33 wins + surpass Bird, ranked first in team history alone, Carlisle has something to do

NBA Playoff Eastern Conference Semi-Finals G4, the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109, and won the match point 3-1 with a big score.

This game is not only a battle of victory, but also allows head coach Rick Carlisle to surpass the legendary coach Larry Bird (32 wins) with 33 playoff wins, ranking first in the Pacers' history.

In today's game, the Pacers scored 80 points in the first half, leading the Cavaliers by as much as 41 points. It can be said that the Pacers have today, and head coach Carlisle made an indelible contribution.

In the 2016 finals, the miracle of the Cavaliers 1-3 reversal of the Warriors was still talked about by fans, and now Carlisle is writing the legend in another way.

He worked with Doncic in the Mavericks, but left due to differences in ideas, but was reborn in the Pacers. This season, he led the youth team with an average age of only 25 years old and became the biggest dark horse in the East with his strong performance in the playoffs.

In 1984, Carlisle was selected by the Boston Celtics in the third round at 23rd place, but he only played for 5 seasons and averaged only 2.2 points and 0.8 rebounds per game, but he still won the championship ring with the team. In 1997, Carlisle, who was only 30 years old at the time, joined the Pacers as Larry Bird's assistant coach.

Since 2001, he officially became the head coach of the Pistons. During the Pistons' two seasons, he successfully helped the team to the playoffs, but he was unable to go further.

Then in 2003 he left the Pistons to become the Pacers' head coach, and in his first season he achieved a good record of 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking first in the league in the winning rate. But in the playoffs, the Pacers still stopped in the Eastern Conference finals, and the Pistons led by Larry Brown were defeated.

In the Pacers' four years, Carlisle achieved a regular record of 181 wins and 147 losses and a playoff record of 18 wins and 17 losses, and all teams entered the playoffs in the first three seasons.

For the sensational Auburn Palace incident at that time, Carlisle was the head coach. After Carlisle left, the Mavericks threw out their olive branch. In 2008, he began coaching the Mavericks. In the 10-11 season, under Carlisle's leadership, the Mavericks passed the ladders, the Lakers and the Thunder and entered the finals. In the finals, facing the arrogant Heat, the Mavericks won three consecutive victories while trailing 1-2, successfully winning the championship with a big score of 4-2.

After 13 seasons coached by the Mavericks, Carlisle has a record of 555 wins and 478 losses, with a winning rate of 53.7%. He led the Mavericks to the playoffs nine times.

In 2021, Carlisle officially left the Mavericks and reached a four-year, 29 million contract with the Indiana Pacers, becoming the Pacers head coach for the second time.

Carlisle, who was very stubborn in his coaching career, had a more stubborn personality and his coaching philosophy was more inclined toward veterans. However, as time went by, his coaching style was also changing, and his tactical style had changed many levels, so he boldly used people and believed in players.

Now the legendary coach has the opportunity to lead the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years, and even go to the next level.