The basic columns
TOV
What does TOV mean in basketball?
失误Turnovers
Giving the ball up without getting a shot off. Bad passes, steals against you, travels, double dribbles and the 8- and 24-second violations all land here.
Also writtenTO · TUpdated 20 Aug 2026
Worked through
You throw it out of bounds from the baseline: one turnover, and because nobody touched it, no steal for them.
What it leaves out
Whoever handles the ball most turns it over most, so raw totals punish point guards. Compare AST/TO, or adjust for usage.
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One term down, the whole sheet to go
The numbers on a sheet lean on each other. How many free throws appear depends on the team foul count; how many rebounds exist depends on how both teams shot. Reading a whole game means reading them together.