NBA coach Rivers wins 600th game

Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers won his 600th game in his career after leading the Clippers to a 101-81 win over the Memphis Grizzlies 101-81.

Rivers became the third active NBA coach to win as many as 600 games, only trailing Gregg Popovich and Rick Adelman, reports Xinhua.    

The 52-year-old had been coaching since 1999. He had earlier worked for the Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics before coming to Los Angeles this season.

He won an NBA championship for the Celtics in 2008.