Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau easily took home NBA coach of the year honors, but Sixers head man Doug Collins finished second in the voting. Collins tallied 18 first-place votes, 31 second-place and 27 third-place. He still finished well behind the 475 points totaled by Thibodeau, who received 76 first place votes.
↵San Antonio's Gregg Popovich finished in third.
↵Thibodeau's 62 wins ties Paul Westphal for the most by a rookie coach in NBA history.
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