most turnovers in finals series in a year

LeBron James and Magic Johnson are tied for the most turnovers in an NBA Finals with 31 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player in finals series in a year

	NAME	TOV	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	31	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	16	+26
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	31	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	42.1	18.0	7.7	13.6	2.0	0.9	6.7	12.0	56.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.1	74.4	61.2	1.0	6.7	4.4	295	126	54	95	14	6	28
3	Draymond Green D. Green	30	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	6	41.2	12.5	10.8	9.3	1.7	1.0	4.3	10.0	43.3	0.8	3.2	26.3	3.0	3.5	85.7	54.2	1.5	9.3	5.0	247	75	65	56	10	6	26	-21
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	7	35.1	22.6	4.9	3.7	0.9	0.7	7.1	17.7	40.3	4.6	11.4	40.0	3.7	4.0	92.9	58.0	1.1	3.7	4.3	246	158	34	26	6	5	25	-7
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	17
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	2014-15	NBA Finals	GSW	6	42.5	26.0	5.2	6.3	1.8	0.2	9.0	20.3	44.3	4.2	10.8	38.5	3.8	4.3	88.5	58.5	0.8	4.3	4.7	255	156	31	38	11	1	13	+52
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.2	28.6	8.0	3.9	2.1	0.7	9.4	23.3	40.5	2.1	6.7	31.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	52.8	1.7	6.3	3.9	288	200	56	27	15	5	27	+8
8	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	26	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	35.5	10.3	4.2	2.7	1.2	0.3	3.8	10.2	37.7	1.7	4.7	35.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	46.8	0.7	3.5	4.3	213	62	25	16	7	2	16	+10
9	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	26	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	43.3	17.2	3.0	6.5	1.3	0.3	6.7	15.8	42.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.2	92.0	48.6	0.3	2.7	4.3	260	103	18	39	8	2	19
10	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	26	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	44.3	21.2	9.2	7.7	2.0	1.0	9.0	20.5	43.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.2	5.8	54.3	45.9	2.7	6.5	4.3	266	127	55	46	12	6	19
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	26	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	2.9	0.3	7.0	16.4	42.6	0.7	2.4	29.4	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.7	0.7	3.7	3.7	262	138	31	63	20	2	23
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	23
13	Gus Williams G. Williams	26	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.0	16.3	4.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	5.9	13.4	43.6				4.6	6.3	72.7	50.3	1.1	3.4	3.7	224	114	32	25	14	5	21
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	43.1	26.9	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	188	64	25	11	27	26
15	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	25	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	5	38.4	27.6	5.2	7.0	1.6	0.4	10.4	19.2	54.2	2.2	3.2	68.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9	1.6	3.6	5.0	192	138	26	35	8	2	19
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	27.4	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	192	98	25	15	8	24
17	Marvin Webster M. Webster	25	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	42.9	14.9	13.9	2.1	0.3	2.6	5.7	12.7	44.9				3.4	4.9	70.6	50.0	4.7	9.1	3.6	300	104	97	15	2	18	27
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	38.2	30.3	4.6	5.6	1.9	1.6	10.0	22.6	44.3	1.1	4.7	24.2	9.1	10.0	91.4	56.1	0.3	4.3	3.4	267	212	32	39	13	11	22	+8
19	LeBron James L. James	24	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.6	17.8	7.2	6.8	1.7	0.5	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.5	4.7	32.1	2.0	3.3	60.0	54.1	1.0	6.2	4.0	262	107	43	41	10	3	20	-36
20	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	24	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	6	40.3	23.3	10.0	2.2	1.3	2.0	8.2	14.8	55.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	7.0	8.2	85.7	63.3	4.3	5.7	4.0	242	140	60	13	8	12	28
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	24	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.3	35.8	4.8	6.5	1.7	0.3	13.5	25.7	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.9	6.8	7.7	89.1	61.7	1.0	3.8	4.0	254	215	29	39	10	2	21
22	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	24	1991-92	NBA Finals	POR	6	38.0	14.8	8.7	3.3	1.8	0.2	6.5	13.5	48.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.8	2.5	73.3	50.8	4.3	4.3	4.0	228	89	52	20	11	1	25
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	4	44.8	19.0	7.8	12.5	1.8	0.8	6.3	15.5	40.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	6.5	7.0	92.9	51.1	3.3	4.5	6.0	179	76	31	50	7	3	16
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	38.8	29.2	8.8	5.6	2.6	0.0	11.8	25.0	47.2	2.2	9.0	24.4	3.4	5.8	58.6	53.0	0.0	8.8	4.6	194	146	44	28	13	0	14	+7
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.7	21.5	6.8	7.0	1.2	0.7	7.3	20.0	36.7	3.3	7.3	45.5	3.5	5.3	65.6	48.1	0.8	6.0	3.8	244	129	41	42	7	4	15	-21

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2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
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5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
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Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 2/22	CLE	@	OKC	1:00 PM
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1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
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11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
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Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
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