billy paultz most steals in a playoff game

Billy Paultz got his most steals in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals versus the Celtics, with 3 steals.

NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
3
5/5/1981
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
37
14
7
4
1
7
16
43.8
0
0
0
0
43.8
3
4
3
2
2Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
2
4/17/1981
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
36
10
13
3
2
3
10
30.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
39.6
2
5
3Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
2
4/16/1978
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
30
7
6
3
0
3
11
27.3
1
2
50.0
29.5
0
1
4Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
2
4/15/1977
SAS SAS
vs
BOS BOS
35
20
7
2
0
6
10
60.0
8
11
72.7
67.4
2
5Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/21/1985
UTA UTA
@
HOU HOU
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
25.0
28.4
0
0
1
1
6Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/4/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
21
6
12
4
1
3
13
23.1
0
0
0
0
23.1
4
8
0
5
7Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/29/1983
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
13
2
2
1
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
1
0
8Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/27/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
18
6
1
0
1
3
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
0
1
1
4
9Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/26/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
23
6
3
0
0
2
4
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.5
2
1
1
3
10Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/12/1981
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
31
10
5
1
0
5
12
41.7
0
0
0
0
41.7
1
4
1
4
11Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/10/1981
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
33
10
6
1
1
5
14
35.7
0
0
0
0
35.7
4
2
0
4
12Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/9/1981
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
34
6
8
0
1
2
10
20.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
25.5
2
6
5
1
13Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/7/1981
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
31
13
4
1
1
6
11
54.5
0
0
1
2
50.0
54.7
0
4
0
2
14Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/29/1981
HOU HOU
@
KCK KCK
37
12
8
0
2
5
10
50.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
51.0
2
4
15Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/26/1981
HOU HOU
vs
KCK KCK
28
12
4
1
2
6
11
54.5
0
0
0
0
54.5
3
16Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/22/1981
HOU HOU
@
KCK KCK
38
14
4
0
4
6
10
60.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
64.3
1
17Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/3/1981
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
30
10
8
3
0
4
10
40.0
0
0
2
3
66.7
44.2
1
3
18Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/18/1979
SAS SAS
@
WAS WAS
29
8
9
4
2
4
8
50.0
0
0
50.0
1
4
19Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
5/9/1979
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
27
8
12
2
4
3
9
33.3
2
2
100.0
40.5
2
4
20Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/20/1979
SAS SAS
@
PHI PHI
26
10
14
2
0
5
13
38.5
0
0
38.5
3
1
21Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/17/1979
SAS SAS
vs
PHI PHI
24
7
5
3
2
2
3
66.7
3
4
75.0
73.5
0
4
22Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/25/1978
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
31
14
5
1
1
6
12
50.0
2
2
100.0
54.3
0
0
23Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/23/1978
SAS SAS
@
WAS WAS
35
17
8
1
0
6
12
50.0
5
7
71.4
56.4
0
1
24Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1
4/18/1978
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
35
10
5
3
1
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
63.5
1
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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