nba record for most turnovers in a playoff game by a player

James Harden has the most turnovers in a playoff game with 12 turnovers in Game 5 of the 2015 Western Conference Finals versus the Warriors.

NAMETOVDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
12
5/27/2015
@
43
14
6
5
3
0
2
11
18.2
0
3
0.0
10
13
76.9
41.9
2
4
5
-4
2Stephon Castle
S. Castle
11
5/18/2026
@
49
17
6
11
1
0
5
14
35.7
1
6
16.7
6
7
85.7
49.8
2
4
3
-1
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
11
8/17/2020
@
38
42
7
9
3
0
13
21
61.9
2
6
33.3
14
15
93.3
76.1
0
7
4
-14
4John Williamson
J. Williamson
11
4/11/1979
@
46
38
4
3
1
0
14
28
50.0
10
12
83.3
57.1
2
2
4
5Trae Young
T. Young
10
4/19/2022
@
41
25
6
7
0
0
10
20
50.0
2
10
20.0
3
4
75.0
57.4
2
4
3
-11
6James Harden
J. Harden
10
4/29/2013
vs
35
15
1
3
5
1
4
12
33.3
0
4
0.0
7
8
87.5
48.3
0
1
5
+9
7LeBron James
L. James
10
5/6/2008
@
39
12
9
9
1
1
2
18
11.1
0
6
0.0
8
10
80.0
26.8
2
7
4
-7
8LeBron James
L. James
10
4/25/2006
vs
43
26
9
2
2
3
7
25
28.0
1
6
16.7
11
15
73.3
41.1
2
7
5
-2
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
10
5/7/2002
@
46
27
17
5
1
5
10
19
52.6
0
0
7
12
58.3
55.6
5
12
2
+1
10Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
10
5/2/1998
@
43
7
4
3
1
2
3
11
27.3
0
0
1
2
50.0
29.5
1
3
2
-7
11Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
10
5/2/1994
@
42
13
7
4
1
1
6
12
50.0
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
50.5
3
4
4
12Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
10
5/23/1989
@
43
22
1
10
2
0
6
12
50.0
0
0
10
10
100.0
67.1
0
1
3
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
10
4/24/1984
@
42
22
15
1
0
3
10
22
45.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
48.1
2
13
5
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
10
4/7/1981
vs
44
12
12
9
4
5
13
38.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
43.2
4
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
10
5/14/1980
vs
39
14
15
10
3
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
5
10
5
16Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
10
4/14/1978
vs
28
1
5
10
2
0
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
15.1
5
17Stephon Castle
S. Castle
9
5/20/2026
@
38
25
5
8
1
0
10
17
58.8
1
6
16.7
4
4
100.0
66.6
2
3
3
-11
18Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
9
4/25/2026
@
41
27
5
9
0
0
8
23
34.8
3
10
30.0
8
9
88.9
50.1
2
3
3
+2
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
9
4/21/2026
@
41
23
6
4
1
1
7
12
58.3
1
4
25.0
8
9
88.9
72.1
2
4
4
-2
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9
4/30/2024
@
48
19
16
10
1
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
4
6
66.7
43.9
5
11
3
+14
21Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
9
4/20/2024
@
41
24
7
5
0
0
9
17
52.9
2
7
28.6
4
8
50.0
58.5
1
6
3
-11
22Trae Young
T. Young
9
6/25/2021
@
28
15
2
3
2
0
6
16
37.5
1
8
12.5
2
3
66.7
43.3
0
2
0
-29
23Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
9
9/1/2020
@
43
22
9
1
0
1
9
22
40.9
2
8
25.0
2
2
100.0
48.1
1
8
3
+3
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
9
4/15/2019
vs
34
21
5
5
3
1
5
8
62.5
0
1
0.0
11
12
91.7
79.1
0
5
6
+2
25James Harden
J. Harden
9
5/26/2018
@
40
32
7
9
3
0
10
24
41.7
4
12
33.3
8
9
88.9
57.2
2
5
4
-19
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for turnovers going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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