Miami Heat coach Pat Riley became only the 3rd NBA coach to ever win 1200 games as his Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. He joins Don Nelson and Lenny Wilkins. If you want to measure how long they took to reach the milestone, Riley has done it quicker than Nelson or Wilkins. It took Pat Riley his 1842nd game to do it. That's 248 games quicker than Don Nelson who is next on the list. In 24 years of coaching Riley has 5 NBA titles under his belt, 4 with the Los Angeles Lakers and 1 with the Miami Heat.
"It's those kind of moments that you'll always remember, good and bad," said Riley, who began his career with the Lakers and also coached the New York Knicks. "The first 600 (533) were here in Los Angeles — a lot of great players, guys. You know all of them. Dwyane thinks I'm extinct, but that's OK. That's what he said to me in there."
Riley of course was talking about Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade. It kind of made it special that Riley reached his mark right in the city that it all started for him in the 80's as he took over as coach for one of the best teams ever to play basketball, the showtime Lakers led by Magic Johnson. He then went on to coach the New York Knicks until finding a place in Miami.
"It's those kind of moments that you'll always remember, good and bad," said Riley, who began his career with the Lakers and also coached the New York Knicks. "The first 600 (533) were here in Los Angeles — a lot of great players, guys. You know all of them. Dwyane thinks I'm extinct, but that's OK. That's what he said to me in there."
Riley of course was talking about Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade. It kind of made it special that Riley reached his mark right in the city that it all started for him in the 80's as he took over as coach for one of the best teams ever to play basketball, the showtime Lakers led by Magic Johnson. He then went on to coach the New York Knicks until finding a place in Miami.
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