Greg Ballard got his most steals in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Celtics, with 5 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | G. Ballard | 5 | 5/5/1982 | @ | 51 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 43.4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | G. Ballard | 3 | 5/10/1987 | vs | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 78.6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | | G. Ballard | 3 | 4/19/1984 | @ | 41 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 48.2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | | G. Ballard | 3 | 4/17/1984 | @ | 43 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | | G. Ballard | 3 | 4/20/1982 | @ | 34 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 39.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | G. Ballard | 3 | 6/4/1978 | vs | 27 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | G. Ballard | 2 | 5/7/1987 | @ | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | G. Ballard | 2 | 4/29/1987 | vs | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | | G. Ballard | 2 | 4/24/1985 | vs | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | | G. Ballard | 2 | 4/16/1978 | @ | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 11 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 4/23/1987 | @ | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 4/17/1985 | @ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 4/24/1984 | vs | 43 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 4/23/1982 | vs | 34 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 43.1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/27/1979 | @ | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 16 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/24/1979 | vs | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 44.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/20/1979 | vs | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 18 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/16/1979 | @ | 29 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 19 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/13/1979 | vs | 21 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 70.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/6/1979 | vs | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 71.7 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/4/1979 | vs | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 22 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/28/1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/7/1978 | vs | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 34.7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 24 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/5/1978 | vs | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 49.7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 25 | | G. Ballard | 1 | 5/3/1978 | @ | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 48.9 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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