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Warriors' Steve Kerr named Coach of the Year after historic season

Warriors coach Steve Kerr once again has left his mark in basketball history. After winning a historic 73 games during the regular season, Kerr was named Coach of the Year by the NBA, the league announced Tuesday.

Kerr won the title by a landslide, amassing 64 first-place votes out of a panel of 131 sports writers for a total of 381 points. Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts came in second with 37 first-place votes and 335 total points and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich came in third place with 10 first-place votes and 166 points.

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He was forced to miss the first 43 games of the season due to complications from back surgery, but interim coach Luke Walton guided the Warriors to a 39-4 record under Kerr's guidance.