mavericks most steals by a player in a playoff game before 1991

Before 1990-91, Derek Harper got the most steals for the Mavericks in a playoff game, with 7 steals in Game 2 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Lakers.

	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	Derek Harper D. Harper	7	4/30/1986	DAL	@	LAL	43	19	4	16	0	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	56.7	2	2	5	3
2	Derek Harper D. Harper	5	5/25/1988	DAL	@	LAL	35	6	2	8	0	3	9	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	0	2	4	2
3	Elston Turner E. Turner	5	4/28/1984	DAL	@	LAL	16	4	5	4	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		0	0		28.6	2	3	2	0
4	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	4	4/28/1990	DAL	@	POR	44	22	3	5	1	7	15	46.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	59.4	0	3	6	1
5	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	4	5/25/1988	DAL	@	LAL	35	8	13	2	1	4	11	36.4	0	0		0	0		36.4	5	8	4	3
6	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	4	5/14/1988	DAL	vs	DEN	39	17	7	3	1	7	14	50.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.5	3	4	2	2
7	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	4	5/5/1988	DAL	@	HOU	42	16	6	3	0	5	15	33.3	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	44.2	4	2	3	3
8	Derek Harper D. Harper	4	4/23/1987	DAL	vs	SEA	23	18	2	6	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	73.8	0	2	1	1
9	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	4	5/6/1984	DAL	vs	LAL	31	10	6	1	0	4	9	44.4	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.6	2	4	1	3
10	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	3	5/1/1990	DAL	vs	POR	42	6	15	0	2	2	12	16.7	0	1	0.0	2	8	25.0	19.3	2	13	5	3
11	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	3	4/26/1990	DAL	@	POR	41	18	7	4	0	5	14	35.7	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	48.9	3	4	3	5
12	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	3	4/26/1990	DAL	@	POR	39	22	14	0	5	11	18	61.1	0	0		0	0		61.1	2	12	1	5
13	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	3	6/4/1988	DAL	@	LAL	32	18	7	1	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	5	2	0	4
14	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	3	6/2/1988	DAL	vs	LAL	39	14	3	2	0	5	12	41.7	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	50.9	0	3	1	4
15	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	5/19/1988	DAL	vs	DEN	40	19	1	9	1	8	16	50.0	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	56.3	0	1	4	3
16	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	3	5/15/1988	DAL	vs	DEN	37	14	4	4	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	61.8	1	3	1	2
17	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	5/10/1988	DAL	@	DEN	41	17	1	5	0	6	13	46.2	0	2	0.0	5	9	55.6	50.1	0	1	1	1
18	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	3	5/5/1988	DAL	@	HOU	33	38	5	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	4	75.0	9	9	100.0	76.1	3	2	3	4
19	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	5/3/1988	DAL	@	HOU	34	14	5	6	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	65.1	0	5	4	4
20	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	4/28/1988	DAL	vs	HOU	32	12	3	8	1	4	8	50.0	1	3	33.3	3	5	60.0	58.8	0	3	3	4
21	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	3	4/28/1987	DAL	@	SEA	35	16	6	0	0	5	12	41.7	0	4	0.0	6	9	66.7	50.1	2	4	4	6
22	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	3	4/23/1987	DAL	vs	SEA	28	28	5	4	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	64.3	1	4	0	3
23	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	5/8/1986	DAL	vs	LAL	31	8	1	3	0	4	10	40.0	0	3	0.0	0	0		40.0	0	1	5	3
24	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	3	4/25/1986	DAL	@	UTA	41	29	12	5	1	13	22	59.1	0	0		3	4	75.0	61.0	5	7	1	4
25	Derek Harper D. Harper	3	4/18/1986	DAL	vs	UTA	35	14	3	7	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	70.9	3	0	3	0

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