With a 117-110 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich tied Don Nelson for the most career regular season victories by a coach in NBA history.
Popovich can break their tie at 1,335 victories with a win against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Nelson previously told reporters, "I can't wait" for Popovich to break the record. "I want him to have it."
Popovich, 73, spent six seasons as an assistant from 1988-94, the first four under Larry Brown (eighth on the all-time wins list) in San Antonio and two more under Nelson on the Golden State Warriors.