nba record for most turnovers in a game by a team

The San Francisco Warriors have committed the most turnovers by a team in a game with 45 turnovers against the Celtics on March 9, 1971.

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NBA record for most turnovers in a regular-season game by a team

	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	Warriors	45	3/9/1971	SFW	vs	BOS	L 112-134	240	112	57	24			47	102	46.1				18	23	78.3	49.9			19
2	Lakers	43	2/15/1974	LAL	vs	SEA	W 112-96	240	112	75	21			42	89	47.2				28	38	73.7	53.0			24
3	Nets	41	11/16/1980	NJN	vs	DET	W 89-80	240	89	41	18			32	62	51.6	0	0		25	36	69.4	57.2			21
4	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
5	Spurs	40	11/3/1977	SAS	vs	PHX	L 89-110	240	89	49	26	10	8	35	83	42.2				19	25	76.0	47.3	13	36	20
6	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
7	76ers	38	3/4/1979	PHI	@	PHX	L 94-119	240	94	45	21	6	6	41	81	50.6				12	13	92.3	54.2	9	36	24
8	Bulls	38	10/27/1978	CHI	vs	PHX	L 110-115	265	110	51	33	10	5	45	85	52.9				20	25	80.0	57.3	13	38	30
9	Nuggets	38	3/16/1977	DEN	@	IND	L 98-109	240	98	49	27	11	4	36	83	43.4				26	33	78.8	50.2	17	32	27
10	76ers	38	10/22/1976	PHI	vs	SAS	L 118-121	240	118	44	30	13	5	43	79	54.4				32	50	64.0	58.4			34
11	Celtics	38	10/30/1974	BOS	vs	CHI	L 104-105	240	104	58	22	6	4	41	88	46.6				22	35	62.9	50.3	20	38	24
12	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
13	Suns	37	10/29/1980	PHX	vs	SDC	W 105-89	240	105	52	25	11	10	40	76	52.6	0	0		25	40	62.5	56.1	12	40	25
14	Nuggets	37	10/24/1980	DEN	vs	PHX	L 94-117	240	94	51	24	16	13	38	94	40.4	0	2	0.0	18	24	75.0	45.0	14	37	36
15	Spurs	37	10/16/1980	SAS	@	DET	W 102-99	240	102	42	20	8	11	37	67	55.2	0	0		28	38	73.7	60.9			27
16	Suns	37	11/9/1979	PHX	vs	CLE	W 110-106	240	110	51	26	9	5	38	82	46.3	0	0		34	49	69.4	53.1	19	32	30
17	Nets	37	10/31/1979	NJN	vs	BOS	L 79-116	240	79	53	16	15	5	29	88	33.0	0	1	0.0	21	32	65.6	38.7	19	34	33
18	Jazz	37	11/5/1976	NOJ	vs	SAS	W 127-119	240	127	56	19	11	3	46	93	49.5				35	41	85.4	57.2			29
19	Hawks	37	11/21/1969	ATL	@	DET	W 118-106	240	118	63	21			44	86	51.2				30	39	76.9	57.2			24
20	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
21	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
22	Pacers	36	10/18/1979	IND	@	ATL	L 85-115	240	85	44	20	7	6	34	79	43.0	0	0		17	25	68.0	47.2			22
23	Suns	36	12/22/1978	PHX	vs	KCK	W 123-103	240	123	50	31	19	4	48	82	58.5				27	40	67.5	61.7	15	35	33
24	76ers	36	2/28/1978	PHI	@	POR	L 92-113	240	92	55	15	6	7	28	73	38.4				36	47	76.6	49.1	21	34	33
25	Celtics	36	3/4/1977	BOS	@	DET	W 94-92	240	94	57	16			40	83	48.2				14	22	63.6	50.7			21