nba record for most turnovers in a game by a team since 1983

Since 1982-83, the San Antonio Spurs have committed the most turnovers by a team in a game with 40 turnovers against the Warriors on February 15, 1989.

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	TEAM	TOV	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Spurs	40	2/15/1989	SAS	@	GSW	L 96-133	240	96	51	22	15	6	36	90	40.0	0	4	0.0	24	29	82.8	46.7	18	33	21
2	Suns	39	10/29/1985	PHX	vs	DEN	L 127-142	240	127	44	30	13	6	44	85	51.8	0	1	0.0	39	57	68.4	57.7	14	30	41
3	Magic	37	11/16/1989	ORL	@	MIL	L 113-132	240	113	47	25	10	0	40	84	47.6	3	8	37.5	30	37	81.1	56.3	16	31	20
4	Nets	36	1/14/1986	NJN	vs	PHI	L 105-123	240	105	42	25	15	6	42	88	47.7	1	2	50.0	20	22	90.9	53.7	16	26	27
5	Suns	36	11/8/1985	PHX	@	BOS	L 101-125	240	101	53	24	11	3	39	88	44.3	0	1	0.0	23	35	65.7	48.8	15	38	32
6	Nets	35	11/29/1987	NJN	@	POR	L 104-125	240	104	41	21	7	3	35	71	49.3	0	1	0.0	34	44	77.3	57.5	13	28	37
7	Warriors	35	3/17/1984	GSW	@	POR	L 96-133	240	96	31	17	11	4	36	84	42.9	1	5	20.0	23	31	74.2	49.2	16	15	29
8	Bulls	35	2/23/1983	CHI	@	NJN	L 86-119	240	86	32	11	14	7	27	75	36.0	0	2	0.0	32	46	69.6	45.1	9	23	29
9	Warriors	35	2/9/1983	GSW	@	KCK	L 98-103	240	98	44	14	21	8	33	74	44.6	2	2	100.0	30	39	76.9	53.8	15	29	25
10	Warriors	35	12/18/1982	GSW	vs	KCK	L 90-106	240	90	44	21	11	4	38	84	45.2	1	4	25.0	13	21	61.9	48.3	16	28	30
11	Nuggets	34	11/22/1992	DEN	@	LAL	L 107-119	240	107	47	25	6	2	41	88	46.6	1	4	25.0	24	26	92.3	53.8	17	30	26
12	Heat	34	3/11/1989	MIA	@	ATL	L 78-111	240	78	39	20	9	3	29	70	41.4	1	5	20.0	19	30	63.3	46.9	10	29	30
13	Heat	34	12/29/1988	MIA	@	SEA	L 99-129	240	99	49	22	7	3	41	91	45.1	0	1	0.0	17	25	68.0	48.5	17	32	35
14	Kings	34	12/4/1987	SAC	@	LAC	L 84-98	240	84	41	24	6	5	34	71	47.9	0	1	0.0	16	19	84.2	52.9	9	32	21
15	Nets	34	1/28/1987	NJN	@	LAC	L 91-98	240	91	48	24	2	3	33	73	45.2	4	8	50.0	21	26	80.8	53.9	11	37	34
16	Suns	34	11/13/1984	PHX	@	DEN	L 110-122	240	110	50	29	6	5	47	80	58.8	0	3	0.0	16	19	84.2	62.2	10	40	24
17	Knicks	34	11/4/1983	NYK	@	POR	L 97-106	240	97	43	21	8	3	33	70	47.1	1	5	20.0	30	35	85.7	56.8	11	32	36
18	Celtics	34	3/11/1983	BOS	@	NJN	L 93-98	240	93	35	20		6	36	72	50.0	0	3	0.0	21	27	77.8	55.4			23
19	Bulls	34	1/15/1983	CHI	vs	MIL	L 126-128	290	126	50	31	8	3	45	84	53.6	0	1	0.0	36	50	72.0	59.4	13	37	43
20	Hawks	34	11/20/1982	ATL	@	PHX	L 80-91	240	80	46	17	7	9	34	82	41.5	0	5	0.0	12	14	85.7	45.4	15	31	30
21	Nets	34	11/3/1982	NJN	@	WAS	L 85-104	240	85	42	17	8	7	31	70	44.3	0	1	0.0	23	36	63.9	49.5	9	33	25
22	Hawks	34	10/29/1982	ATL	@	DET	L 86-94	240	86	45	21	7	5	39	83	47.0	0	0		8	12	66.7	48.7	17	28	29
23	Hornets	33	12/12/2004	NOH	@	WAS	L 69-88	240	69	45	14	10	3	21	66	31.8	2	12	16.7	25	30	83.3	43.6	10	35	17
24	Nuggets	33	3/20/1997	DEN	@	SEA	L 97-123	240	97	36	20	8	7	31	69	44.9	16	31	51.6	19	24	79.2	61.0	8	28	16
25	Nuggets	33	11/11/1994	DEN	@	LAL	W 124-117	265	124	67	25	6	11	41	91	45.1	5	8	62.5	37	46	80.4	55.7	23	44	26

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PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

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111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

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3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

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Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1982-83, the San Antonio Spurs have committed the most turnovers by a team in a game with 40 turnovers against the Warriors on February 15, 1989.

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