There is a reason the NBA officially named Doc Rivers one of the Top 15 Greatest Coaches in League History. With over 1,180 career victories, he sits at 6th on the all-time wins list and holds the distinction of having the most wins among all active head coaches in the 2025–26 NBA season.
To really understand Rivers, you have to watch how his playbook changed over the years. We tracked his SLOB plays from Boston to Milwaukee. Here’s what we found. In the following pages, we present 11 additional, hand-picked SLOBs from the various stops of Doc Rivers’ legendary coaching career. Whether in Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, or Milwaukee, these actions highlight his brilliant ability to adapt his late-game playbook to perfectly fit his personnel.