Anžejs Pasečņiks ties record for most turnovers in 6 minutes, a breakdown
What Happened
Anžejs Pasečņiks, the Latvian forward for the Washington Wizards, sets a franchise record and ties an NBA record for most turnovers in a 6-minute span during a blowout game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With just 6 minutes remaining and the Wizards trailing significantly, Pasečņiks checks into the game. On his very first possession, he sets an illegal screen that is called for a turnover. "That's turnover number one," the announcer notes. Moments later, Pasečņiks is "mauled" by Timberwolves center Naz Reid, leading to another turnover. "That's his second turnover in his, I mean, he's in for like two minutes now," the announcer comments. Despite the turnovers, the Wizards continue to run the offense through Pasečņiks. He gets stripped of the ball again, but recovers it, only to have his pass finished off by the Timberwolves for another turnover. "That's turnover number three," the announcer says. Pasečņiks sets yet another illegal screen, which is whistled for his fourth turnover. "No, he can't believe it," the announcer states. The big man gets the ball again, but Reid simply "bullies him" and kicks the ball away, narrowly avoiding another turnover. With time winding down, Pasečņiks grabs a rebound, but the ball slips out of his hands for the fifth and final turnover, tying the NBA record for most turnovers in a 6-minute span. "There you go, Pasečņiks the Latvian Lion, that's his nickname, smiling all about it, sets the record, ties the record, most turnovers in 6 minutes - five," the announcer concludes. Despite the comical nature of the sequence, Pasečņiks appears to be in good spirits, embracing the moment and his new "Latvian Lion" moniker. The blowout loss is clearly overshadowed by the young player's remarkable, if inauspicious, achievement.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momenta franchise record was set and an nba
record was tied by posnix
on the wizards i pronounced that
perfectly he came in for the last six
minutes of this blowout set that
perfectly legal screen and then set that
perfectly
legal screen but got called for it and
turnover number one
now he tied an nba record for most
turnovers
in six minutes with five five turnovers
in six minutes
here he is getting busy and getting just
mauled by reed
on the uh on the timberwolves who then
picks him
just nice casual pick that's his second
turnover
in his i mean he's in for like two
minutes now two turnovers boom goes for
two
nice slam dunk all right they're running
the offense through him this whole time
which i found kind of confusing like why
is he getting the ball so much
he's down low again they're gonna dish
it to him he gets stripped
right away but recovers grabs the ball
again sees his pass
and gets to him the guy finishes it as
if he caught it which i appreciate a lot
that's turnover number three which goes
for two
for the other team immediately here we
go again
two minutes left they give the ball to
him again now he's going to set another
one of those perfectly legal screens
gets called for it for some reason again
no he can't believe it
turnover is that four now i don't know
if we're at three or four i forget
but he's got the ball again and then
that's not a turnover
um dude kicked it but that dude reed's
just bullying him
which i appreciate just like hey i don't
care if this goes against us i'm just
gonna kick this ball i'm not letting you
do anything
this entire six minutes besides turning
over another one of those screens but
that doesn't get called
gets the ball no 11 says no you're not
getting the ball man
don't even think about getting the ball
here comes a rebound right in his hands
out of his hands now that they didn't
call that a turnover just
you know he just didn't get the rebound
could have caught gave him a turnover
maybe and then he would have set the
record so ref's got to start thinking oh
no
there it is that's number five
let me go back that's number five you
know
and come on man move your feet a little
catch the ball so there you go possess
nyx
the latvian lion that's his nickname
smiling all about it sets the record
ties the record most turnovers
in six minutes five congratulations to
him
more records than any of us