most finals steals by a player in a season

Isiah Thomas has gotten the most steals in an NBA Finals, with 20 steals.

	NAME	STL	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	20	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	2.9	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	2	26	23
2	LeBron James L. James	18	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.6	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	16	31	16	+26
3	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	17	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	28.8	10.1	3.6	1.6	2.4	0.9	3.3	7.6	43.4	1.4	3.6	40.0	2.1	2.6	83.3	58.3	1.3	2.3	1.1	202	71	25	11	6	8	21	-10
4	Derek Harper D. Harper	17	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	38.0	16.4	3.0	6.0	2.4	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	1	12	21
5	LeBron James L. James	16	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	25.3	10.9	7.0	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	6	18	10	0
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	16	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	43.0	25.7	4.7	5.0	2.7	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	1	23	19	-39
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	16	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	2.7	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	6	22	22	+22
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	16	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	24.0	9.7	9.5	2.7	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	2	16	17
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	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	2	30	17
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	16	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	6	41.3	30.3	6.8	5.0	2.7	1.2	11.7	21.5	54.3				7.0	8.2	85.7	60.4	1.7	5.2		248	182	41	30	7		17
11	T.J. McConnell	15	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	7	20.3	12.0	3.6	4.3	2.1	0.1	5.3	9.6	55.2	0.4	0.7	60.0	1.0	1.3	77.8	59.2	0.4	3.1	2.7	142	84	25	30	1	19	11	-12
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	15	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	39.0	27.1	3.9	3.9	2.1	0.7	10.3	22.0	46.8	2.1	5.3	40.5	4.4	4.7	93.9	56.4	1.1	2.7	2.6	273	190	27	27	5	18	18	+33
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	15	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.2	28.6	8.0	3.9	2.1	0.7	9.4	23.3	40.5	2.1	6.7	31.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	52.8	1.7	6.3	3.9	288	200	56	27	5	27	27	+8
14	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	15	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	35.5	14.5	3.5	5.5	2.5	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	1	14	23
15	Byron Scott B. Scott	15	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	34.7	11.2	3.7	2.2	2.5	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	1	8	14
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	15	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	27.4	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	192	98	25	8	25	24
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	2.5	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	2	26	23
18	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	15	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	36.8	14.7	3.2	6.7	2.5	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	1	12	14
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	14	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	7	36.5	14.6	11.1	0.9	2.0	0.4	5.9	11.4	51.3	1.1	3.3	34.8	1.7	2.4	70.6	58.3	3.0	8.1	1.0	255	102	78	6	3	7	16	+12
20	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	14	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	7	32.7	10.9	5.6	1.9	2.0	2.4	5.0	11.4	43.8	0.7	2.4	29.4	0.1	0.6	25.0	46.5	1.9	3.7	1.0	229	76	39	13	17	7	30	+39
21	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	14	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	6	41.3	15.7	8.2	5.3	2.3	1.3	5.7	16.5	34.3	1.5	6.5	23.1	2.8	4.0	70.8	42.9	3.3	4.8	1.8	248	94	49	32	8	11	22
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	11.4	2.8	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	7	18	18
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.4	21.1	5.7	13.0	2.0	0.1	6.3	11.4	55.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	8.3	9.6	86.6	67.6	0.9	4.9	2.7	290	148	40	91	1	19	23
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	26.2	8.0	13.0	2.3	0.3	11.0	20.3	54.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.0	4.2	96.0	59.0	2.0	6.0	2.2	236	157	48	78	2	13	10
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	14	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	6	40.2	24.7	11.8	1.8	2.3	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	148	71	11	19	16	26

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Sat 3/7	BKN	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 3/10	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM

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31.8

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29.7

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

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11.5

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APG Leaders

10.3

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9.9

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8.6

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.9

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2.0

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118.6

118.5

118.3

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112.2

112.6

112.7

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6.8

6.4

5.5

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

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37.3

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36-25

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
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1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0