karl malone has the most single-season turnovers in nba history.
karl malone has the most single-season turnovers in nba history.
who has the most single-season turnovers in nba history?
karl malone
after missing the rockets' next game with an illness and a strained neck, his return game on february 25 saw him score 28 points against the atlanta hawks, snapping his 32-game streak with at least 30. on february 28, he scored 58 points in a 121–118 win over the miami heat. on march 19, he scored 31 points in a win against the hawks and became the first player in nba history to score 30 or more points against all 29 other teams in a single season. on march 20, he scored 57 points in a 126–125 overtime loss to the memphis grizzlies, marking his seventh 50-point game of the season. two days later, he matched his career high with 61 points, including 27 in the first quarter, to lead the rockets to a 111–105 victory over the san antonio spurs. for these performances, he received his fourth western conference player of the week honor of the 2018–19 season. on march 31, harden had 50 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 119–108 win over the sacramento kings to record his ninth 50-point game of the regular season. it was his fifth career 50-point triple-double, the most of any player in nba history. he also became the ninth player in nba history to make 2,000 3-pointers in their career. after a 135–103 victory against the los angeles clippers on april 3, he became the third person in nba history to record 2,700+ points and 500+ assists in a single season. in a 149–113 blowout win against the phoenix suns on april 7, harden's 30-point, 13-rebound, nine-assist, and two-steal performance matched and broke several records: he tied kobe bryant for the most 30-point games in one season for any nba player in the past 30 years with 56 games; became the second player in nba history (michael jordan, 1989–90) to record 2,700 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds in one season; and joined michael jordan as the only player to average at least 30 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in one season. he finished the season with the largest scoring margin (8.1 ppg) over the second-leading scorer since chamberlain in 1962–63.
james harden
on april 1, golden state lost at home for the first time since january 27, 2015. they fell to the boston celtics 109–106 and snapped a 54-game regular-season home winning streak. their home record for this season dropped to 36–1 with the loss. golden state became the first team in nba history to score 1,000 three-pointers in a single season during their 136–111 win against the portland trail blazers. the win was golden state's 69th of the season, making them the fourth team in nba history to record at least 69 wins in a season, along with the 1971–72 los angeles lakers and 1995–96/1996–97 chicago bulls teams. the warriors became the first team since the 1991–92 chicago bulls to record 40 games with at least 30 assists in a single season. by defeating the san antonio spurs on april 7, the warriors became only the 2nd team in nba history to reach 70 wins in a season, joining the 72-win 1995–96 chicago bulls. after defeating the spurs again on april 10, the warriors tied the nba record for most regular-season wins with 72, previously set by the 1995–96 chicago bulls. golden state snapped a 33-game regular season losing streak against the spurs in san antonio (lasting since february 14, 1997), the second longest such streak against one team in nba history. the warriors also ended the spurs' nba record 39 home wins to start the season (in total a 48-game home winning streak dating back to the previous season.) golden state became the first team in nba history to go the entire regular season without back-to-back losses and the first team in nba history to go the entire regular season without losing to the same team twice.
2015–16 golden state warriors season