BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: We are bringing you a new feature, a look back at some of the stories we've covered, as CNN marks its 20th anniversary.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I remember more the time leading up to the breaking of the record than the actual night that it happened. I spent some time with Red Auerbach and Red wasn't very happy about his record going down. Lenny, on the other hand, admired Red immensely, felt kind of strange about breaking the great man's record, too. But at the same time, as the record was right there to be had, the Hawks would lose and the Hawks would lose and the record still wasn't broken. It just got very frustrating. Finally, when that night happened, it was just more a sense of relief than accomplishment. One of the things that makes Lenny such a great coach is his adaptability, that he's been able to change with the times, change philosophies, change offenses and defenses, but at the same time I think he just gets an awful lot out of his players. He'll stand there on the sidelines with his arms crossed like this and just sort of shake his head and I think the players reactions, at least some of the ones that I've talked to has been, oh, I don't want to disappoint poor Lenny, so I'll play a little harder. To win as many games as Lenny Wilkens won over that space of time, not having the great talent night in and night out, you have to do some great coaching work, and that's just a credit to him.
CNN 20: Atlanta Hawks Coach Lenny Wilkens Breaks NBA Coaching Wins Record