most turnovers by a team in first 36 minutes in a game in first round of playoffs

The Denver Nuggets gave away the ball 27 times in Game 2 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals against the Bucks on April 21, 1978.

TEAM TOV MIN DATE TM OPP PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB PF +/-
1 Nuggets
Nuggets
27
189
4/21/1978
DEN DEN
vs
MIL MIL
92
34
23
7
3
40
67
59.7
12
15
80.0
62.5
11
23
26
2 Pacers
Pacers
26
162
5/9/1995
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
50
26
8
0
0
16
39
41.0
2
7
28.6
16
23
69.6
50.9
8
18
23
3 Bulls
Bulls
26
240
4/25/2015
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
90
39
23
10
7
33
68
48.5
10
18
55.6
14
20
70.0
58.6
5
34
20
-10
4 Heat
Heat
25
195
4/26/1996
MIA MIA
@
CHI CHI
80
30
10
6
2
31
60
51.7
8
20
40.0
10
15
66.7
60.1
7
23
23
5 Pacers
Pacers
25
218
6/11/1999
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
78
37
19
6
2
32
73
43.8
5
19
26.3
9
9
100.0
50.7
8
29
32
-28
6 Thunder
Thunder
25
265
5/23/2011
OKC OKC
vs
DAL DAL
105
55
23
9
9
42
90
46.7
2
13
15.4
19
25
76.0
52.0
20
35
29
-35
7 Nets
Nets
24
218
4/20/1984
NJN NJN
@
PHI PHI
111
36
22
8
8
43
75
57.3
3
8
37.5
22
24
91.7
64.9
9
27
25
8 Hornets
Hornets
24
186
4/27/2009
NOH NOH
vs
DEN DEN
52
23
10
10
0
14
42
33.3
1
10
10.0
23
28
82.1
47.9
5
18
20
-232
9 Lakers
Lakers
23
184
5/29/1983
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
80
37
24
11
6
27
70
38.6
0
2
0.0
26
31
83.9
47.8
14
23
18
10 Lakers
Lakers
23
227
4/27/1990
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
101
42
24
10
11
43
78
55.1
2
7
28.6
13
16
81.3
59.4
9
33
16
11 Celtics
Celtics
23
207
5/4/1990
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
102
27
15
6
3
34
64
53.1
1
3
33.3
33
39
84.6
62.8
8
19
17
12 Knicks
Knicks
23
183
5/30/1994
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
57
37
10
6
3
20
55
36.4
4
15
26.7
13
19
68.4
45.0
12
25
20
13 Pacers
Pacers
23
204
4/30/1998
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
68
26
21
8
6
27
55
49.1
5
12
41.7
9
11
81.8
56.8
5
21
28
+26
14 Kings
Kings
23
190
4/24/2004
SAC SAC
@
DAL DAL
67
33
11
11
2
25
65
38.5
2
11
18.2
15
21
71.4
45.1
8
25
17
-114
15 Nuggets
Nuggets
23
232
4/28/2013
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
99
37
13
6
2
33
71
46.5
6
20
30.0
27
36
75.0
57.0
12
25
26
-82
16 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
23
219
4/19/2018
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
96
42
17
8
3
34
76
44.7
9
30
30.0
19
25
76.0
55.2
10
32
16
-76
17 Bullets
Bullets
22
257
4/14/1978
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
105
56
11
5
2
38
79
48.1
29
37
78.4
55.1
22
18 Kings
Kings
22
212
4/22/1979
KCK KCK
@
PHX PHX
90
39
15
12
2
32
76
42.1
26
35
74.3
49.2
27
19 Kings
Kings
22
221
4/7/1981
KCK KCK
@
PHX PHX
74
34
13
9
4
30
70
42.9
2
3
66.7
12
17
70.6
47.8
24
20 Bucks
Bucks
22
236
5/8/1983
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
107
34
25
10
3
43
83
51.8
1
3
33.3
20
28
71.4
56.1
18
16
25
21 Bucks
Bucks
22
195
4/21/1984
MIL MIL
@
ATL ATL
86
39
14
4
3
32
63
50.8
1
3
33.3
21
29
72.4
56.8
16
23
24
22 Nets
Nets
22
233
4/22/1984
NJN NJN
vs
PHI PHI
98
43
23
7
5
44
81
54.3
1
4
25.0
9
21
42.9
54.3
16
27
23
23 Jazz
Jazz
22
171
4/29/1984
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
82
40
27
5
5
32
50
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
25
68.0
67.2
5
35
10
24 Spurs
Spurs
22
188
4/17/1986
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
76
14
25
9
3
34
72
47.2
0
1
0.0
8
12
66.7
49.2
4
10
15
25 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
22
192
4/20/1986
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
92
33
24
7
7
34
68
50.0
1
3
33.3
23
30
76.7
56.7
9
24
25
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for turnovers going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Last Game
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Final

93

DEN Nuggets

3 - 4

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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4
Pacers Pacers
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32
.610
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5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM