most wins by a nba coach careers on nelson

Don Nelson had his most wins in a season in 2002-03 and in 1980-81, with 60 wins.

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	COACH	W	SEASON	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	Don Nelson	60	2002-03	82	241.2	103.0	42.1	22.4	8.1	5.5	38.5	85.1	45.3	7.8	20.3	38.1	18.1	21.9	82.9	54.3	11.1	31.0	11.6	19,780	8,444	3,456	1,837	665	449	949	1,730
2	Don Nelson	60	1980-81	82	240.9	113.1	44.7	28.3			45.4	91.0	49.9	0.4			22.0	28.5	77.0	54.6				19,755	9,276	3,663	2,318				2,198
3	Don Nelson	59	1984-85	82	241.5	110.9	44.0	26.4	8.4	5.9	43.5	88.5	49.1	1.1	3.6	30.3	22.8	30.2	75.7	54.5	15.3	28.7	16.6	19,805	9,090	3,610	2,164	692	486	1,361	2,239
4	Don Nelson	57	2001-02	82	242.4	105.2	42.5	22.1	7.1	4.8	39.0	84.5	46.2	7.6	20.1	37.8	19.6	24.3	80.6	55.3	11.2	31.3	12.1	19,880	8,629	3,486	1,811	581	392	992	1,842
5	Don Nelson	57	1985-86	82	241.5	114.5	44.0	26.3	9.8	5.6	43.9	89.1	49.3	1.5	4.6	33.0	25.2	32.9	76.4	55.2	14.5	29.5	16.5	19,805	9,390	3,609	2,157	805	462	1,349	2,211
6	Don Nelson	55	1991-92	82	242.4	118.7	42.8	25.2	10.4	4.6	45.9	90.6	50.7	3.1	9.3	33.3	23.7	31.8	74.6	56.8	13.9	29.0	16.2	19,880	9,732	3,513	2,064	854	375	1,325	2,049
7	Don Nelson	55	1981-82	82	241.5	108.4	43.7	27.2	9.3	5.6	43.2	85.5	50.5	0.6	2.0	29.9	21.4	28.4	75.3	55.3				19,805	8,890	3,582	2,233	761	456		2,281
8	Don Nelson	53	2000-01	82	241.5	100.5	41.5	21.2	7.5	6.0	37.6	81.9	45.9	6.3	16.5	38.1	18.9	23.8	79.4	54.4	10.1	31.4	13.9	19,805	8,239	3,402	1,740	618	492	1,141	1,907
9	Don Nelson	52	2003-04	82	241.5	105.2	45.3	23.9	8.0	5.3	40.5	88.2	45.9	6.2	17.8	34.8	18.0	22.6	79.6	53.6	14.3	31.0	12.2	19,805	8,626	3,712	1,963	656	437	1,000	1,609
10	Don Nelson	51	1982-83	82	241.8	106.6	43.6	25.8	8.1	6.5	42.5	87.0	48.9	0.5	2.1	21.9	21.1	28.0	75.3	53.7			17.3	19,830	8,740	3,572	2,116	662	533	1,418	2,129
11	Don Nelson	50	1993-94	82	241.2	107.9	43.6	26.8	9.8	6.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	3.5	10.5	33.9	18.6	28.1	66.4	54.2	14.4	29.2	17.5	19,780	8,844	3,579	2,198	804	511	1,433	1,789
12	Don Nelson	50	1986-87	82	241.2	110.4	42.0	24.9	10.3	4.8	42.2	88.8	47.5	2.3	6.9	32.5	23.8	31.1	76.6	53.9	13.7	28.3	15.2	19,780	9,052	3,441	2,044	845	393	1,245	2,175
13	Don Nelson	50	1983-84	82	242.7	105.7	42.9	25.8	7.8	6.0	41.9	85.0	49.2	0.7	2.8	25.7	21.3	28.7	74.0	54.1			16.9	19,905	8,666	3,520	2,113	641	489	1,385	2,166
14	Don Nelson	49	1979-80	82	241.5	110.1	44.4	27.8		6.2	44.9	92.1	48.8	0.6			19.6	25.6	76.4	53.2				19,805	9,025	3,641	2,277		512		1,937
15	Don Nelson	48	2007-08	82	241.2	111.0	43.2	22.4	9.1	4.6	41.5	90.3	45.9	9.3	26.6	34.8	18.8	24.9	75.2	54.8	12.7	30.4	13.2	19,780	9,105	3,541	1,833	744	377	1,082	1,875
16	Don Nelson	44	1990-91	82	241.5	116.6	41.7	23.8	9.8	4.6	43.5	89.6	48.5	3.3	9.8	33.7	26.4	33.7	78.3	55.9	13.6	28.1	16.3	19,805	9,564	3,419	1,954	803	378	1,338	2,207
17	Don Nelson	44	1977-78	82	243.7	112.4	45.4	28.0			46.4	96.1	48.2				19.7	27.0	72.7	52.0				19,980	9,214	3,720	2,298				2,042
18	Don Nelson	43	1988-89	82	242.7	116.6	47.4	24.5	10.1	7.8	45.5	97.3	46.8	2.4	7.7	30.8	23.2	29.1	79.9	52.9	16.1	31.2	18.0	19,905	9,558	3,884	2,009	831	643	1,474	1,946
19	Don Nelson	42	2006-07	82	240.9	106.5	41.4	23.8	9.1	5.7	39.8	86.0	46.3	8.5	24.0	35.6	18.5	25.8	71.7	54.8	11.5	30.0	16.0	19,755	8,737	3,396	1,950	750	466	1,309	1,933
20	Don Nelson	42	2004-05	64	240.8	102.3	43.4	19.2	8.7	5.7	37.3	82.5	45.2	5.5	15.6	35.2	22.2	28.1	78.8	53.9	12.1	31.3	13.4	15,410	6,548	2,777	1,229	558	362	859	1,415
21	Don Nelson	40	1999-00	82	240.6	101.4	41.2	22.1	7.2	5.1	39.0	85.9	45.3	6.3	16.2	39.1	17.2	21.4	80.4	53.2	11.4	29.8	13.7	19,730	8,316	3,375	1,810	592	416	1,124	1,770
22	Don Nelson	38	1978-79	82	242.4	114.1	43.0	31.2			47.6	94.8	50.3				18.8	24.6	76.5	54.0				19,880	9,353	3,528	2,561				2,105
23	Don Nelson	37	1989-90	82	240.3	116.3	40.2	24.1	9.2	6.0	42.5	87.9	48.4	3.0	9.1	32.4	28.2	34.9	80.9	56.3	11.2	29.1	17.1	19,705	9,534	3,300	1,978	756	488	1,401	2,010
24	Don Nelson	34	1995-96	59	242.5	97.3	40.3	21.2	7.7	4.6	36.2	77.7	46.6	5.7	15.4	37.3	19.2	25.6	75.0	54.7	10.5	29.8	15.6	14,310	5,743	2,379	1,248	457	269	922	1,373
25	Don Nelson	34	1992-93	82	242.7	109.9	43.9	24.5	8.5	4.7	42.4	88.0	48.2	3.6	10.4	35.0	21.6	30.1	71.7	54.3	14.9	29.1	17.1	19,905	9,014	3,603	2,010	693	383	1,405	2,056

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