Mavericks coach Avery Johnson will coach the 82nd game of his career on Tuesday night, and according to the Associated Press regardless of the result he's guaranteed to have the best record of any coach in NBA history over that span at the start of his career.

At 65-16, Johnson has won three more games than Paul Westphal did when he took over the Phoenix Suns in 1992-93. Bill Russell, Paul Westhead and Al Cervi all went 61-21 over their first 82 games, and Red Auerbach was right behind at 60-22, according to research by the Elias Sports Bureau.

"There's no magic formula to what we do as coaches," Johnson said Monday. "Fortunately, we've won our share of games, but I don't think it has as much to do with me as the young men on the court."