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highest steals by a player average in a finals series| NAME | SPG | SEASON | SERIES | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Irving | 4.0 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals |  CLE | 1 | 43.6 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 51.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +5 |
| 2 |  | R. Barry | 3.5 | 1974-75 | NBA Finals |  GSW | 4 | 43.0 | 29.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 24.8 | 44.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 93.8 | 52.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 172 | 118 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| 3 |  | R. Horry | 3.0 | 1994-95 | NBA Finals |  HOU | 4 | 46.8 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 13.3 | 43.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 37.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 66.7 | 57.0 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 187 | 71 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 |  | I. Thomas | 2.9 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals |  DET | 7 | 37.4 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 42.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 83.3 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 262 | 138 | 31 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 5 |  | M. Jordan | 2.8 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals |  CHI | 5 | 44.0 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 22.6 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 220 | 156 | 33 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |
| 6 |  | R. Horry | 2.8 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 4 | 39.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 45.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 45.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 83.3 | 60.1 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 159 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +35 |
| 7 |  | M. Cheeks | 2.8 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 4 | 35.8 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 55.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 60.0 | 56.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 143 | 61 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Bryant | 2.7 | 2007-08 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 43.0 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 21.8 | 40.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 79.6 | 50.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 258 | 154 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 19 | -39 |
| 9 |  | D. Wade | 2.7 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals |  MIA | 6 | 43.5 | 34.7 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 23.2 | 46.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 77.3 | 57.2 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 261 | 208 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | +22 |
| 10 |  | L. Bird | 2.7 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals |  BOS | 6 | 44.8 | 24.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 18.3 | 48.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 93.9 | 57.8 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 269 | 144 | 58 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 17 | |
| 11 |  | M. Johnson | 2.7 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 87.5 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 256 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 17 | |
| 12 |  | J. Erving | 2.7 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 6 | 41.3 | 30.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 54.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 85.7 | 60.4 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 248 | 182 | 41 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 17 | ||||||
| 13 |  | L. Dončić | 2.6 | 2023-24 | NBA Finals |  DAL | 5 | 38.8 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 24.4 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 58.6 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 194 | 146 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +7 |
| 14 |  | C. Ward | 2.6 | 1998-99 | NBA Finals |  NYK | 5 | 29.0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 46.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 53.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 145 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -13 |
| 15 |  | L. James | 2.6 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | CLE | 7 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 |
| 16 |  | A. Caruso | 2.5 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals |  OKC | 4 | 29.5 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 54.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 83.3 | 72.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 118 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 14 | +7 |
| 17 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2.5 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals | OKC | 4 | 39.5 | 32.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 23.8 | 48.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.3 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 91.7 | 59.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 158 | 131 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +5 |
| 18 |  | D. Ainge | 2.5 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | BOS | 6 | 35.5 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 82.4 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 213 | 87 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 23 | |
| 19 |  | B. Scott | 2.5 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 34.7 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 39.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 41.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 208 | 67 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 20 |  | B. McAdoo | 2.5 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | LAL | 2 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 40.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 48.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 2.5 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 41.7 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.6 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 250 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 22 | | M. Cheeks | 2.5 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | PHI | 6 | 36.8 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 58.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 221 | 88 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 14 | |
| 23 |  | P. Chenier | 2.5 | 1974-75 | NBA Finals |  WAS | 4 | 43.3 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 42.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 94.4 | 54.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 173 | 92 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 24 | | D. Harper | 2.4 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | NYK | 7 | 38.0 | 16.4 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 46.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 82.4 | 59.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 266 | 115 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 21 | |
| 25 |  | S. Pippen | 2.4 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | CHI | 5 | 43.6 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 45.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 86.2 | 52.7 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 218 | 104 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 22 | |
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