most steals averaged by a eastern conference team in a single season

The Boston Celtics have the most steals per game by an Eastern Conference team in a season, with 12.0 per game in 1997-98.

	TEAM	SPG	SEASON	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
1	Celtics	12.0	1997-98	82	240.6	95.9	39.5	22.1	4.5	36.7	84.6	43.4	5.1	15.2	33.2	17.4	24.0	72.6	50.4	14.6	24.9	16.2	19,730	7,864	3,240	1,816	987	366	1,330	2,203
2	Bullets	11.3	1974-75	82	241.5	104.7	47.5	24.5	5.0	43.4	93.9	46.2				18.0	23.9	75.2	50.1	13.8	33.7	19.4	19,805	8,585	3,897	2,005	929	409	1,594	1,961
3	Nets	11.2	1981-82	82	241.2	106.7	42.9	25.6	5.9	42.7	88.1	48.4	0.4	1.8	20.5	20.9	28.7	72.8	52.9	14.6	28.3	20.1	19,780	8,746	3,514	2,096	918	481	1,650	2,295
4	Hawks	11.2	1977-78	82	241.8	103.7	42.9	23.2	5.0	40.7	88.5	46.0				22.4	28.2	79.3	51.4	14.1	28.8	19.4	19,830	8,506	3,519	1,901	916	408	1,592	2,470
5	Hawks	11.2	1993-94	82	240.9	101.4	44.8	25.1	5.5	39.6	85.8	46.1	3.3	10.1	32.3	19.0	25.2	75.2	52.3	15.2	29.5	15.3	19,755	8,318	3,673	2,056	915	449	1,252	1,625
6	Nets	11.1	1982-83	82	240.3	105.8	45.0	26.1	7.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	0.4	1.8	20.1	19.8	28.1	70.5	53.2	15.4	29.6	22.8	19,705	8,672	3,693	2,143	911	592	1,873	2,166
7	Knicks	11.0	1988-89	82	241.5	116.7	43.7	25.4	5.4	45.1	92.8	48.6	4.7	14.0	33.7	21.7	28.9	75.2	55.3	16.1	27.6	19.2	19,805	9,567	3,587	2,083	900	446	1,572	2,053
8	Pacers	11.0	1979-80	82	242.1	111.2	45.4	26.2	6.5	44.4	93.8	47.3	1.1	3.8	28.0	21.4	28.5	75.1	52.3	17.0	28.4	18.5	19,855	9,119	3,724	2,148	900	530	1,517	1,973
9	Bucks	10.9	1990-91	82	242.1	106.4	39.5	25.3	4.0	40.7	84.7	48.0	3.1	9.2	34.1	21.9	27.3	80.1	55.0	13.2	26.4	16.1	19,855	8,727	3,241	2,075	894	330	1,321	2,033
10	76ers	10.8	1998-99	50	243.0	89.7	43.1	18.7	5.4	33.1	77.7	42.6	2.0	7.4	26.4	21.5	29.7	72.2	49.4	14.6	28.6	16.4	12,150	4,483	2,157	934	542	271	822	1,152
11	Pistons	10.8	1980-81	82	240.9	99.7	40.4	22.2	6.0	39.5	85.2	46.3	0.2	1.0	15.5	20.6	28.4	72.5	51.0	14.6	25.7	21.5	19,755	8,174	3,312	1,819	884	492	1,759	2,125
12	Knicks	10.7	1979-80	82	241.2	114.0	43.2	27.6	5.6	46.4	93.6	49.6	0.5	2.3	22.0	20.7	27.7	74.7	53.9	15.1	28.1	19.7	19,780	9,344	3,539	2,265	881	457	1,613	2,168
13	Nets	10.6	1979-80	82	241.5	108.3	45.9	25.5	7.1	42.1	91.5	46.1	1.0	3.6	28.5	23.0	29.3	78.2	51.8	15.0	30.9	20.8	19,805	8,879	3,764	2,094	869	581	1,702	2,181
14	Bucks	10.5	1992-93	82	240.6	102.3	38.6	25.4	4.8	39.9	84.4	47.2	3.8	11.4	33.3	18.8	25.4	74.2	53.5	12.8	25.8	16.6	19,730	8,392	3,163	2,084	863	393	1,363	1,978
15	Bucks	10.5	1991-92	82	242.4	105.0	42.3	24.6	3.9	40.5	88.0	46.0	4.5	12.3	36.9	19.5	25.7	75.9	52.9	15.8	26.5	16.5	19,880	8,609	3,469	2,018	863	317	1,350	1,904
16	76ers	10.5	1985-86	82	242.7	110.4	45.2	24.6	6.0	41.9	86.1	48.7	0.6	2.7	22.8	26.0	34.3	75.8	54.6	16.2	29.0	19.5	19,905	9,051	3,704	2,017	862	490	1,595	1,798
17	Bucks	10.5	1980-81	82	240.9	113.1	44.7	28.3	6.5	45.4	91.1	49.8	0.4	1.6	22.9	22.0	28.5	77.0	54.6	15.4	29.4	19.3	19,755	9,276	3,669	2,319	862	530	1,581	2,198
18	Knicks	10.5	1980-81	82	241.8	107.9	40.8	24.1	3.8	42.7	88.5	48.3	0.7	2.9	23.7	21.7	29.1	74.7	53.3	13.9	26.9	17.8	19,830	8,849	3,342	1,976	861	314	1,461	1,917
19	76ers	10.5	1980-81	82	242.1	111.7	45.2	28.9	7.2	44.3	86.3	51.4	0.2	1.0	22.6	22.7	29.6	76.8	56.2	13.3	31.9	20.8	19,855	9,156	3,709	2,369	857	591	1,702	2,061
20	Nets	10.5	1977-78	82	242.7	106.7	47.6	22.9	7.7	43.3	97.6	44.3				20.1	28.1	71.7	48.5	15.9	31.6	21.6	19,905	8,746	3,901	1,879	857	631	1,774	2,312
21	Spurs	10.5	1976-77	82	240.9	115.0	44.6	25.8	6.1	45.3	93.4	48.5				24.5	30.8	79.7	53.8	13.5	31.1	21.6	19,755	9,432	3,660	2,115	857	499	1,770	1,966
22	Pistons	10.4	2025-26	82	241.5	117.8	45.6	27.8	6.4	43.4	89.5	48.5	11.0	30.9	35.6	19.9	26.1	76.3	58.3	13.1	32.5	15.1	19,805	9,657	3,736	2,281	856	523	1,241	1,803
23	76ers	10.4	1981-82	82	242.1	111.2	41.7	27.6	7.6	44.1	85.0	51.8	0.5	1.7	29.5	22.5	30.1	74.7	56.6	12.6	29.1	18.0	19,855	9,119	3,420	2,264	856	622	1,474	2,183
24	Nets	10.4	1978-79	82	240.9	107.7	44.0	23.3	7.5	42.2	91.7	46.0				23.2	31.9	72.9	50.9	15.1	28.9	22.7	19,755	8,832	3,611	1,907	853	619	1,861	2,329
25	Pistons	10.3	1978-79	82	241.2	110.0	44.9	25.5	6.7	45.2	95.1	47.5				19.6	27.3	71.7	51.3	15.9	29.0	19.5	19,780	9,023	3,683	2,092	847	550	1,599	2,141

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

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APG

5.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/19	PHI	@	BOS	1:00 PM
Tue 4/21	PHI	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 4/24	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 4/26	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 4/28	PHI	@	BOS	1:00 PM

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Final

113

Celtics

56 - 26

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-47

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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	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