most turnovers in postseason history nba

LeBron James has the most career turnovers in the playoffs with 1,073 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player in postseason history NBA

	NAME	TOV	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	1,073	298	41.3	28.3	9.0	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.5	49.5	1.6	4.9	33.2	6.4	8.6	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.5	3.6	12,294	8,428	2,671	2,145	501	286	675	+1290
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	696	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	1.9	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	358	64	524
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	649	216	37.5	24.3	11.6	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	769	+638
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	647	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	310	144	660	+555
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	633	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	8.3	2.5	9,370	5,172	2,859	764	168	568	701	+1090
6	James Harden J. Harden	626	180	36.3	22.4	5.5	6.5	1.7	0.6	6.8	15.9	42.6	2.5	7.4	34.2	6.4	7.4	86.8	58.7	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,527	4,039	985	1,168	297	102	528	+276
7	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	602	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	686	+232
8	Tony Parker T. Parker	594	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	4,045	666	1,143	198	19	429	+581
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	583	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	3,954	928	870	273	175	467	+432
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	559	171	40.5	29.3	7.8	4.2	1.0	1.2	9.9	20.7	47.8	2.1	6.0	35.5	7.4	8.5	86.8	59.9	0.8	7.0	3.3	6,934	5,008	1,333	713	173	205	431	+641
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	550	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	662	+123
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	546	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	2.1	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	541	+294
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	517	182	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	539	+105
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	516	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	4,147	828	953	231	50	388	+971
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	506	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	3,897	1,683	1,062	296	145	466
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	501	135	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,787	3,035	905	955	223	42	391	+6
17	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	481	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	3,054	874	827	292	61	588	+951
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	480	180	38.9	17.3	4.3	5.6	1.4	0.6	6.5	14.8	43.9	0.2	0.8	23.6	4.2	5.2	80.2	50.7	1.5	2.9	2.7	6,994	3,116	781	1,006	247	113	575
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	476	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	3,180	985	579	204	105	547	+160
20	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	450	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	302	52	348	+110
21	Draymond Green D. Green	447	169	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	54.2	1.6	7.0	2.6	5,834	1,934	1,457	1,020	257	225	637	+970
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	447	169	34.5	21.8	7.9	2.9	0.9	2.4	8.9	16.5	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.4	76.0	57.9	2.3	5.6	2.6	5,828	3,689	1,330	495	150	399	583
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	424	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	562	-29
24	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	397	145	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	1.9	0.7	7.4	16.6	44.7	1.0	3.4	28.8	4.6	5.9	78.7	53.2	2.5	4.4	2.7	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	278	108	486	+52
25	Julius Erving J. Erving	396	122	37.1	21.1	7.1	4.2	1.6	1.8	8.1	16.8	47.9	0.1	0.3	19.4	4.9	6.3	77.1	53.7	2.6	4.5	3.2	4,530	2,570	872	509	194	216	358

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/5	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 5/7	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
Sat 5/9	DET	@	CLE	3:00 PM
Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/13	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

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Cavaliers

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

33.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.4

Cunningham

28.0

Embiid

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.3

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10.8

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

8.3

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.7

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2.5

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

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2.3

Thompson

2.3

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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3.5

Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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129.0

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Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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104.3

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107.4

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Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.1

12.9

4.9

4.6

3.0

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346.6

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346.6

Barnes

345.3

Jokić

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

370.5

Cunningham

368.3

Jokić

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.0

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Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.17

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2.33

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51-36

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

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38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0