Hornets' Clifford, Warriors' Kerr named Coaches of Month

The Charlotte Hornets' Steve Clifford and the Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in March.

Clifford led the Hornets to the East's best record at 13-3. The 13 wins are a Hornets franchise record for a month. Charlotte opened March with a seven-game winning streak during which their average margin of victory was 15.1 points.

Kerr guided the Warriors to the West's best record at 15-2. Golden State posted a seven-game winning streak from March 7-18 and closed the month on a six-game winning streak. The Warriors led the NBA in scoring at 114.0 ppg and ranked second in the Western Conference in field goal percentage at 47.9 percent.

Other nominees for Coach of the Month were Atlanta's Mike Budenholzer, Detroit's Stan Van Gundy, Miami's Erik Spoelstra, Oklahoma City's Billy Donovan, San Antonio's Gregg Popovich and Toronto's Dwane Casey.