The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night at home, giving head coach Gregg Popovich the 1,211th win of his NBA coaching career. Popovich has passed Pat Riley for fourth place on the NBA's all-time coaching wins list.

Popovich, 69, now has a regular-season coaching mark of 1,211-555 with the Spurs.

Gregg Popovich became head coach of the Spurs all the way back in 1996. He went 17-47 in his first season as coach. Since then, the Spurs have never had a record below .500. It just speaks to how astonishing of a leader Popovich is.

Popovich has won five NBA championships with San Antonio. He’s been named Coach of the Year three times and is widely regarded as the best NBA coach of the last decade or so. The Spurs have never won back-to-back championships, but people still consider them a dynasty for their sustainable success, and it’s all because of Popovich and his ability to plug in players into his system and flourish with them.

This season is the first year in a very long time that Gregg Popovich doesn’t have Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, or Manu Ginobili on the roster. Duncan and Ginobili are both retired, while Parker signed a free agent deal with the Charlotte Hornets in July. The Spurs are 14-14 on the season.

When it’s all said and done, Gregg Popovich will go down as a top-five coach of all-time. The way he’s been able to connect with a variety of players and win games at the highest level is truly special.