Though Doc Rivers has been named one of the top 15 coaches in NBA history, he also developed an unfortunate reputation for blowing 3–1 leads in the postseason. Rivers, who has worked as the head coach for five different NBA franchises, has blown three separate 3–1 leads while coaching in the playoffs. He is the only coach in NBA history to blow multiple 3-1 playoff series leads, which he has often drawn criticism for.
Rivers responded to that criticism during an interview with Andscape's Marc J. Spears, suggesting that he hasn't gotten enough credit for holding a lead in the first place.
