Maurice Cheeks got the most steals in the 1982 playoffs, with 48 steals.

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most steals by a player 1982 playoffs

	NAME	STL	SEASON	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	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	48	1981-82	PHI	21	36.4	14.3	3.0	8.2	2.3	0.3	6.0	12.6	47.2	0.0	0.4	11.1	2.4	3.1	76.9	51.3	0.7	2.2	2.3	765	301	62	172	6	49	58
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	1981-82	LAL	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	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	3	44	50
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	37	1981-82	PHI	21	37.1	22.0	7.4	4.7	1.8	1.8	8.0	15.4	51.9	0.0	0.3	16.7	5.9	7.9	75.2	58.1	2.7	4.7	3.2	780	461	156	99	37	67	55
4	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	24	1981-82	LAL	14	27.4	11.9	4.4	4.4	1.7	0.8	5.0	8.9	56.5	0.1	0.1	50.0	1.8	2.4	73.5	59.7	1.4	3.0	2.1	383	166	61	62	11	29	47
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	23	1981-82	BOS	12	40.8	17.8	12.5	5.6	1.9	1.4	7.3	17.2	42.7	0.1	0.5	16.7	3.1	3.8	82.2	47.4	2.8	9.8	3.2	490	214	150	67	17	38	43
6	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	23	1981-82	LAL	14	39.2	20.4	3.1	8.1	1.6	0.1	8.6	18.1	47.8	0.1	0.2	33.3	3.1	4.1	75.4	51.4	0.9	2.1	2.4	549	286	43	114	2	34	43
7	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	18	1981-82	BOS	12	32.1	14.5	7.3	2.2	1.5	0.9	5.2	10.0	51.7	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.8	71.4	57.7	3.1	4.2	2.0	385	174	87	26	11	24	40
8	Andrew Toney A. Toney	18	1981-82	PHI	21	33.7	21.8	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	8.8	17.4	50.7	0.2	0.7	33.3	3.9	4.9	79.6	55.7	1.0	1.5	3.2	707	457	51	102	2	67	86
9	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	16	1981-82	LAL	14	38.2	20.0	5.0	2.6	1.1	0.2	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	3.5	77.6	53.3	2.9	2.1	2.9	535	280	70	37	3	40	43
10	Mike Bantom M. Bantom	15	1981-82	PHI	21	19.0	4.3	3.7	1.1	0.7	0.4	1.7	4.3	39.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	2.0	45.2	41.6	1.9	1.8	1.1	399	91	77	24	9	24	60
11	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	15	1981-82	PHX	7	38.7	22.3	4.4	4.6	2.1	0.6	9.0	18.9	47.7	0.0	0.6	0.0	4.3	5.6	76.9	52.3	1.9	2.6	3.6	271	156	31	32	4	25	28
12	Bobby Jones B. Jones	15	1981-82	PHI	21	28.0	12.2	4.7	2.5	0.7	1.0	4.5	8.3	54.0	0.0	0.0		3.2	3.9	84.0	61.1	1.8	3.0	1.6	589	256	99	52	22	33	69
13	Johnny Moore J. Moore	15	1981-82	SAS	9	32.4	10.4	3.4	10.3	1.7	0.7	4.3	9.1	47.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.8	3.0	59.3	50.1	1.0	2.4	1.7	292	94	31	93	6	15	38
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14	1981-82	LAL	14	35.2	20.4	8.5	3.6	1.0	3.2	8.2	15.8	52.0	0.0	0.0		3.9	6.2	63.2	55.0	2.4	6.1	2.9	493	285	119	51	45	41	45
15	Alvan Adams A. Adams	14	1981-82	PHX	7	33.3	16.9	7.3	3.7	2.0	1.4	6.9	13.1	52.2	0.0	0.0		3.1	4.0	78.6	56.6	2.7	4.6	3.0	233	118	51	26	10	21	22
16	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	14	1981-82	WAS	7	38.3	13.3	9.0	3.1	2.0	0.4	5.1	14.3	36.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.6	84.0	41.9	3.1	5.9	1.7	268	93	63	22	3	12	20
17	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	14	1981-82	BOS	12	25.8	8.3	2.1	4.0	1.2	0.2	3.2	7.8	40.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.9	68.6	46.1	1.0	1.1	2.1	310	100	25	48	2	25	30
18	Clint Richardson C. Richardson	13	1981-82	PHI	21	19.8	5.3	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.2	2.2	5.0	45.2	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.4	56.7	47.4	1.4	1.9	1.0	415	111	69	40	5	21	48
19	Gus Williams G. Williams	13	1981-82	SEA	8	39.4	26.3	3.3	8.1	1.6	0.6	10.3	23.3	44.1	0.3	0.8	33.3	5.5	7.0	78.6	49.8	1.5	1.8	2.3	315	210	26	65	5	18	13
20	M.L. Carr	11	1981-82	BOS	12	25.4	7.4	3.6	2.3	0.9	0.0	3.1	8.8	35.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.9	65.2	38.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	305	89	43	28	0	21	30
21	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	11	1981-82	PHI	21	32.3	8.7	9.0	0.9	0.5	1.9	3.5	7.6	46.3	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.0	85.4	51.4	2.5	6.5	1.4	679	183	189	19	40	29	77
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	10	1981-82	SAS	9	41.4	29.4	7.3	4.6	1.1	0.4	11.4	25.3	45.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.6	7.9	83.1	51.1	2.1	5.2	3.4	373	265	66	41	4	31	36
23	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	10	1981-82	WAS	7	40.0	15.6	3.1	8.4	1.4	0.0	5.7	14.9	38.5	0.7	1.7	41.7	3.4	4.0	85.7	46.9	1.0	2.1	4.1	280	109	22	59	0	29	24
24	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	10	1981-82	WAS	7	34.6	10.6	8.7	1.9	1.4	0.7	4.6	10.4	43.8	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.0	71.4	46.7	2.0	6.7	2.3	242	74	61	13	5	16	30
25	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	10	1981-82	LAL	14	27.7	16.7	6.8	1.6	0.7	1.5	7.2	12.8	56.4	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.4	68.1	58.6	1.5	5.3	2.5	388	234	95	22	21	35	43

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5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
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28.7

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28.1

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27.6

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

7.8

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

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2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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150.0

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112.7

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105.4

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0