NEW YORK –The Chicago Bulls’ Tom Thibodeau and the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich each were named Coach of the Month for the second time this season, winning the award for games played in March. Thibodeau led the Bulls to a league-best 13-3 (.813) record including a league-leading 6-0 mark on the road, holding opponents to a league-low 43 percent shooting. Thibodeau recorded his 100th career win on March 19 at Orlando (86-59), his 131st game as head coach, becoming the fastest coach
Erik Spoesltra of the Miami Heat and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs, whose teams had the longest winning streaks in February, were named Coaches of the Month, the NBA announced Thursday. The Heat are currently riding an eight-game winning streak under Spoelstra, who guided Miami to an 11-2 mark in February and was named Eastern Conference winner. The winning streak included wins at Atlanta, Milwaukee and Indiana on consecutive nights, making Miami the first team to win road games