played by a coach when playing 246+ games, with 8.67.

	COACH	DIFF/GP	GP	DIFF	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	Joe Mazzulla	8.67	328	2,843	242.0	117.4	45.8	26.1	6.9	5.6	42.5	89.8	47.3	16.4	43.9	37.5	16.0	19.9	80.6	59.6	11.1	34.8	12.4	79,370	38,510	15,034	8,558	2,252	1,830	4,061	5,733
2	Phil Jackson	4.7	492	2,310	242.1	103.6	43.3	22.4	7.8	5.0	38.5	82.7	46.5	7.0	19.6	35.6	19.7	25.8	76.2	55.0	11.6	31.6	13.9	119,105	50,960	21,301	11,026	3,814	2,451	6,844	10,319
3	Ime Udoka	4.53	328	1,487	242.2	113.9	47.0	24.6	8.0	5.3	42.0	90.4	46.5	12.5	35.1	35.6	17.4	22.6	77.2	56.8	12.9	34.1	13.9	79,445	37,360	15,425	8,068	2,620	1,737	4,563	6,281
4	Steve Kerr	4.43	957	4,235	241.3	114.1	44.7	28.6	8.4	5.4	42.0	88.3	47.5	13.6	36.0	37.7	16.6	21.1	78.6	58.5	10.2	34.5	14.9	230,880	109,234	42,746	27,407	8,084	5,136	14,291	19,365
5	Gregg Popovich	3.51	1,657	5,822	241.6	104.7	43.1	24.1	7.2	5.2	39.5	84.1	47.0	8.8	23.9	36.9	16.8	21.9	76.8	55.8	10.0	33.1	13.5	400,355	173,432	71,412	39,955	12,003	8,613	22,293	30,865
6	Mike Brown	2.94	840	2,466	242.0	104.7	43.7	23.0	7.2	4.5	38.7	83.4	46.4	9.1	25.0	36.3	18.2	24.4	74.5	55.6	11.5	32.2	13.8	203,275	87,959	36,706	19,329	6,051	3,800	11,613	16,841
7	Doc Rivers	2.93	1,723	5,041	241.7	105.6	42.0	23.4	7.8	4.8	38.7	82.0	47.3	9.1	24.4	37.2	19.0	25.0	76.1	56.8	9.4	32.5	14.4	416,370	181,928	72,285	40,298	13,455	8,328	24,853	36,810
8	Quin Snyder	2.84	904	2,565	241.2	109.8	44.7	23.9	7.8	5.1	40.0	86.0	46.6	12.2	33.3	36.6	17.6	23.0	76.5	57.2	10.7	34.0	14.5	218,085	99,297	40,440	21,606	7,018	4,566	13,145	17,565
9	Stan Van Gundy	2.82	897	2,533	241.8	102.0	44.1	21.1	6.9	4.6	37.6	82.2	45.7	9.2	25.3	36.3	17.6	24.9	70.4	54.7	10.9	33.2	13.9	216,855	91,483	39,527	18,899	6,203	4,128	12,473	17,475
10	Tom Thibodeau	2.8	997	2,793	241.9	105.0	44.5	23.2	7.4	4.9	38.9	85.1	45.7	9.3	25.7	36.2	17.9	23.2	77.4	55.1	11.7	32.8	13.6	241,205	104,716	44,325	23,114	7,329	4,869	13,569	19,048
11	Chris Finch	2.78	451	1,252	241.6	115.4	43.6	26.1	8.3	5.5	41.8	88.1	47.4	13.6	37.1	36.8	18.1	23.6	76.9	58.6	10.4	33.2	14.6	108,940	52,052	19,679	11,787	3,764	2,503	6,580	9,165
12	Mike Budenholzer	2.72	883	2,399	241.3	110.3	45.0	25.3	7.9	4.9	40.6	87.0	46.7	12.2	33.4	36.4	17.0	22.1	76.8	57.1	9.5	35.5	14.6	213,095	97,432	39,745	22,347	6,944	4,307	12,899	16,430
13	Mike D'Antoni	2.66	1,088	2,899	241.6	108.6	42.3	23.2	7.6	4.9	39.5	85.1	46.3	11.1	30.2	36.6	18.6	24.0	77.5	56.7	10.1	32.2	14.3	262,845	118,110	46,021	25,260	8,233	5,277	15,557	21,998
14	George Karl	2.62	792	2,074	241.6	105.6	42.9	23.3	8.5	5.5	38.8	82.7	47.0	6.5	18.3	35.5	21.5	28.8	74.7	55.4	11.2	31.7	15.1	191,380	83,637	33,986	18,491	6,771	4,324	11,987	16,960
15	Mark Daigneault	2.56	482	1,236	241.5	114.5	44.3	24.8	8.6	5.2	42.1	90.2	46.7	13.0	36.3	35.8	17.2	21.7	79.4	57.4	10.1	34.1	13.3	116,380	55,187	21,340	11,950	4,139	2,489	6,407	9,255
16	Tyronn Lue	2.53	693	1,753	241.2	112.0	43.1	24.0	7.6	4.4	40.9	85.8	47.7	12.6	33.3	37.9	17.7	22.2	79.5	58.6	9.6	33.5	13.8	167,145	77,650	29,886	16,646	5,280	3,060	9,590	13,060
17	Jeff Van Gundy	2.43	246	599	242.0	94.0	42.4	20.4	7.0	4.2	34.4	78.0	44.1	7.0	19.6	35.8	18.2	23.9	76.4	53.1	10.6	31.9	14.2	59,540	23,136	10,442	5,017	1,734	1,035	3,490	5,380
18	Erik Spoelstra	2.23	1,441	3,216	241.9	104.9	42.2	23.1	7.8	4.7	38.7	82.9	46.7	10.0	27.5	36.2	17.5	22.9	76.8	56.4	9.7	32.5	14.0	348,590	151,207	60,788	33,330	11,228	6,827	20,134	27,965
19	Brad Stevens	2.11	636	1,343	241.4	106.6	44.0	23.8	8.0	4.6	39.5	87.5	45.2	10.7	30.0	35.6	16.9	21.5	78.5	55.0	10.5	33.5	13.9	153,540	67,767	28,006	15,126	5,088	2,922	8,816	13,275
20	Michael Malone	1.85	904	1,676	241.7	111.0	44.8	26.2	7.5	4.5	41.5	87.1	47.6	10.6	29.3	36.3	17.4	22.6	77.0	57.2	11.0	33.8	14.3	218,510	100,374	40,466	23,651	6,764	4,074	12,932	17,777
21	Scott Brooks	1.72	935	1,605	242.1	107.1	43.7	22.5	7.9	5.4	39.4	84.6	46.6	8.2	22.9	35.7	20.0	25.2	79.2	55.9	10.8	32.8	14.8	226,350	100,095	40,819	21,020	7,402	5,074	13,854	20,021
22	Avery Johnson	1.72	440	755	241.8	97.6	41.7	20.0	6.7	5.0	35.9	79.4	45.3	6.2	17.3	35.8	19.5	24.8	78.5	54.0	11.6	30.1	13.8	106,375	42,934	18,336	8,813	2,936	2,179	6,078	9,465
23	Jerry Sloan	1.63	546	890	241.5	100.1	41.2	24.3	7.7	4.9	37.2	78.9	47.1	4.5	12.9	34.8	21.3	28.3	75.1	54.8	11.9	29.4	15.1	131,865	54,649	22,515	13,290	4,183	2,652	8,249	13,205
24	Kevin McHale	1.61	417	672	241.6	102.7	43.5	21.7	7.8	4.9	37.4	82.4	45.4	9.0	25.2	35.5	18.8	25.4	74.2	54.8	11.5	32.0	15.5	100,755	42,814	18,129	9,065	3,239	2,027	6,467	8,746
25	Nick Nurse	1.49	636	947	241.7	112.6	43.4	24.2	8.9	5.2	41.0	89.5	45.8	12.5	35.2	35.5	18.2	22.8	79.7	56.6	11.0	32.3	13.2	153,690	71,624	27,577	15,365	5,640	3,305	8,364	12,948

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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