Mike Budenholzer 2014-15最佳教練 - NBA

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NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 – The Atlanta Hawks' Mike Budenholzer, who guided th
e team to the best regular season in franchise history, is the recipient of th
e Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced
today.

Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and 513 total points from a panel of
130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. T
he Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr, who led the Pacific Division champions t
o a franchise-record and NBA-high 67 victories in his first season as an NBA c
oach, finished second with 56 first-place votes and 471 total points. Jason Ki
dd of the Milwaukee Bucks was third with one first-place vote and 57 total poi
nts. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points
for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.

Budenholzer led Atlanta to a 60-22 record in his second season, three games be
tter than the previous team high of 57-25 set in 1986-87 and matched in 1993-9
4. The Hawks earned both the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference and
a division title (Southeast Division) for the first time since 1993-94 -- the
last season they had the NBA Coach of the Year (Lenny Wilkens). Atlanta made t
he playoffs for the eighth consecutive year, the longest active streak in the
East.

After posting a 38-44 record last season, Budenholzer oversaw a 22-win improve
ment rooted in balance on offense and teamwork on defense. According to NBA.co
m/Stats, Atlanta tied for sixth in the league in offensive rating (points scor
ed per 100 possessions) and ranked seventh in defensive rating (points allowed
per 100 possessions). Six players averaged double figures in scoring, but non
e eclipsed 17 points per game. The Hawks set a franchise record for three-poin
ters with 818, ranked second in the NBA in assists (25.7 apg) and finished in
the top five in field goal percentage (fourth), three-point field goal percent
age (second) and free throw percentage (fifth).

Atlanta opened the season 5-5 before winning 35 of its next 38 games, a stretc
h that included a franchise-record 19-game winning streak. The 35-3 run also f
eatured a 17-0 January, the best calendar month in NBA history and a perfect r
un that earned the Hawks' starting five the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player
of the Month and Budenholzer his second NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Mo
nth award of the season. The honors continued when a team-record four Hawks pl
ayers were selected to the NBA All-Star Game, coached on the East team by Bude
nholzer.

The Coach of the Year Award is named after legendary coach and Hall of Famer R
ed Auerbach, who guided the Celtics to nine NBA Championships. In 1996, Auerba
ch was honored as one of the Top 10 Coaches in NBA History as the NBA celebrat
ed its 50th anniversary.

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