nba coaches with worst record in elimination games minimum 20 games

Gregg Popovich has the worst record with the Spurs in elimination games when playing 20+ games, with a record of 10-17.

	COACH	REC	GP	W%	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	Gregg Popovich	10-17	27	.370	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
2	Rick Adelman	10-16	26	.385	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
3	Doc Rivers	15-20	35	.429	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
4	Rick Carlisle	12-15	27	.444	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
5	Jerry Sloan	16-20	36	.444	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
6	Del Harris	9-11	20	.450	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
7	Jack Ramsay	14-15	29	.483	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
8	Don Nelson	18-18	36	.500	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
9	Bill Fitch	12-12	24	.500	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
10	Dick Motta	13-13	26	.500	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
11	Erik Spoelstra	13-12	25	.520	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
12	John MacLeod	12-11	23	.522	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
13	Pat Riley	18-16	34	.529	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
14	George Karl	27-22	49	.551	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
15	Larry Brown	21-17	38	.553	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
16	Phil Jackson	12-9	21	.571	241.2	94.5	43.9	19.2	7.7	5.0	34.3	79.5	43.2	5.0	17.0	29.3	20.8	28.5	73.0	51.3	13.2	30.7	13.9	5,065	1,984	922	404	162	105	291	486
17	Lenny Wilkens	28-19	47	.596	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
18	Joe Lapchick	13-7	20	.650	245.0	85.0					28.2						28.7	39.8	72.1					4,900	1,699						615
19	Red Auerbach	19-10	29	.655	245.2	95.7					34.5						26.7	36.6	73.0					7,110	2,774						881

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

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

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

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

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

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

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Gregg Popovich has the worst record with the Spurs in elimination games when playing 20+ games, with a record of 10-17.

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3,474

4,298.5

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3,685.5

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36.1

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36.4

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