Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers had himself a successful coaching career. He has had the pleasure of coaching great teams with great talent and he has used his coaching skills to ensure that he keeps his success going.
On Saturday, Rivers earned his 1,000th career victory with a 114-105 win over the Chicago Bulls on the road. It is a huge milestone that only the best of the best in NBA history are able to boast about.
After the game was over, Rivers was able to sit back and reflect a bit about his career and what it means to come away with 1,000 career coaching wins:
I had no idea that I was at 999. I don’t count. That’s not why I do it and this win being shorthanded, being in Chicago means a lot, and it also means I’m very lucky. When I go back and look at the coaching staff that I’ve had and all the players, wins like tonight, obviously, winning the title is great, but wins like tonight is why you coach. When you when you just piecemealing it together and the guys are pulling together. We did it in Detroit, we did it in the last Chicago game, we did it again tonight. These are these are the games that are when you sit back and think special wins, these are the ones that are really special.
Sixers mobbed Doc Rivers gave him quite a water shower in the locker room after his 1,000th win.
“Wins like tonight are why you coach,” Rivers said.
Said Embiid and Curry dumped a bucket of water on him: “I wish it was beer.” pic.twitter.com/vCIwt3C3Sp
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) November 7, 2021
The Sixers are now on a 6-game winning streak and they will return home for a 3-game homestand when they take on the New York Knicks on Monday.
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