Jayson Tatum has now made the most turnovers in a single postseason / News - Basketnews.com

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After Game 5 of the NBA Finals series against the Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum became an all-time leader in a not-so-pleasant category.

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The Celtics forward has now made the most turnovers in a single NBA postseason with 95. He passed LeBron James who previously held the record with 94, which was achieved during the 2017-2018 NBA postseason.

Tatum has been averaging 4.13 turnovers throughout this year's playoffs. He averaged 5 turnovers per game in a First Round series against the Brooklyn Nets and 4.7 turnovers per game in the Eastern Conference Finals series against the Miami Heat.

Dwyane Wade is now second on the list (90, 2005-2006) with the legendary Larry Bird sitting in third place (87, 1983-1984).

However, not everything is bleak in Jayson Tatum's camp. The Celtics superstar has 15 games of 25+ points in this postseason - third-most by any player in NBA history age 24 or younger, only trailing Kevin Durant (17) and Dwyane Wade (16).

In a Game 5 loss, Tatum scored 27 points on a 10-for-20 shooting. Game 6 of the NBA Finals series is scheduled for Thursday night in Boston.

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