most nba championship losses as a coach

Erik Spoelstra, Pat Riley and Fred Schaus are tied for the most series losses by a coach in the NBA Finals, with 4 losses.

COACHSeries LSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1
Erik Spoelstra
4
NBA Finals
34
240.7
97.4
37.8
20.4
7.1
3.9
35.6
78.7
45.2
9.5
25.0
38.1
16.7
21.3
78.6
55.3
8.7
29.0
12.8
8,185
3,310
1,284
692
243
133
436
704
2
Pat Riley
4
NBA Finals
53
241.4
104.7
42.1
25.4
8.1
5.2
40.5
84.6
47.9
2.4
7.5
31.3
21.4
30.0
71.3
53.5
13.2
28.9
14.8
12,795
5,549
2,231
1,346
429
274
783
1,338
3
Fred Schaus
4
NBA Finals
25
242.0
113.2
56.0
19.5
41.5
96.2
43.1
30.2
39.2
77.1
49.9
6,050
2,830
1,400
487
648
4
K.C. Jones
3
NBA Finals
29
241.7
109.7
44.1
26.2
8.7
5.3
42.0
89.1
47.1
1.9
5.4
35.8
24.1
31.0
77.7
53.4
14.1
30.0
16.1
7,010
3,182
1,279
759
251
154
466
680
5
Joe Lapchick
3
NBA Finals
19
242.6
78.8
26.8
73.9
36.3
25.1
34.9
71.8
44.1
4,610
1,497
515
6
Tyronn Lue
2
NBA Finals
16
241.6
105.1
44.4
19.9
7.9
4.5
38.9
87.3
44.6
9.9
29.1
34.0
17.4
23.8
73.4
53.8
12.9
31.5
13.4
3,865
1,681
711
318
126
72
214
332
7
Steve Kerr
2
NBA Finals
34
242.2
107.0
41.9
25.4
7.7
5.3
38.5
84.8
45.4
13.3
35.6
37.2
16.8
21.6
77.6
56.7
9.9
32.1
13.7
8,235
3,639
1,425
864
261
180
467
771
8
Byron Scott
2
NBA Finals
10
240.0
87.9
41.1
18.6
8.5
5.6
33.7
84.7
39.8
4.1
14.2
28.9
16.4
22.2
73.9
46.5
14.6
26.5
13.0
2,400
879
411
186
85
56
130
250
9
Larry Brown
2
NBA Finals
17
244.4
90.0
42.9
18.3
8.3
5.7
34.2
79.6
43.0
3.3
11.8
28.0
18.2
25.5
71.4
49.5
13.8
29.1
11.9
4,155
1,530
729
311
141
97
203
377
10
Jerry Sloan
2
NBA Finals
12
242.1
83.7
39.4
20.8
6.8
3.0
31.3
71.8
43.7
4.0
12.1
33.1
17.0
22.8
74.7
51.2
10.1
29.3
15.3
2,905
1,004
473
249
82
36
183
287
11
Phil Jackson
2
NBA Finals
73
243.8
96.6
40.5
21.5
7.8
5.2
36.2
79.1
45.8
5.4
15.7
34.5
18.7
26.3
71.1
53.3
11.9
28.6
13.1
17,795
7,049
2,954
1,569
569
378
953
1,747
12
Rick Adelman
2
NBA Finals
11
244.5
99.1
41.2
20.7
7.5
3.6
36.3
80.8
44.9
1.9
9.0
21.2
24.6
32.2
76.6
52.2
12.6
28.5
16.7
2,690
1,090
453
228
83
40
184
304
13
Billy Cunningham
2
NBA Finals
16
240.0
108.9
41.6
28.9
9.6
8.9
44.2
89.9
49.1
0.3
2.1
15.2
20.2
28.1
71.9
53.2
13.7
27.9
16.3
3,840
1,742
665
462
153
143
260
383
14
Gene Shue
2
NBA Finals
10
240.0
100.6
46.0
21.4
11.8
5.0
39.9
95.1
42.0
20.8
29.6
70.3
46.5
12.0
32.8
19.9
2,400
1,006
460
214
71
30
199
265
15
Butch van Breda Kolff
2
NBA Finals
13
241.9
110.1
58.9
22.1
42.5
94.7
44.9
25.0
37.5
66.6
49.5
3,145
1,431
766
287
332
16
Bill Sharman
2
NBA Finals
16
243.1
107.9
61.1
20.4
42.4
103.9
40.8
23.1
32.8
70.6
45.6
18.2
3,890
1,726
978
327
182
403
17
Alex Hannum
2
NBA Finals
24
245.2
110.8
62.9
39.5
98.2
40.3
31.8
46.9
67.7
46.6
5,885
2,660
1,509
691
18
Charley Eckman
2
NBA Finals
12
240.0
92.3
31.7
28.9
37.3
77.5
2,880
1,107
314
19
Al Cervi
2
NBA Finals
20
240.0
80.6
27.0
26.7
38.5
69.4
4,800
1,612
519
20
Red Auerbach
2
NBA Finals
65
242.3
111.5
65.1
42.1
27.3
37.0
73.8
15,750
7,249
3,841
1,846
21
Jason Kidd
1
NBA Finals
5
240.0
99.2
43.2
16.8
5.8
2.2
38.4
83.8
45.8
9.6
30.4
31.6
12.8
18.8
68.1
53.9
9.2
34.0
11.4
1,200
496
216
84
29
11
57
87
22
Ime Udoka
1
NBA Finals
6
240.0
100.8
43.2
25.3
6.2
6.0
35.8
82.3
43.5
14.3
35.2
40.8
14.8
19.8
74.8
55.4
9.7
33.5
16.8
1,440
605
259
152
37
36
101
97
23
Monty Williams
1
NBA Finals
6
240.0
109.3
39.0
20.0
7.0
4.0
41.7
85.0
49.0
11.0
28.7
38.4
15.0
17.5
85.7
59.0
7.0
32.0
13.0
1,440
656
234
120
42
24
78
122
24
David Blatt
1
NBA Finals
6
248.3
93.5
47.5
15.8
7.5
5.0
32.7
85.2
38.4
8.2
27.8
29.3
20.0
28.5
70.2
47.8
12.5
35.0
14.5
1,490
561
285
95
45
30
87
133
25
Scott Brooks
1
NBA Finals
5
240.0
98.0
38.0
15.8
7.2
5.0
36.6
80.4
45.5
6.4
21.0
30.5
18.4
23.8
77.3
53.9
9.8
28.2
11.8
1,200
490
190
79
36
25
59
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