hakeem olajuwon most steals in a playoff game

Hakeem Olajuwon had his most steals in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Nuggets, with 6 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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	4/26/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	44	38	16	4	5	18	27	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	66.1	8	8	3	6
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	4/25/1996	HOU	@	LAL	42	33	8	2	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	7	71.4	56.7	1	7	4	4
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	5/2/1986	HOU	@	DEN	40	31	11	2	7	9	17	52.9	0	0		13	19	68.4	61.1	5	6	1	6
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	4/24/1985	HOU	@	UTA	37	26	16	2	2	10	20	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	55.3	7	9	5	5
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/17/1997	HOU	vs	SEA	40	22	13	1	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		0	3	0.0	54.1	4	9	1	5	+2
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/9/1997	HOU	@	SEA	37	24	11	2	3	8	12	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	77.3	2	9	2	3	+14
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	4/26/1997	HOU	vs	MIN	40	18	10	5	4	9	12	75.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		75.0	1	9	3	5	+16
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/2/1996	HOU	vs	LAL	42	25	11	7	2	12	22	54.5	0	0		1	2	50.0	54.6	4	7	5	4
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/31/1994	HOU	vs	UTA	42	22	10	6	7	9	19	47.4	0	0		4	5	80.0	51.9	1	9	6	3
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/27/1994	HOU	@	UTA	46	29	13	5	4	10	23	43.5	0	0		9	15	60.0	49.0	4	9	4	2
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/23/1994	HOU	vs	UTA	44	31	6	2	4	12	20	60.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	64.7	1	5	4	3
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/1/1994	HOU	vs	POR	40	46	8	4	6	16	30	53.3	1	2	50.0	13	18	72.2	60.7	2	6	3	3
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	4/29/1993	HOU	vs	LAC	40	28	11	6	9	12	20	60.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	63.1	0	11	3	3
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/5/1989	HOU	vs	SEA	40	24	13	2	1	11	17	64.7	0	0		2	5	40.0	62.5	1	12	4	3
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	4/30/1987	HOU	vs	POR	37	27	9	5	5	11	19	57.9	0	0		5	9	55.6	58.8	5	4	4	5
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	4/24/1987	HOU	@	POR	35	30	10	6	5	13	16	81.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	82.4	3	7	2	5
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	6/8/1986	HOU	@	BOS	37	19	13	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	51.6	4	9	5	5
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	6/3/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	39	20	14	1	4	8	21	38.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	43.1	5	9	1	4
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4	5/13/1986	HOU	@	LAL	41	22	13	2	6	8	20	40.0	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	47.7	5	8	1	5
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	4/21/2002	TOR	@	DET	22	10	4	1	1	4	7	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	4	0	1	1	-12
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	5/27/1997	HOU	@	UTA	43	33	10	3	1	11	18	61.1	0	0		11	13	84.6	69.6	4	6	5	3	-8
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	5/25/1997	HOU	vs	UTA	39	27	10	4	4	9	18	50.0	0	0		9	12	75.0	58.0	0	10	4	5	+1
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	6/14/1995	HOU	vs	ORL	44	35	15	6	0	15	30	50.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	54.3	3	12	4	4
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	5/24/1995	HOU	@	SAS	41	41	16	4	2	18	31	58.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.9	4	12	4	5
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3	6/17/1994	HOU	@	NYK	40	27	8	1	2	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	61.7	4	4	8	3

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