By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-02 12:59:43
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在两位前球员马努·吉诺比利 (Manu Ginobili)（左）和蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan)（右）的帮助下，前圣安东尼奥马刺队主教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich)（中）于2025年5月5日星期一在圣安东尼奥介绍了米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 担任圣安东尼奥马刺队的新任主教练。在波波维奇上赛季因中风长期缺席并随后从教练职位退休后，NBA决定将当时临时主教练约翰逊执教的77场比赛计入他的执教记录，而非波波维奇。 (美联社图片/埃里克·盖伊)
距离新NBA赛季开始还有三个月，而马刺队新任主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 已经获得了32场职业生涯胜利。
在一次关于执教记录的清理中，联盟办公室周三证实，约翰逊 (Johnson) 上赛季在格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 中风后执教的77场比赛将计入约翰逊的职业生涯记录。
当然，这意味着约翰逊（已于五月被正式任命为球队的永久主教练）将在今年秋天以一个负胜率的战绩（32胜45负）开始他的执教生涯。
波波维奇 (Popovich) 正式以1390胜824负的战绩结束了他的名人堂生涯。他仍然以相当大的优势保持着NBA历史上胜场最多的教练头衔，比唐·尼尔森 (Don Nelson) 多出55场胜利。
现役教练中距离波波维奇 (Popovich) 历史总胜场数最近的是密尔沃基的道格·里弗斯 (Doc Rivers)，拥有1162场胜利。
联盟在纠正这项记录时咨询了马刺队和波波维奇 (Popovich)。
76岁的波波维奇 (Popovich) 在11月2日对阵明尼苏达的比赛前中风，那是他执教生涯的第29个赛季的第五场比赛。球队将指挥权临时交给了38岁的约翰逊 (Johnson)，而波波维奇 (Popovich) 则试图重返教练席。
但他未能如愿，约翰逊 (Johnson) 完成了本赛季的执教，带领马刺队取得了34胜48负的总战绩，这追平了他们近六个赛季以来的最佳战绩。
在篮球圈内人士中，这引发了一些困惑，关于这些胜负应该计入谁的执教记录。
通常情况下，当一位教练因疾病或其他紧急情况而被迫在短时间内将指挥权交给临时主教练时，胜负场次仍会归原教练所有。
考虑到波波维奇 (Popovich) 完全未能回归，并且约翰逊 (Johnson) 最终被任命为他的全职继任者，NBA认为本赛季的最后77场比赛应计入约翰逊 (Johnson) 的名下。
在这方面，有先例可循。
1979年11月，洛杉矶湖人队的主教练杰克·麦金尼 (Jack McKinney) 因一场几近致命的自行车事故而离任。他的助教保罗·韦斯特海德 (Paul Westhead) 接替他执教了最后的68场比赛。
韦斯特海德 (Westhead) 带领湖人队取得了50胜18负的战绩，并赢得了那个赛季的NBA总冠军，所有这些都计入了他的执教记录。
Mitch Johnson answers question after he was introduced as the new head coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, Monday, May 5, 2025. In the wake of Gregg Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
With the help of former players Manu Ginobili, left, and Tim Duncan, right, former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, introduces Mitch Johnson as the new head coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, Monday, May 5, 2025. In the wake of Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Then-Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (left) talks with then-assistant coach Mitch Johnson (right) as they watch their team from the stands as they play against the Portland Trailblazers during the 2023 NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 9, 2023. In the wake of Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s.
Former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, arrives to a news conference with current and former players where Mitch Johnson was introduced as the new head coach of the Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, Monday, May 5, 2025. In the wake of Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Gregg Popovich on Monday made his first public appearance since he suffered a mild stroke last November, attending the news conference to introduce Mitch Johnson as his successor as head coach of the Spurs. In the wake of Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s.
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NBA changes Gregg Popovich’s coaching record after long absence
With the help of former players Manu Ginobili, left, and Tim Duncan, right, former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, center, introduces Mitch Johnson as the new head coach of the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team, in San Antonio, Monday, May 5, 2025. In the wake of Popovich’s long absence last season after suffering a stroke and his subsequent retirement from coaching, the NBA decided the 77 games coached by then-interim head coach Johnson should go on his ledger and not Popovich’s. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
It is still three months before the start of the new NBA season, and already new Spurs coach Mitch Johnson has been awarded 32 career victories.
In a bit of coaching record housekeeping, the league office confirmed Wednesday the 77 games Johnson coached last season in the wake of Gregg Popovich’s stroke will go toward Johnson’s career ledger.
Of course that means Johnson — formally named the team’s permanent head coach in May — will begin his coaching career this fall with a losing tally (32-45).
Popovich officially finishes his Hall of Fame career at 1,390-824. He is still the winningest coach in NBA history by a fairly healthy margin, with 55 more than Don Nelson.
The active coach nearest Popovich’s all-time victories mark is Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers, with 1,162.
The league consulted with the Spurs and Popovich in setting the record book straight.
Popovich, 76, suffered a stroke before a Nov. 2 contest against Minnesota, five games into his 29th season. The team handed the reins to the 38-year-old Johnson on an interim basis while Popovich attempted to work his way back to the bench.
That did not happen, and Johnson completed the season, leading the Spurs to an overall mark of 34-48 that equaled their best in six seasons.
Among basketball wonks, it led to some confusion as to whose coaching record should absorb those wins and losses.
Generally, when a coach is forced to cede the reins to an acting head coach for a short amount of time, due to illness or other emergency, the wins and losses remain with the original coach.
Considering Popovich did not return at all, and Johnson was eventually named his full-time successor, the NBA believes the final 77 games of the season belong to Johnson.
In that, there is precedent.
In November 1979, the Los Angeles Lakers lost coach Jack McKinney to a near-fatal bicycle accident. He was replaced by assistant Paul Westhead for the final 68 games.
Westhead led the Lakers to a 50-18 finish, as well as that season’s NBA title, all of which were added to his coaching record.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
