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Suns’ Jeff Hornacek finishes behind Spurs’ Gregg Popovich in Coach of the Year voting

Apr 22, 2014, 3:16 PM | Updated: 3:33 pm

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The Phoenix Suns finished with a record of 48-34 and barely missed the playoffs.

Playoffs or not, a winning record far exceeded the expectations of the team. First-year head coach Jeff Hornacek was recognized for the season his team had as he finished second in the 2013-14 NBA Coach of the Year voting.

Hornacek received 37 first-place votes, 44 second-place votes and 22 third-place tallies. His total of 339 points was 41 behind the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich.

Popovich won the award for the third time after leading the Spurs to a league-best 62 wins.

Two Suns coaches have won the annual honor — Cotton Fitzsimmons in 1988-89 and Mike D’Antoni in 2004-05.

2013-14 NBA Coach of the Year Voting

Coach, Team 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Points
Gregg Popovich, Spurs 59 23 16 380
Jeff Hornacek, Suns 37 44 22 339
Tom Thibodeau, Bulls 12 22 33 159
Steve Clifford, Bobcats 8 21 24 127
Dwayne Casey, Raptors 5 9 18 70
Terry Stotts, Trail Blazers 2 3 6 25
Doc Rivers, Clippers 1 2 2 13
Scott Brooks, Thunder 0 0 1 1
Mark Jackson, Warriors 0 0 1 1
Jason Kidd, Nets 0 0 1 1

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