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Pat Riley
Every comparison Pat Riley leads among players since 1946-47: 3 claims in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
wins
set it27 straight games with a win in his first 350 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 203 careers, past 24 · held from game 260 to 420 · broken by Jim McMillian, 31, Jan 12, 1975 · said 1 other way27games
A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. Fields are careers that began in 1946-47 or later, or player-seasons where he played the window (started half the team’s games or averaged 15 minutes). The method is in the board's notes.