http://espndb.go.com/ Latest research and news from ESPNDB.com en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:47:18 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/espndb/images/logo/ESPNDB_logo_print.jpg http://espndb.go.com 150 26 30 Copyright 2009 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Most NBA Titles By Player-Coach Combination Since 1970-71
Among Players With 5+ Career All-Star Selections Player & Coach Titles Michael Jordan & Phil Jackson 6 Scottie Pippen & Phil Jackson 6 Kobe Bryant & Phil Jackson 4 Tim Duncan & Gregg Popovich 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Pat Riley 4 Magic Johnson & Pat Riley 4 ]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson First NBA Finals Appearance as Head Coach
On Team Without Home-Court Advantage, Last 25 Years Coach Opponent Result '09 Stan Van Gundy, ORL Lakers<< L, 4-1 '07 Mike Brown, CLE Spurs L, 4-0 '02 Byron Scott, NJN Lakers<< L, 4-0 '01 Larry Brown, PHI Lakers<< L, 4-1 '00 Larry Bird, IND Lakers<< L, 4-2 '99 Jeff Van Gundy, NYK Spurs L, 4-1 '97 Jerry Sloan, UTAH Bulls<< L, 4-2 '96 George Karl, SEA Bulls<< L, 4-2 '91 Mike Dunleavy, LAL Bulls<< L, 4-1 '90 Rick Adelman, POR Pistons L, 4-1 '88 Chuck Daly, DET Lakers L, 4-3 >>Coached by Phil Jackson ]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Defending Dwight Howard
Magic Half-Court Offensive Possessions Primary defender Game 1 Game 2 Bynum 56.2 22.7 Gasol 37.0 70.1 Odom 5.5 7.2 Mbenga 1.4 0.0 >>Double-teamed on 6.8% of possessions in Game 1; 17.5% in Game 2

Defending Dwight Howard
Magic Half-Court Offensive Possessions (with fouls drawn)

Primary Defender	Possessions	Pct.	Howard's Numbers
Andrew Bynum	22	22.7	3 pts (1-3 FG, 1-2 FT, 2 fouls)
Pau Gasol	68	70.1	6 pts (2-4 FG, 2-2 FT, 1 foul)
Lamar Odom	7	7.2	0 pts (0-1 FG, 0-0 FT)
>>Double-teamed on 17 of 97 possessions (17.5%)

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Among 4 Major Team Sports Coach Titles Sport Rod Dedeaux 11 College Baseball (USC) John Wooden 10 Men's College Basketball (UCLA) Red Auerbach 9 Pro Basketball (Celtics) Phil Jackson 9 Pro Basketball (Bulls, Lakers) Scotty Bowman 9 Pro Hockey (Canadiens, Penguins, Red Wings) Pat Summitt 8 Women's College Basketball (Tennessee) Toe Blake 8 Pro Hockey (Canadiens) ]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Most Wins by a Head Coach
NBA Playoffs History Phil Jackson 205<< Pat Riley 171 Gregg Popovich 102 Larry Brown 100 Red Auerbach 99 >>Entering 2009 NBA Finals ]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Los Angeles Lakers
In NBA Finals, Under Phil Jackson Year Opponent Result 2009 Magic ? 2008 Celtics L, 4-2 2004 Pistons L, 4-1 2002 Nets W, 4-0 2001 76ers W, 4-1 2000 Pacers W, 4-2 ]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Best Postseason Series Records
When Winning Game 1 Player W-L Shaquille O'Neal 26-0 Derek Fisher 23-0 Steve Kerr 23-0 Kobe Bryant 22-0 Bill Russell 22-0 >must have played in Game 1 When Phil Jackson's teams win the first game of a postseason series, his teams are 43-0 in those series.]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Most NBA Finals Appearances
Coaches; NBA History Coach Finals App. Finals W-L Phil Jackson 12< 9-2 Red Auerbach 11 9-2 Pat Riley 9 5-4 >includes 2009 ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Best Win Percentage in Potential Series-Clinching Games
NBA History Coach W-L Win Pct Gregg Popovich 24-8 .750 Phil Jackson 50-21 .704 Bill Fitch 11-5 .688 Johnny Kundla 20-12 .625 >>Minimum 15 games ]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Coach of the Year and MVP
On Team With Outright Best Record in NBA, Since Merger Team Coach MVP 2008-09 Cavaliers Mike Brown LeBron James 2004-05 Suns Mike D'Antoni Steve Nash 1995-96 Bulls<< Phil Jackson Michael Jordan 1989-90 Lakers Pat Riley Magic Johnson >>Won NBA Title ]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Phil Jackson
Career in NBA Finals Category 1st 9 Series Last 2 Series W-L 36-14 3-8 Win pct .720 .272 Series W-L 9-0 0-2 >>Lost to Pistons (2004), Celtics (2008) ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Phil Jackson Trailing 2-0 in Best-of-7
With Lakers Series Opp Series Result '08 Finals Celtics ? '07 1st Rd Suns L, 4-1 '04 Conf Semis Spurs W, 4-2 '03 Conf Semis Spurs L, 4-2 ]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Lakers Fewest FTA in Playoff Game
Under Phil Jackson Round Opponent FTA '08 Finals Celtics 10 '07 1st Round Suns 11 '03 Conf Semis Spurs 12 >>Lakers lost all 3 games on road ]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Phil Jackson, Postseason Career as Head Coach W-L Bulls Lakers Game W-L 111-41 82-43 Series W-L 28-3 19-5 Finals Game W-L 24-11 15-11 Finals Series W-L 6-0 3-2 ]]> Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson .600 Career Win Percentage
In Both Regular Season and Playoffs Coach Reg Season Playoffs Phil Jackson .725 .717 Billy Cunningham .698 .629 Larry Bird .687 .615 Pat Riley .661 .608 Gregg Popovich .661 .638 ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson Coaches with Most Titles
4 Major Sports Phil Jackson NBA 9 Red Auerbach NBA 9 Scott Bowman NHL 8 Toe Blake NHL 8 ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson WINNING NBA TITLE
IN 1ST SEASON WITH LAKERS Coach Season PHIL JACKSON 1999-00 PAT RILEY 1981-82 PAUL WESTHEAD 1979-80 BILL SHARMAN 1971-72 JOHN KUNDLA 1948-49 ]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/research/_/id/12/amp;type/coach/lal---phil-jackson