The 79-year-old Riley was an assistant with the Lakers from 1979 to 1981 under Paul Westhead. Los Angeles won a championship in 1980, then Riley took over as head coach when Westhead was fired in ...

When Pat Riley first said that, folks probably just nodded along. ... When Jack McKinney suffered a biking accident, assistant Paul Westhead took over and pulled Riley in as his right-hand man.

Pat Riley’s fearless approach to coaching the Lakers during the 1982 Finals led to an NBA ... Previous Lakers coaches, Jack McKinney, and Paul Westhead, had success calling the shots for the ...

Pat Riley, who coached the "Showtime" Lakers to four championships, ... He played for Los Angeles from 1970 to 1975, and he was a team broadcaster before becoming Paul Westhead's assistant in 1979.

Paul Pierce sees an eerie similarity in the paths taken by JJ Redick and Pat Riley to become the head coach of the Los ...

Next Pat Riley, my a—." O'Neal ... However, the biggest difference is that Riley spent nearly two seasons as the Lakers' assistant coach under Paul Westhead before ascending to the head coaching ...

Lakers coach Pat Riley, ... Riley became an assistant coach with the Lakers in the 1979-80 season and was promoted to head coach after Paul Westhead was fired early in the 1981-82 season.

Riley's timeline in the coaching profession was connected to Johnson from the start, as he was named an assistant for the Lakers under head coach Paul Westhead during the 1979-80 campaign.

The 79-year-old Riley was an assistant with the Lakers from 1979 to 1981 under Paul Westhead. Los Angeles won a championship in 1980, then Riley took over as head coach when Westhead was fired in ...