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Portland's Dunleavy named NBA Coach of the Year

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Posted: Friday May 21, 1999 10:01 PM

Mike Dunleavy led the Trail Blazers to 22 victories in 25 home games this year. AP

NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Dunleavy was voted NBA Coach of the Year today after guiding the Portland Trail Blazers to their first Pacific Division title since the 1991-92 season.

Dunleavy received 48 of a possible 118 votes from a panel of NBA sports writers and broadcasters.

Philadelphia's Larry Brown was second with 23 votes, followed by Utah's Jerry Sloan (15), Orlando's Chuck Daly (13), Miami's Pat Riley (8), San Antonio's Gregg Popovich and Charlotte's Paul Silas (4 each) and Milwaukee's George Karl, Toronto's Butch Carter and Atlanta's Lenny Wilkens (1 each).

Last year's winner, Larry Bird of Indiana, did not get any votes.

NBA Coach of the Year Voting Coach Team Votes Mike Dunleavy Larry Brown Jerry Sloan Chuck Daly Pat Riley Gregg Popovich Paul Silas George Karl Butch Carter Lenny Wilkens Portland Philadelphia Utah Orlando Miami San Antonio Charlotte Milwaukee Toronto Atlanta 48 23 15 13 8 4 4 1 1 1

This was the first time in Dunleavy's eight-year coaching career - two with the Los Angeles Lakers, four with Milwaukee and two with Portland -- that he received the award, which is sponsored by IBM.

He led the Trail Blazers to a 35-15 record in the shortened season. Portland won the division title by four games ahead of the Lakers.

The Trail Blazers, winners of 22 of 25 home games, feature a balanced attack in which nine players led the team in nine statistical categories.

Dunleavy will receive the Red Auerbach Trophy, named in honor of the former Boston Celtics coach.

 

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