San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich wins NBA Coach Of The Year award

San Antonio Spurs (l to r) R. C. Buford, President of Spurs Franchises and Gregg Popovich, Head Coach and President of Spurs Basketball, hold the Red Auerbach Trophy at the Press Conference naming Popovich 2013-2014 NBA Coach of the Year.

American basketball coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs has been voted as the 2014 Red Auerbach NBA Coach of the Year, his third in this category after the Spurs finished their season with the league’s best record at 62-20.

Popovich now joins former Milwaukee Bucks coach Don Nelson and former Miami Heat coach Pat Riley as the only coaches to have won this prestigious award three times, with him winning it back in for the 2002-03 and 2011-12 season.

In his 18th season as head coach of the Spurs, the San Antonio based team have ended its streak of securing a win in least 50 matches for the 15th straight season, an NBA record in itself.

The full voting breakdown via NBA.com:

• Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs, 380 points.
• Jeff Hornacek, Phoenix Suns, 339.
• Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls, 159.
• Steve Clifford, Charlotte Bobcats, 127.
• Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors, 70.
• Terry Stotts, Portland Trail Blazers, 25.
• Doc Rivers, Los Angeles Clippers, 13.
• Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City Thunder, 1.
• Mark Jackson, Golden State Warriors, 1.
• Jason Kidd, Brooklyn Nets, 1.

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— NBA (@NBA) April 22, 2014