Phil Jackson coach 100 45-24 playoff series record. Highest playoff series win percentage of any coach with significant tenure. Gregg Popovich coach 88 Strong playoff series record over longest active tenure. 5 championships prove sustained postseason excellence. Pat Riley coach 85 Multiple championships and Finals appearances across Lakers, Knicks, Heat. Strong postseason record. 4 Steve Kerr coach 82 4 championships in 8 seasons. Strong playoff record though KD years had overwhelming talent advantage. 5 Red Holzman coach 75 Won 2 titles in 3 Finals trips; strong playoff record in early 70s Knicks dynasty 6 Chuck Daly coach 72 Back-to-back championships with the Pistons. Solid playoff record. Dream Team coaching elevated legacy. 6 Erik Spoelstra coach 72 2 championships and 4 Finals in 4 years with LeBron. Also 2020 and 2023 Finals without LeBron tier talent. 8 Jerry Sloan coach 65 Made playoffs 15 of 23 seasons. Two Finals appearances but no titles. Solid but not elite postseason record. 9 Larry Brown coach 62 2004 championship was a massive upset over Lakers. Mixed playoff record across many teams due to constant movement. 10 Jack Ramsay coach 58 1 title in 1977; overall playoff record modest beyond championship run 11 Ime Udoka coach 55 Reached 2022 Finals in first year as HC; lost to Warriors in 6; strong single-season run 11 Doc Rivers coach 55 1 championship in long coaching career. Several notable playoff collapses (Clippers 3-1 leads, 76ers). 13 Stan Van Gundy coach 52 Reached 2009 Finals with Magic; overall playoff record modest with few deep runs 14 Tom Thibodeau coach 48 Multiple first-round exits; no Finals appearances; modest playoff series record 15 Monty Williams coach 45 Two Conference Finals; 2021 Finals loss to Bucks; multiple early playoff exits 15 Don Nelson coach 45 We Believe upset of #1 Mavericks was legendary but overall playoff record was poor. No championships. 17 Terry Stotts coach 42 WCF once in 2019; multiple first-round exits; swept in 2018 despite 3-seed 18 Quinn Snyder coach 40 Multiple playoff appearances but only one Conference Semis win; no deep runs 19 Darvin Ham coach 38 Won 2023 In-Season Tournament and WCF berth; swept in first round 2024 19 Rick Pitino coach 38 Knicks had some playoff success; Celtics tenure was largely unsuccessful 21 Brett Brown coach 35 Two first-round wins, one heartbreaking Game 7 loss to Raptors on Kawhi shot; no deep runs 22 Kenny Atkinson coach 25 One playoff appearance with Nets (2019 first-round loss); very limited playoff resume 23 Sergio Scariolo coach 20 Minimal NBA HC experience; primarily international and assistant coaching resume 24 Mike Montgomery coach 15 No playoff appearances in brief NBA tenure with Warriors and Kings 25 Tom Izzo coach 10 Never coached in NBA; 0 NBA playoff games as head coach