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Phil Jackson has won the most championships by a coach, with 11 championships.
Jackson
Auerbach
Popovich
Riley
Kundla
Kerr
Spoelstra
Brown
Tomjanovich
Daly
Westhead
Jones
Heinsohn
Russell
Hannum
Holzman
Bjorkgren
Ham
Nurse
Lue
Blatt
Budenholzer
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COACH
GP
CHAMPS
MPG
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
TPG
FGM
FGA
FG%
3PM
3PA
3P%
FTM
FTA
FT%
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
Phil Jackson
1640
11
241.8
103.1
43.7
24.1
8.4
5.0
13.6
39.5
83.7
47.2
5.1
14.4
35.6
19.0
25.7
73.7
396,550
169,073
71,619
39,569
13,721
8,254
22,328
35,442
Red Auerbach
1419
9
241.6
103.0
38.9
25.2
342,835
146,160
Gregg Popovich
2123
5
241.6
101.2
43.1
22.9
7.3
5.5
13.3
38.2
81.8
46.7
7.4
19.9
37.0
17.5
23.3
75.0
512,995
214,804
91,430
48,624
15,491
11,703
28,186
40,797
Pat Riley
1904
5
241.5
102.5
43.0
24.8
39.6
82.4
48.0
3.9
19.5
26.1
74.7
459,910
195,149
81,888
47,314
44,062
John Kundla
725
5
242.2
91.5
33.4
24.7
33.0
74.8
175,625
66,340
Steve Kerr
703
4
241.2
113.7
44.5
28.5
8.4
5.6
14.6
42.1
87.7
48.0
13.0
34.0
38.2
16.6
21.1
78.7
169,595
79,923
31,307
20,038
5,891
3,968
10,243
14,417
Erik Spoelstra
1195
2
242.0
103.1
41.8
22.3
7.7
4.9
13.4
38.2
81.8
46.7
9.3
25.7
36.1
17.5
23.0
76.1
289,200
123,195
49,967
26,674
9,234
5,884
15,979
23,728
Mike Brown
653
2
242.1
101.4
43.5
21.7
7.0
4.7
13.3
37.5
81.5
46.0
7.7
21.2
36.1
18.7
25.4
73.8
158,070
66,220
28,424
14,176
4,565
3,041
8,706
13,123
Rudy Tomjanovich
943
2
241.8
99.1
42.3
22.4
7.8
5.4
15.1
36.9
80.2
46.0
6.6
18.5
35.5
18.8
25.0
75.4
228,020
93,495
39,854
21,133
7,345
5,060
14,249
19,008
Chuck Daly
1075
2
241.6
105.3
45.1
24.4
5.1
41.0
87.2
47.1
1.6
5.2
30.7
21.6
28.4
76.0
259,725
113,168
48,516
26,209
5,468
25,033
Paul Westhead
407
2
241.9
111.4
46.2
25.4
44.9
93.7
47.9
1.2
4.6
27.1
20.4
27.4
74.7
98,455
45,338
18,801
10,329
10,109
K.C. Jones
774
2
241.9
109.0
43.5
1.9
5.4
34.5
20.7
26.7
77.6
187,210
84,349
17,404
Tom Heinsohn
690
2
241.1
110.6
44.5
21.5
27.7
77.8
166,375
76,314
16,982
Bill Russell
631
2
241.5
109.4
43.6
1.2
4.3
28.3
22.1
30.1
73.4
152,365
69,021
16,099
Alex Hannum
883
2
241.0
115.9
44.5
26.8
37.5
71.5
212,795
102,320
22,907
Red Holzman
1300
2
241.2
104.9
41.9
0.6
21.0
28.3
74.1
313,520
136,413
32,473
Nate Bjorkgren
80
1
242.5
115.4
43.0
26.9
8.4
6.1
13.0
42.9
90.8
47.3
12.3
34.1
36.1
17.2
21.7
79.5
19,400
9,231
3,438
2,151
674
488
1,038
1,632
Darvin Ham
87
1
242.3
117.1
45.6
25.2
6.4
4.7
13.5
42.9
88.8
48.3
11.0
31.4
34.9
20.4
26.2
77.7
21,080
10,184
3,971
2,196
559
409
1,173
1,568
Nick Nurse
407
1
241.5
111.9
44.1
24.2
8.8
5.2
12.6
41.0
89.6
45.7
12.5
34.9
35.9
17.5
22.1
79.1
98,305
45,544
17,941
9,831
3,576
2,108
5,115
8,416
Tyronn Lue
419
1
241.4
110.8
43.6
23.6
6.9
4.2
13.0
40.6
86.0
47.1
12.8
33.4
38.3
16.9
21.6
78.2
101,135
46,423
18,254
9,876
2,905
1,766
5,447
7,985
David Blatt
123
1
241.6
102.6
43.6
22.1
7.2
4.0
13.5
37.6
82.4
45.6
10.1
27.7
36.4
17.3
23.2
74.4
29,720
12,614
5,366
2,718
882
493
1,665
2,344
Mike Budenholzer
772
1
241.3
110.0
45.3
25.1
7.9
4.9
14.1
40.5
87.0
46.6
11.9
32.9
36.2
17.0
22.3
76.3
186,280
84,895
34,965
19,349
6,132
3,757
10,862
14,382
Frank Vogel
819
1
241.9
102.7
44.2
22.0
7.6
5.3
14.1
38.2
84.6
45.2
8.7
24.8
34.9
17.5
23.2
75.5
198,110
84,088
36,194
17,988
6,184
4,334
11,508
16,560
Stan Van Gundy
979
1
241.7
101.0
43.8
20.9
6.9
4.5
13.3
37.3
81.9
45.5
8.9
24.6
36.3
17.6
24.8
70.9
236,610
98,885
42,926
20,464
6,793
4,441
13,029
19,287
Rick Carlisle
1682
1
241.8
101.8
42.0
22.4
7.4
4.9
13.1
37.5
82.7
45.3
9.1
25.4
35.7
17.8
22.9
77.7
406,755
171,234
70,633
37,605
12,460
8,257
22,069
34,243
Doc Rivers
Jack McKinney
Billy Cunningham
Larry Brown
Bill Fitch
Al Attles
Lenny Wilkens
Jack Ramsay
Larry Costello
Dick Motta
Bill Sharman
George Senesky
Al Cervi
Les Harrison
Buddy Jeannette
Edward Gottlieb
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