celtics most steals by a player in a playoff game

Dennis Johnson has the most steals for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 7 steals in Game 2 of the 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Hawks.

	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	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	7	4/29/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	45	15	6	9	1	7	13	53.8	0	0		1	2	50.0	54.0	1	5	4	3
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	6	4/23/2022	BOS	@	BKN	45	39	5	6	0	13	29	44.8	4	13	30.8	9	10	90.0	58.4	2	3	6	4	+4
3	Glen Davis G. Davis	6	4/23/2009	BOS	@	CHI	39	14	9	6	3	5	12	41.7	0	0		4	5	80.0	49.3	3	6	2	4	+30
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	6	6/17/2008	BOS	vs	LAL	32	21	7	8	0	8	20	40.0	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	45.5	2	5	1	3	+24
5	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	6	4/28/2008	BOS	@	ATL	42	20	9	1	0	9	21	42.9	0	0		2	4	50.0	43.9	4	5	3	4	+7
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	6	5/1/1983	BOS	@	MIL	36	21	14	6	0	10	22	45.5	0	0		1	2	50.0	45.9	4	10	3	2
7	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	6	5/3/1974	BOS	vs	MIL	45	28	12	7	0	10	29	34.5				8	11	72.7	41.4	1	11		3
8	Derrick White D. White	5	5/27/2024	BOS	@	IND	42	16	4	4	3	7	14	50.0	2	9	22.2	0	0		57.1	1	3	0	3	+5
9	Marcus Smart M. Smart	5	5/25/2023	BOS	vs	MIA	30	23	3	2	0	7	12	58.3	4	6	66.7	5	6	83.3	78.6	1	2	2	0	+20
10	Brad Wanamaker B. Wanamaker	5	9/15/2020	BOS	vs	MIA	25	11	3	6	0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	76.4	0	3	0	2	-5
11	Al Horford A. Horford	5	5/9/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	38	15	8	3	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	45.6	2	6	1	4	+10
12	Evan Turner E. Turner	5	4/22/2016	BOS	vs	ATL	34	17	2	7	1	6	14	42.9	1	3	33.3	4	6	66.7	51.1	0	2	5	4	+11
13	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5	5/8/2012	BOS	@	ATL	44	13	5	12	0	6	17	35.3	1	2	50.0	0	0		38.2	1	4	5	0	-5
14	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	5	6/13/2010	BOS	vs	LAL	36	18	10	3	2	6	11	54.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	63.9	1	9	3	4	+6
15	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5	5/13/2010	BOS	vs	CLE	44	21	3	12	0	9	15	60.0	0	1	0.0	3	7	42.9	58.1	0	3	4	3	+7
16	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5	4/23/2009	BOS	@	CHI	34	20	11	6	0	8	15	53.3	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	59.7	0	11	3	4	+26
17	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5	4/20/2009	BOS	vs	CHI	40	19	12	16	0	7	18	38.9	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	44.1	7	5	2	1	+17
18	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5	5/20/2008	BOS	vs	DET	40	11	2	7	0	5	9	55.6	1	1	100.0	0	0		61.1	0	2	1	3	+8
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	5	4/23/2005	BOS	vs	IND	33	12	9	5	0	2	11	18.2	1	4	25.0	7	9	77.8	40.1	1	8	2	2	+15
20	Tony Delk T. Delk	5	5/12/2003	BOS	vs	NJN	47	23	9	2	1	10	16	62.5	3	5	60.0	0	0		71.9	1	8	2	2	-2
21	Antoine Walker A. Walker	5	5/12/2003	BOS	vs	NJN	46	20	9	7	1	8	15	53.3	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	61.3	2	7	6	6	+5
22	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	5	5/27/2002	BOS	vs	NJN	48	31	9	4	2	10	21	47.6	1	4	25.0	10	15	66.7	56.2	3	6	6	5	-2
23	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	5	5/10/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	48	42	3	6	1	16	28	57.1	1	1	100.0	9	12	75.0	63.1	1	2	2	4
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	6/1/1988	BOS	vs	DET	49	27	17	4	1	9	25	36.0	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	46.6	3	14	2	3
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	5/4/1988	BOS	@	NYK	46	20	8	12	0	8	22	36.4	1	5	20.0	3	3	100.0	42.9	3	5	3	3

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