NEW YORK, April 2 (UPI) -- After leading San Antonio to the best record in the NBA in March, Gregg Popovich has been Coach of the Month in the Western Conference in March.
The Spurs went an NBA-best 14-3 record in March, including a 6-0 mark on the road. San Antonio, which owns the league's longest current winning streak at five games, beat division leaders Sacramento, New Jersey, and Dallas in the month.
Larry Brown of Philadelphia earned Eastern Conference honors for the second straight month.
Brown guided the 76ers to a conference-best 11-5 record in March, going 9-3 on the road. Philadelphia closed out the month with a 118-113 overtime victory over Orlando that clinched a playoff berth, and moved it within 2 1/2 games of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons.
Other candidates for the award were Detroit's Rick Carlisle, Eric Musselman of Golden State, and Orlando's Doc Rivers.
