CLEVELAND—The coach with the perfect playoffs record plopped down in his seat at the podium, his face a mixture of exhaustion and exultation.
Tyronn Lue has yet to lose a game in his first NBA post-season with the Cavaliers, who are 10-0 and looking invincible, threatening to sweep through the Eastern Conference playoffs on the way to a second straight visit to the finals.
The remarkable run has sent Lue — an 11-year, seven-team journeyman point guard — past Pat Riley for the most consecutive playoff wins to start a coaching career.
“I always just think back, coming from a small town in Mexico, Missouri, that I would ever be in a position that I’m in now today,” he said.