most elimination game losses by a head coach

George Karl has lost the most games by a coach in elimination games, with 22 losses.

	COACH	L	GP	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	George Karl	22	49	241.5	100.8	40.2	22.2	7.9	4.8	37.3	81.2	46.0	5.7	15.2	37.1	20.5	26.0	79.0	54.4	11.9	28.3	13.3	11,835	4,939	1,971	1,090	386	233	652	1,234
2	Doc Rivers	20	35	242.9	97.9	41.7	20.2	7.2	4.8	36.0	81.4	44.2	7.8	23.6	32.9	18.2	24.0	75.7	53.2	10.4	31.3	13.5	8,500	3,426	1,459	708	252	169	474	794
3	Jerry Sloan	20	36	241.4	93.3	41.8	22.5	6.9	4.7	34.6	77.9	44.4	3.9	11.2	34.8	20.2	26.8	75.4	52.0			12.9	8,690	3,358	1,503	809	248	170	465	894
4	Lenny Wilkens	19	47	241.1	97.3	41.9	22.8	7.1	5.3	37.0	79.1	46.7	3.9	10.7	36.6	19.7	26.4	74.6	53.6	13.0	28.9	14.5	11,330	4,571	1,969	1,072	335	247	682	1,089
5	Don Nelson	18	36	240.7	106.9	42.9	23.7	8.8	6.5	40.8	88.4	46.1	3.6	11.1	32.9	22.0	28.0	78.6	53.0			13.6	8,665	3,848	1,545	854	317	233	489	906
6	Gregg Popovich	17	27	241.9	95.9	40.6	19.0	6.9	4.6	35.1	79.6	44.2	6.4	19.0	33.5	19.2	24.6	78.1	53.0	9.6	31.0	12.2	6,530	2,588	1,096	513	185	124	330	583
7	Larry Brown	17	38	242.0	95.7	44.5	21.8	7.3	4.5	36.6	82.0	44.6	3.7	10.8	34.2	19.3	27.0	71.5	51.0	13.7	30.8		9,195	3,638	1,691	828	279	170		891
8	Rick Adelman	16	26	243.8	98.2	42.9	20.5	8.7	4.4	36.4	83.7	43.5	5.2	16.1	32.5	20.2	27.2	74.1	51.4	14.0	28.8	13.7	6,340	2,554	1,115	534	225	114	355	603
9	Pat Riley	16	34	240.0	94.7	40.9	21.6	7.0	4.2	34.8	77.0	45.2	4.9	14.3	34.6	20.2	27.6	73.1	53.1	12.5	28.5	14.7	8,160	3,220	1,392	735	237	142	500	819
10	Rick Carlisle	15	27	240.0	99.5	41.0	21.4	7.3	4.7	37.0	80.4	46.1	8.2	24.1	34.1	17.2	24.0	71.9	54.7	10.8	30.1	13.2	6,480	2,687	1,106	577	197	128	356	589
11	Jack Ramsay	15	29	242.6	105.1	44.0	23.0			41.3	88.3	46.8	0.6	2.8	21.6	22.1	30.0	73.7	51.7				7,035	3,047	1,276	666				793
12	Dick Motta	13	26	241.0	103.5	48.2	23.8			41.0	94.3	43.5	1.0	4.6	21.9	21.1	27.5	76.7	48.6				6,265	2,690	1,254	620				621
13	Erik Spoelstra	12	25	241.0	96.0	41.2	18.6	6.3	4.6	35.5	80.7	44.0	8.7	26.2	33.2	16.3	21.2	77.0	53.3	9.5	31.6	13.4	6,025	2,400	1,029	465	158	116	335	517
14	Doug Moe	12	19	243.9	112.7	45.3	26.1	8.0	5.5	44.6	97.3	45.9	1.9	6.3	29.5	22.1	28.4	77.7	51.3				4,635	2,141	860	496	152	104		497
15	Bill Fitch	12	24	242.1	99.6	47.1	23.4		6.4	39.0	89.6	43.6	1.5	4.7	31.5	20.3	28.8	70.7	48.7				5,810	2,390	1,130	561		154		629
16	Cotton Fitzsimmons	12	18	240.0	101.4	41.7	22.7	7.6	4.8	38.8	85.7	45.3	1.6	6.3	25.0	22.4	29.7	75.3	51.3				4,320	1,826	751	408	130	82		425
17	Nate McMillan	11	15	240.0	95.7	40.3	18.5	6.7	4.1	35.1	79.9	44.0	8.8	23.7	37.1	16.7	22.2	75.1	53.4	9.7	30.6	12.1	3,600	1,436	605	277	100	61	182	315
18	Flip Saunders	11	18	240.0	88.3	40.9	18.8	7.0	4.3	32.3	77.0	42.0	4.4	14.1	31.1	19.3	25.0	77.1	50.2	11.3	29.6	12.7	4,320	1,590	736	339	126	78	228	429
19	Mike Fratello	11	17	242.9	96.1	38.9	22.9	7.3	4.0	35.5	78.9	45.0	3.1	8.6	36.3	21.9	29.4	74.6	52.3	12.6	26.3	14.4	4,130	1,634	662	389	124	68	244	436
20	Del Harris	11	20	242.5	101.0	40.1	23.2	7.4	4.5	37.7	84.1	44.8	2.9	8.6	33.1	22.9	29.5	77.5	52.0			12.2	4,850	2,020	802	463	147	89	243	501
21	John MacLeod	11	23	241.1	104.6	43.4	25.9	8.3	6.0	42.0	87.3	48.1	1.1	4.4	25.7	19.8	26.3	75.5	52.9			16.3	5,545	2,405	999	596	190	137	374	552
22	Tom Thibodeau	10	14	240.0	92.3	42.4	19.6	5.8	5.8	33.9	79.9	42.5	8.1	23.9	33.7	16.4	21.6	75.8	51.6	11.1	31.2	13.0	3,360	1,292	593	274	81	81	182	274
23	Mike D'Antoni	10	17	241.5	102.1	39.1	20.1	6.4	4.5	37.9	82.6	45.9	9.5	27.2	35.0	16.7	22.4	74.7	55.2	9.8	29.4	13.6	4,105	1,736	665	342	109	77	232	357
24	Chuck Daly	10	19	245.3	102.1	45.5	22.5	7.1	5.2	39.1	85.1	45.9	2.4	7.6	31.7	21.5	29.0	74.2	52.1	14.9	30.6	14.1	4,660	1,939	864	427	135	99	267	481
25	Gene Shue	10	19	245.3	107.8	46.5	21.7			42.1	90.6	46.4	1.6	5.8	27.6	23.3	30.1	77.4	51.9				4,660	2,048	883	412				504

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PPG

31.1

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RPG

9.4

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APG

6.6

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118.9

7th

DRTG

107.7

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11.1

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36.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
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

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111

Final

103

Thunder

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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

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

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67.6

Ayton

67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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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

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8.3

8.2

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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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

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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

George Karl has lost the most games by a coach in elimination games, with 22 losses.

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