Dec 30, 2025
3 min read
Although it has been a long time since he led a team that made a big push in the playoffs, Doc Rivers still won a lot of games.
Even though it's been a long time since he's led a team to the playoffs, Doc Rivers still wins a lot of games.Monday night's win was significant for the 64-year-old coach.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 123-113 thanks to 25 points from Bobby Portis, 24 from Giannis Antetokounmpo and 23 from Myles Turner.Kevin Porter Jr. also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bucks' 14th win of the season tied Rivers for 1,176 in his career, passing George Karl for 6th on the NBA's full-time coaching wins list.Rivers is now behind Pat Riley and 1,210 for a top-five finish.
But regardless of how this season ends or even what happens during his entire tenure with the Bucks, Rivers' complete win and resume will earn him a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to @Bucks coach Doc Rivers for moving to 6th on the all-time coaching wins list!pic.twitter.com/6wDDUwyWr2
— NBA (@NBA) December 30, 2025
In 27 seasons as an NBA head coach, Rivers has a winning percentage of .585, 21 playoff appearances, 114 postseason wins, two NBA Finals appearances, and a championship in 2007-08 with the Boston Celtics.
And Rivers' coaching career will likely be remembered for playoff failures -- he's the only coach to blow three separate 3-1 series leads -- his only title is actually one more than the coach he passed and four others among the league's top 10 wins.
Time will tell how many more wins Rivers can rack up and how far he can climb the ladder before he hangs up.
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