most single game turnovers in nba history

LeBron James has the most career turnovers with 5,650 turnovers.

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most single game turnovers by a player in NBA history
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1LeBron James
L. James
5,650
1,571
37.7
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.6
1.6
4.6
34.6
5.5
7.4
73.7
58.9
1.1
6.3
3.6
59,239
42,025
11,755
11,633
2,357
1,134
2,800
+6906
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5,038
1,256
33.3
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.2
3.8
30.8
4.8
6.2
77.2
52.7
1.6
5.4
4.0
41,799
26,505
8,823
10,088
1,990
404
3,234
+2494
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,524
1,411
37.3
25.1
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
26.6
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.8
3.2
52,635
35,434
14,412
5,009
2,006
1,097
4,414
+2719
4James Harden
J. Harden
4,505
1,159
35.1
24.5
5.7
7.4
1.5
0.6
7.2
16.4
43.9
2.8
7.8
36.5
7.2
8.4
86.3
60.9
0.8
4.9
3.9
40,671
28,378
6,578
8,601
1,731
657
2,875
+4410
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
4,245
1,392
32.2
13.3
2.7
10.7
2.2
0.2
4.8
9.2
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.5
3.2
3.9
82.5
60.8
0.7
2.1
3.0
44,870
18,527
3,785
14,835
3,088
295
3,679
+2500
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
4,010
1,260
36.6
25.3
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.7
44.8
1.4
4.2
33.1
6.3
7.5
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.2
3.2
46,174
31,932
6,705
6,027
1,841
617
3,188
+3540
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
4,003
1,277
36.4
12.9
6.4
8.9
2.0
0.3
4.6
11.4
40.3
1.4
4.1
35.1
2.3
2.9
78.7
50.9
1.3
5.0
3.1
46,444
16,497
8,126
11,350
2,504
423
2,378
+3622
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,799
1,143
36.9
27.3
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.4
2.0
5.1
39.3
6.4
7.3
88.1
62.3
0.7
6.3
3.3
42,122
31,177
7,942
5,035
1,162
1,289
2,192
+4658
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,668
1,158
36.0
22.0
11.2
2.5
1.8
3.1
8.8
17.1
51.2
0.0
0.1
19.1
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.9
3.2
41,664
25,459
13,009
2,914
2,029
3,603
4,142
+649
10Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3,534
1,094
35.1
21.5
10.0
1.9
1.0
2.5
8.4
16.7
50.5
0.0
0.1
16.0
4.7
6.3
73.9
55.3
2.4
7.6
3.2
38,394
23,523
10,954
2,103
1,078
2,750
3,805
+280
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,532
1,213
35.1
20.3
5.8
3.6
1.4
0.6
6.7
15.0
44.4
1.6
4.4
36.6
5.4
6.7
80.6
56.7
0.8
4.9
2.9
42,624
24,652
7,000
4,422
1,641
687
3,356
+2820
12Steve Nash
S. Nash
3,478
1,099
32.5
14.9
3.1
8.9
0.8
0.1
5.4
11.0
49.2
1.4
3.4
42.9
2.6
2.9
90.5
60.7
0.5
2.6
3.2
35,686
16,411
3,427
9,763
850
97
1,837
+4326
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,381
1,246
34.6
19.4
11.1
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.5
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.4
4.3
6.2
69.8
55.1
2.8
8.2
2.7
43,158
24,192
13,786
3,830
928
2,757
3,032
+7715
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3,374
1,014
36.9
22.3
11.8
3.9
1.6
0.8
7.9
14.6
54.2
0.5
1.9
26.9
6.0
8.1
73.3
61.3
4.0
7.8
3.3
37,413
22,655
11,974
3,993
1,577
847
3,132
+527
15Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,326
1,003
34.2
22.2
4.7
5.5
1.5
0.9
8.1
16.8
48.1
0.5
1.8
29.6
5.5
7.2
76.4
55.6
1.2
3.5
3.3
34,308
22,246
4,706
5,471
1,547
854
2,261
+2628
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,310
1,129
35.0
23.9
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.5
16.2
58.3
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.0
9.4
52.8
58.7
3.5
7.4
2.9
39,519
26,989
12,341
2,858
686
2,585
3,920
+4477
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3,308
1,021
34.2
25.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.1
47.0
4.0
9.5
42.1
4.0
4.4
91.1
62.5
0.6
4.1
3.2
34,929
25,521
4,808
6,474
1,543
270
2,291
+5782
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3,302
1,118
32.8
16.3
12.2
1.4
0.9
1.9
5.9
10.1
58.7
0.0
0.1
14.8
4.5
8.0
56.7
60.2
3.5
8.7
3.0
36,709
18,273
13,626
1,580
1,010
2,105
3,632
+2683
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3,262
877
41.3
26.8
3.7
6.1
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.9
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.2
7.0
9.0
77.9
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.7
36,215
23,460
3,261
5,385
1,914
160
1,722
+655
20Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,257
1,091
35.5
16.4
6.5
5.3
2.0
0.8
6.4
13.5
47.4
0.8
2.6
32.5
2.7
3.8
70.5
53.8
1.8
4.7
3.0
38,680
17,886
7,064
5,740
2,170
896
3,129
+1937
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
3,179
1,240
35.6
18.5
10.5
3.9
1.3
1.5
7.4
15.0
49.5
0.1
0.5
27.3
3.5
4.5
79.0
54.5
2.3
8.1
2.6
44,091
22,978
12,960
4,822
1,593
1,816
3,105
+3764
22Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3,155
1,171
30.7
9.8
3.9
8.1
1.3
0.1
3.8
8.4
44.8
0.6
1.7
33.4
1.7
2.2
76.9
52.4
1.0
2.9
2.7
35,925
11,528
4,592
9,465
1,496
111
2,073
+533
23Andre Miller
A. Miller
3,121
1,154
31.9
13.0
3.8
6.7
1.2
0.2
4.8
10.4
46.1
0.2
0.7
21.7
3.2
4.0
80.8
53.3
1.1
2.7
2.7
36,830
14,991
4,391
7,789
1,429
202
2,640
+690
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
3,109
1,216
33.9
17.1
4.5
9.3
2.1
0.2
6.1
12.9
47.1
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.2
86.8
58.1
0.6
3.9
2.6
41,233
20,840
5,454
11,253
2,495
195
2,917
+5077
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
3,052
1,112
35.2
23.0
6.4
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.2
18.4
44.6
1.3
3.8
34.8
5.3
6.5
81.4
54.1
1.6
4.7
2.7
39,181
25,559
7,079
3,175
1,130
556
3,197
+1066
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