Dave Cowens had his most steals in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1976 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Cavaliers, with 4 steals.
| 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 |  | D. Cowens | 4 | 5/14/1976 | @ | 46 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 29.9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | | D. Cowens | 3 | 6/6/1976 | @ | 44 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | | D. Cowens | 3 | 4/24/1975 | vs | 43 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 4/12/1977 | vs | 37 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 5/27/1976 | vs | 40 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 38.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 4/22/1975 | @ | 48 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 56.3 | 4 | 20 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 5/12/1974 | @ | 47 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 8 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 5/10/1974 | vs | 43 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 26.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31.3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 9 | | D. Cowens | 2 | 4/30/1974 | @ | 50 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 37.2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| 10 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 4/11/1980 | vs | 35 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 44.2 | 5 | ||||||
| 11 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/30/1976 | @ | 35 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 67.4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | |||||||
| 12 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/23/1976 | vs | 48 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 57.4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/11/1976 | @ | 46 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 47.0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 14 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/9/1976 | vs | 38 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 44.7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
| 15 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/6/1976 | vs | 43 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 45.7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| 16 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 4/19/1975 | @ | 33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 17 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/7/1974 | @ | 46 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 49.9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 18 | | D. Cowens | 1 | 5/5/1974 | vs | 42 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 48.5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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