most turnovers in a single nba finals series

LeBron James has the most career turnovers in the NBA Finals with 217 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player in a single NBA finals series
NAMETOVSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
217
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
130
-86
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
190
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
147
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
123
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
65
33
118
+36
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
121
NBA Finals
45
34.9
21.8
7.7
2.9
0.9
2.2
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.7
69.6
55.0
2.3
5.5
2.7
1,569
981
348
132
41
101
165
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
120
NBA Finals
34
39.0
27.3
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
43.2
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
1,327
928
196
204
55
11
96
+138
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
117
NBA Finals
35
42.0
19.0
8.3
5.9
1.9
1.1
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
1,470
664
292
207
67
39
118
+38
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
101
NBA Finals
30
42.3
28.8
13.1
3.4
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
60.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
1,268
865
393
103
16
62
109
+34
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
100
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
106
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
99
NBA Finals
35
43.0
33.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
1,506
1,176
211
209
62
23
103
+45
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96
NBA Finals
34
39.6
20.8
13.3
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.9
16.2
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
53.8
3.7
9.6
2.8
1,346
708
452
94
27
81
85
+157
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
91
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
80
12Draymond Green
D. Green
87
NBA Finals
33
38.5
11.5
9.1
6.6
1.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
41.4
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
59
32
138
+140
13Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
85
NBA Finals
29
38.8
23.9
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
47.6
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
1,125
693
166
125
53
30
75
-51
14Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
76
NBA Finals
29
30.5
14.0
4.2
3.5
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.9
43.8
1.4
4.1
35.0
3.9
4.7
83.1
58.5
0.7
3.5
2.6
884
407
121
102
37
5
95
+177
15Tony Parker
T. Parker
70
NBA Finals
29
36.3
16.5
2.4
4.5
0.6
0.1
6.7
14.8
45.6
0.7
1.9
35.2
2.4
3.8
63.1
50.2
0.3
2.1
2.4
1,053
479
71
130
18
3
54
+50
16Kevin McHale
K. McHale
70
NBA Finals
31
32.5
17.9
7.4
1.4
0.3
1.4
6.8
12.5
54.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
5.7
76.8
59.9
2.7
4.7
2.3
1,009
556
230
43
10
44
95
17James Worthy
J. Worthy
68
NBA Finals
34
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
34
20
88
18Robert Parish
R. Parish
65
NBA Finals
31
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
108
19Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
61
NBA Finals
16
37.2
22.6
4.2
7.9
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
34
5
55
20Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
60
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
59
20
159
21Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
56
NBA Finals
37
28.3
10.4
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.0
0.7
1.8
41.5
1.2
1.6
75.9
53.6
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,048
383
95
150
46
4
106
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
52
NBA Finals
17
42.5
27.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
33
54
70
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
51
NBA Finals
16
41.1
15.4
5.8
7.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
14.8
39.2
1.8
5.3
32.9
2.1
2.7
76.7
48.3
1.8
4.1
3.2
658
247
93
124
23
9
28
-4
24Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
48
NBA Finals
23
30.1
9.5
2.4
3.0
1.3
0.1
3.1
7.7
40.4
1.6
4.2
37.1
1.7
2.3
75.0
54.5
0.2
2.2
2.1
693
219
55
70
29
3
61
+56
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
47
NBA Finals
15
40.0
16.0
3.5
7.7
1.8
0.2
6.6
15.3
43.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.4
47.1
1.2
2.3
3.1
600
240
52
116
27
3
49
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ORTG

116.5

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DRTG

112.6

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NETRTG

3.9

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34.8

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Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
4
Knicks Knicks
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
3.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
4.5
7
Magic Magic
11
8
.579
4.5
Schedule
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Fri
11/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
12/3
POR POR
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
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12 - 7

99

Final

110

TOR Raptors

13 - 5

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
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3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
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.765
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Rockets Rockets
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.750
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Spurs Spurs
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15
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.833
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Raptors Raptors
14
5
.737
1.5
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Heat Heat
13
6
.684
2.5
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Knicks Knicks
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.647
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
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7
.632
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6
Hawks Hawks
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8
.579
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109-108
Thu
10/30
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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7:30 PM
Fri
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