Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Registers 1000th Regular-Season Win: What's His Formula For Success?

On Feb. 9, Gregg Popovich secured his 1,000th career win with a victory of the San Antonio Spurs over the Indiana Pacers, 95-93.

All of Popovich's wins are with the Spurs, which he began to coach in the 1996-1997 season.

The 1,000th win in Popovich's career did not come easy though, as the Spurs trailed by 14 points upon entering the fourth quarter. The Pacers still held an 89-79 lead with 6:46 remaining, but a balanced attack by the Spurs got the game close, punctuated by Marco Belinelli's go-ahead jump shot to break a 93-93 tie with only 2.1 seconds remaining.

George Hill, who was a previous player of Popovich's Spurs, was not able to sink a potential game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer. At the end of the game, Popovich praised Hill's play as of late as the point guard is coming back from an injury.