most playoff steals by a central division team in a single season

The Chicago Bulls have gotten the most steals by a Central Division team in a single NBA playoff run, with 188 steals in 1997-98.

	TEAM	STL	SEASON	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	Bulls	188	1997-98	21	242.4	93.1	41.0	20.5	9.0	4.5	34.1	76.7	44.5	4.2	13.0	32.4	20.7	28.1	73.4	52.3	14.0	27.0	12.6	5,090	1,956	860	431	95	264	478
2	Pacers	185	2024-25	23	242.2	114.1	40.6	26.4	8.0	5.7	40.8	84.3	48.4	13.2	33.7	39.0	19.3	24.7	78.5	59.9	8.1	32.5	14.3	5,570	2,624	934	608	130	330	535
3	Pistons	184	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	164	342	518
4	Pistons	183	2004-05	25	242.0	90.3	42.3	20.5	7.3	6.1	34.5	79.0	43.7	4.5	13.9	32.6	16.8	22.6	74.2	50.8	12.4	29.9	12.2	6,050	2,258	1,057	512	153	305	526
5	Bucks	180	2020-21	23	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	97	293	413
6	Bullets	178	1977-78	21	243.6	107.6	49.4	23.9	8.5	4.5	43.4	95.6	45.4				20.7	29.7	69.7	49.5	17.2	32.2	16.5	5,115	2,259	1,038	502	95	347	551
7	Bulls	172	1991-92	22	241.1	100.4	39.9	24.1	7.8	5.5	38.7	79.5	48.7	2.5	6.6	37.2	20.5	27.8	73.5	54.7	13.0	26.9	13.5	5,305	2,208	877	531	121	298	520
8	Bulls	171	1995-96	18	241.4	97.4	43.6	22.7	9.5	3.9	35.3	79.7	44.3	6.2	20.2	30.6	20.7	28.0	73.8	52.9	16.3	27.3	14.4	4,345	1,753	784	408	70	259	447
9	Pistons	170	1987-88	23	244.3	99.7	44.3	22.3	7.4	4.6	38.4	82.6	46.5	0.9	3.5	25.9	22.0	29.2	75.4	52.2	14.0	30.3	13.8	5,620	2,294	1,019	514	105	318	594
10	Cavaliers	163	2015-16	21	240.0	104.8	43.3	21.2	7.8	4.2	38.3	81.8	46.9	12.3	30.2	40.6	15.8	21.8	72.5	57.3	10.7	32.6	12.5	5,040	2,200	909	446	89	262	412
11	Bulls	163	1992-93	19	243.9	102.4	40.0	24.3	8.6	4.4	39.8	82.3	48.4	4.2	9.6	43.4	18.6	25.6	72.7	54.7	13.2	26.8	12.5	4,635	1,945	760	462	83	238	443
12	Bulls	162	1996-97	19	240.0	92.5	43.5	20.7	8.5	4.8	34.7	80.2	43.2	6.1	19.2	31.9	17.1	23.2	73.5	51.2	14.9	28.6	12.4	4,560	1,758	826	393	92	236	461
13	Bulls	161	1990-91	17	241.5	103.9	40.2	25.5	9.5	4.5	40.9	79.6	51.4	1.8	5.4	32.6	20.3	26.6	76.3	56.9	12.5	27.7	12.5	4,105	1,767	683	434	76	212	378
14	Pacers	147	1993-94	16	240.0	90.3	40.5	21.7	9.2	4.2	33.3	74.7	44.5	3.7	9.7	38.1	20.1	27.7	72.5	51.9	13.4	27.1	17.8	3,840	1,444	648	347	67	285	396
15	Cavaliers	144	2006-07	20	242.5	88.8	43.3	17.5	7.2	3.5	32.1	76.3	42.1	5.4	16.6	32.6	19.2	26.1	73.7	50.6	11.9	31.4	13.0	4,850	1,776	866	350	69	260	414
16	Bullets	141	1974-75	17	240.0	102.8	45.9	21.1	8.3	5.1	41.1	87.1	47.2				20.7	27.9	74.3	51.8	12.0	33.9	20.1	4,080	1,748	781	359	86	342	402
17	Pacers	139	2003-04	16	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	100	217	376
18	Bulls	138	1989-90	16	240.0	101.9	40.1	22.8	8.6	4.3	38.1	81.4	46.9	2.7	8.9	30.3	22.9	30.2	76.0	53.8	13.1	27.1	14.4	3,840	1,630	642	365	69	230	409
19	Spurs	137	1978-79	14	240.0	108.8	46.5	24.0	9.8	6.0	43.9	95.7	45.8				21.1	27.8	75.8	50.4	15.9	30.6	15.8	3,360	1,523	651	336	84	221	376
20	Pistons	136	2002-03	17	242.9	89.9	39.1	17.8	8.0	5.9	30.2	73.8	41.0	6.7	19.1	35.2	22.8	30.7	74.1	51.5	10.8	28.3	13.4	4,130	1,529	664	302	100	228	399
21	Pacers	134	2013-14	19	240.0	91.6	39.5	18.8	7.1	4.2	33.6	74.5	45.1	7.3	19.3	38.0	17.0	23.4	72.7	54.0	8.2	31.3	13.6	4,560	1,740	750	357	80	258	394
22	Pistons	134	1989-90	20	241.3	101.8	43.7	21.1	6.7	4.5	38.6	81.9	47.1	3.1	8.4	36.9	21.6	28.7	75.1	53.8	14.0	29.8	15.1	4,825	2,035	874	421	90	302	502
23	Cavaliers	133	2016-17	18	240.0	116.2	42.2	22.1	7.4	4.7	40.9	83.1	49.3	14.2	33.9	42.0	20.1	26.2	76.7	61.4	9.2	32.9	13.1	4,320	2,092	759	397	84	235	338
24	Bulls	133	1988-89	17	242.9	99.6	41.2	23.5	7.8	4.2	36.6	78.1	46.9	4.3	12.2	35.3	22.1	29.1	75.9	54.8	12.2	29.0	15.9	4,130	1,694	701	399	72	271	448
25	Cavaliers	131	2017-18	22	242.3	101.1	41.4	19.2	6.0	4.4	36.9	81.9	45.0	10.0	30.3	33.1	17.4	23.1	75.2	55.0	9.8	31.6	12.7	5,330	2,225	910	423	97	279	430

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RPG

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DRTG

118.1

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NETRTG

-3.4

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36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Heat	19	16	.543	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

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6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

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1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

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USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

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Dončić

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

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Dončić

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	19	16	.543	7.0
7	Heat	19	16	.543	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	11.0
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.5
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	16.0
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	20.0

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1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5