cavaliers most steals by a player in a playoff game before 1991

Before 1990-91, Ron Harper got the most steals for the Cavaliers in a playoff game, with 6 steals in Game 5 of the 1988 First Round against the Bulls.

NAME STL DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Ron Harper
R. Harper
6
5/8/1988
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
34
17
2
4
1
8
13
61.5
0
0
1
3
33.3
59.4
1
1
3
2
2 Ron Harper
R. Harper
5
4/30/1989
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
38
31
11
4
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
7
10
70.0
66.2
4
7
3
1
3 John Bagley
J. Bagley
5
4/18/1985
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
42
22
3
11
0
11
19
57.9
0
1
0.0
0
0
57.9
1
2
6
3
4 Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
4
5/1/1990
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
36
25
10
9
0
9
13
69.2
2
3
66.7
5
7
71.4
77.7
1
9
2
3
5 Craig Ehlo
C. Ehlo
4
4/28/1988
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
44
21
6
6
0
9
18
50.0
0
3
0.0
3
5
60.0
52.0
1
5
2
3
6 Johnny Davis
J. Davis
4
4/20/1985
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
21
15
4
5
0
6
8
75.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
80.5
1
3
1
1
7 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
4
4/15/1977
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
21
4
7
1
1
2
7
28.6
0
0
28.6
0
7
5
8 Bingo Smith
B. Smith
4
4/15/1976
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
38
17
5
4
0
7
17
41.2
3
4
75.0
45.3
1
4
4
9 Larry Nance
L. Nance
3
5/5/1990
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
36
9
8
3
3
2
7
28.6
0
0
5
7
71.4
44.6
2
6
2
5
10 Mark Price
M. Price
3
5/1/1990
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
26
15
2
4
0
3
9
33.3
2
4
50.0
7
7
100.0
62.1
0
2
2
3
11 Steve Kerr
S. Kerr
3
4/26/1990
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
24
4
1
1
0
2
4
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
0
1
1
2
12 Darnell Valentine
D. Valentine
3
4/28/1989
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
33
8
2
6
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
0
0
44.4
1
1
3
2
13 Ron Harper
R. Harper
3
5/5/1988
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
40
30
8
5
1
12
23
52.2
0
2
0.0
6
6
100.0
58.5
1
7
4
1
14 Foots Walker
F. Walker
3
4/15/1977
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
28
20
4
6
1
8
13
61.5
4
4
100.0
67.8
2
2
4
15 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
5/11/1976
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
40
6
9
6
4
3
10
30.0
0
0
30.0
4
5
5
16 Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
3
5/9/1976
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
34
16
0
4
1
7
12
58.3
2
3
66.7
60.1
0
0
3
17 Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
3
5/6/1976
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
30
21
4
3
0
10
17
58.8
1
1
100.0
60.2
2
2
2
18 Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
3
4/26/1976
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
41
15
12
2
0
7
11
63.6
1
1
100.0
65.6
6
6
1
19 Bingo Smith
B. Smith
3
4/22/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
35
15
4
3
0
7
16
43.8
1
2
50.0
44.4
1
3
2
20 Mark Price
M. Price
2
5/3/1990
CLE CLE
vs
PHI PHI
45
18
4
18
1
6
13
46.2
1
3
33.3
5
5
100.0
59.2
0
4
5
1
21 Winston Bennett
W. Bennett
2
4/26/1990
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
22
6
1
0
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
0
0
37.5
1
0
0
2
22 Mark Price
M. Price
2
4/26/1990
CLE CLE
@
PHI PHI
42
21
3
12
0
9
14
64.3
0
3
0.0
3
3
100.0
68.5
0
3
5
1
23 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
2
5/7/1989
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
33
8
11
6
1
3
9
33.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
40.5
2
9
3
4
24 Ron Harper
R. Harper
2
5/7/1989
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
44
22
2
6
2
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
60.4
0
2
1
4
25 Ron Harper
R. Harper
2
5/5/1989
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
48
17
5
4
0
6
12
50.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
58.1
1
4
0
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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64
18
.780
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61
21
.744
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51
31
.622
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32
.610
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34
.585
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