highest steal per game in nba playoff third season

Calvin Murphy averaged the most steals per game by a player in his 3rd playoff, with 4.0 per game.

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highest steal per game by a player in NBA playoff third season

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	4.0	1978-79	HOU	2	36.5	13.0	1.5	3.0	0.5	4.5	15.5	29.0				4.0	4.5	88.9	37.2	1.0	0.5	1.0	73	26	3	6	8	1	2	9
2	Baron Davis B. Davis	3.6	2001-02	CHA	9	44.6	22.6	7.0	7.9	0.6	7.9	20.9	37.8	2.3	6.9	33.9	4.4	7.4	59.7	46.7	1.8	5.2	3.0	401	203	63	71	32	5	27	36	+23
3	Larry Steele L. Steele	3.3	1978-79	POR	3	24.3	13.3	3.7	2.3	0.0	5.3	9.3	57.1				2.7	3.0	88.9	62.6	2.0	1.7	1.0	73	40	11	7	10	0	3	8
4	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	3.3	1976-77	CHI	3	44.7	5.3	5.0	9.7	0.3	1.0	6.3	15.8				3.3	4.0	83.3	32.9	1.7	3.3		134	16	15	29	10	1		14
5	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	3.1	1983-84	NJN	11	40.3	16.8	4.9	7.2	0.4	6.3	15.4	40.8	0.5	2.0	27.3	3.7	5.1	73.2	47.8	1.8	3.1	2.7	443	185	54	79	34	4	30	40
6	Micheal Williams M. Williams	3.0	1991-92	IND	3	35.3	16.7	2.7	8.0	0.0	6.0	14.3	41.9	1.0	3.0	33.3	3.7	5.0	73.3	50.4	0.3	2.3	2.3	106	50	8	24	9	0	7	12
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.0	1986-87	UTA	5	31.4	10.0	2.2	8.0	0.2	3.6	5.8	62.1	0.8	1.0	80.0	2.0	2.6	76.9	72.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	157	50	11	40	15	1	11	18
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.9	1981-82	LAL	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	0.2	5.9	11.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.5	6.6	82.8	61.4	3.9	7.4	3.1	562	243	158	130	40	3	44	50
9	Kermit Washington K. Washington	2.7	1980-81	POR	3	42.7	8.7	17.3	2.3	0.7	4.0	7.7	52.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	54.4	4.7	12.7	2.3	128	26	52	7	8	2	7	9
10	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	2.6	2024-25	MIL	5	34.2	18.8	2.2	1.2	0.0	6.4	12.4	51.6	4.4	8.8	50.0	1.6	2.0	80.0	70.8	0.2	2.0	0.6	171	94	11	6	13	0	3	9	-18
11	Johnny Moore J. Moore	2.5	1982-83	SAS	11	37.6	22.5	4.3	14.6	0.3	9.5	17.9	53.3	0.8	1.5	52.9	2.5	3.2	80.0	58.1	0.7	3.5	2.5	414	247	47	161	28	3	28	41
12	Sarunas Marciulionis S. Marciulionis	2.5	1995-96	SAC	4	25.3	7.3	1.8	3.5	0.0	2.0	7.3	27.6	1.0	4.5	22.2	2.3	3.8	60.0	40.7	1.0	0.8	2.5	101	29	7	14	10	0	10	4
13	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	2.5	1990-91	PHI	8	41.1	20.9	5.8	3.4	1.3	5.9	12.6	46.5	1.8	3.3	53.8	7.4	7.9	93.7	64.9	1.0	4.8	2.0	329	167	46	27	20	10	16	29
14	Terry Porter T. Porter	2.5	1987-88	POR	4	37.3	17.0	3.5	7.0	0.0	7.3	13.0	55.8	0.3	0.8	33.3	2.3	3.3	69.2	58.9	1.0	2.5	3.3	149	68	14	28	10	0	13	13
15	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.5	1980-81	PHI	16	32.1	10.5	3.2	7.3	0.8	4.3	7.8	54.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.6	76.2	58.5	0.3	2.9	2.3	513	168	51	116	40	12	36	55
16	Andre Roberson A. Roberson	2.4	2016-17	OKC	5	37.0	11.6	6.2	1.8	3.4	4.8	9.2	52.2	1.4	3.4	41.2	0.6	4.2	14.3	52.5	3.6	2.6	1.4	185	58	31	9	12	17	7	15	-21
17	Robert Reid R. Reid	2.4	1980-81	HOU	21	41.3	16.1	6.8	4.7	1.1	6.6	14.4	45.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.9	4.4	66.3	49.3	2.7	4.1	2.1	868	339	142	98	50	24	44	80
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.4	2000-01	PHI	22	46.2	32.9	4.7	6.1	0.3	11.7	30.0	38.9	2.2	6.5	33.8	7.3	9.5	77.4	48.0	0.7	4.0	2.9	1,016	723	104	134	52	7	63	55	+1
19	Fat Lever F. Lever	2.4	1984-85	DEN	11	31.1	13.3	6.5	8.5	0.2	4.5	11.1	40.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.4	5.7	76.2	48.8	2.1	4.4	3.1	342	146	71	93	26	2	34	33
20	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	2.3	1989-90	DAL	3	43.0	16.7	15.3	0.3	3.3	7.3	15.3	47.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	48.8	3.0	12.3	3.0	129	50	46	1	7	10	9	12
21	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	2.3	1979-80	KCK	3	33.7	6.7	7.3	4.3	0.7	2.7	7.0	38.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	43.9	2.0	5.3	2.7	101	20	22	13	7	2	8	11
22	Derek Harper D. Harper	2.3	1985-86	DAL	10	34.8	13.4	1.9	7.6	0.0	5.7	10.7	53.3	0.8	1.4	57.1	1.2	1.6	75.0	58.8	1.3	0.6	2.3	348	134	19	76	23	0	23	27
23	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	2.3	2019-20	IND	4	30.8	17.8	3.3	2.5	0.0	5.5	14.0	39.3	3.0	8.3	36.4	3.8	4.0	93.8	56.3	0.0	3.3	3.5	123	71	13	10	9	0	14	14	-12
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	2.3	2004-05	NJN	4	44.8	26.8	8.5	5.8	0.0	8.8	24.0	36.5	1.5	4.8	31.6	7.8	9.0	86.1	47.8	2.3	6.3	3.8	179	107	34	23	9	0	15	17	-45
25	George Lynch G. Lynch	2.3	1998-99	PHI	8	31.1	9.0	6.6	2.0	0.3	3.6	8.1	44.6	0.3	0.8	33.3	1.5	2.1	70.6	49.7	3.5	3.1	1.6	249	72	53	16	18	2	13	30	+30

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2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sun 3/8	HOU	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Tue 3/10	TOR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/13	NOP	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

32.3

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RPG Leaders

12.6

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DRtg Rankings

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	30.5

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1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 1/31	LAL	@	NYK	100-112
Sat 1/31	LAC	@	PHX	117-93
Sat 1/31	CLE	@	POR	130-111
Sat 1/31	OKC	@	DEN	121-111
Sun 2/1	NOP	@	CHA	95-102

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Fri 3/6	DAL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
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Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
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Calvin Murphy averaged the most steals per game by a player in his 3rd playoff, with 4.0 per game.

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