celtics most steals by a player in a playoff game before 1987

Before 1986-87, Dennis Johnson got the most steals for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 7 steals in Game 2 of the 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals against 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	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
3	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
4	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	5	4/27/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	39	17	5	4	0	8	10	80.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		85.0	2	3	3	3
5	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	5	6/9/1985	BOS	vs	LAL	43	6	4	11	0	3	16	18.8	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.8	0	4	2	5
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	5	5/31/1984	BOS	vs	LAL	42	18	11	0	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		0	4	0.0	57.1	3	8	2	5
7	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	5	5/2/1984	BOS	vs	NYK	33	14	3	6	1	6	12	50.0	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	54.3	2	1	3	5
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	5/9/1981	BOS	@	HOU	44	8	13	10	2	3	11	27.3	0	0		2	4	50.0	31.3	2	11	3	3
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	5/7/1981	BOS	vs	HOU	45	19	21	3	0	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	49.2	4	17	5	3
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	5/3/1981	BOS	vs	PHI	43	23	11	5	2	8	17	47.1	1	1	100.0	6	7	85.7	57.3			1	1
11	Chris Ford C. Ford	5	4/11/1980	BOS	vs	HOU	37	10	2	4	1	5	9	55.6	0	0		0	0		55.6				4
12	Charlie Scott C. Scott	5	6/6/1976	BOS	@	PHX	42	25	11	3	0	9	24	37.5				7	9	77.8	44.7	5	6		5
13	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	4	6/1/1986	BOS	@	HOU	46	13	5	5	0	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	0	0		59.1	1	4	2	3
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	6/1/1986	BOS	@	HOU	45	25	15	11	0	10	26	38.5	0	3	0.0	5	5	100.0	44.3	4	11	3	5
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/29/1986	BOS	vs	HOU	44	31	8	7	2	12	19	63.2	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	6	3	0
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/26/1986	BOS	vs	HOU	44	21	8	13	0	8	18	44.4	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	7	4	4
17	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	4	5/26/1986	BOS	vs	HOU	41	19	11	8	0	6	12	50.0	1	2	50.0	6	10	60.0	57.9	1	10	4	1
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	4	5/17/1986	BOS	@	MIL	44	11	2	5	0	3	11	27.3	0	0		5	8	62.5	37.9	1	1	2	5
19	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	4	5/22/1985	BOS	vs	PHI	41	12	4	4	0	6	12	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	1	3	4	2
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/18/1985	BOS	@	PHI	42	26	7	5	1	11	19	57.9	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	65.4	3	4	4	4
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/12/1985	BOS	vs	PHI	38	23	9	7	1	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	59.5	4	5	2	4
22	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	4	6/6/1984	BOS	@	LAL	25	13	2	3	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	53.3	1	1	2	1
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/19/1984	BOS	@	MIL	41	28	8	6	0	10	18	55.6	0	0		8	8	100.0	65.1	1	7	8	1
24	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	4	5/9/1984	BOS	vs	NYK	32	16	6	2	1	4	5	80.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	85.1	1	5	4	5
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	4	5/2/1984	BOS	vs	NYK	37	37	11	4	2	16	22	72.7	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	77.9	4	7	5	3