most steals averaged in a playoff season by a point guard while winning a championship

Magic Johnson has the most steals per game by a point guard with more than 0 championships in a single NBA playoff run, with 3.1 per game in his rookie season in 1979-80.

	NAME	SPG	Champs	SEASON	TM	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	3.1	1	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	49	6	65	47
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.9	1	1981-82	LAL	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	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	40	3	44	50
3	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	2.5	1	1976-77	POR	19	35.9	17.3	2.7	4.5	0.3	7.1	16.9	41.7				3.2	4.6	68.2	45.6	0.7	2.1		682	328	52	85	47	5		74
4	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	2.2	1	1985-86	BOS	18	39.7	16.2	4.2	5.9	0.3	6.1	13.6	44.5	0.3	0.9	37.5	3.7	4.7	79.8	51.6	1.3	2.9	2.8	715	291	76	107	39	5	51	58
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.2	1	1989-90	DET	20	37.9	20.5	5.5	8.2	0.4	7.4	16.0	46.3	1.6	3.4	47.1	4.1	5.1	79.4	56.0	1.1	4.4	3.6	758	409	109	163	43	7	72	65
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2.0	1	2016-17	GSW	17	35.4	28.1	6.2	6.7	0.2	8.9	18.4	48.4	4.2	10.1	41.9	6.1	6.7	90.4	65.9	1.3	4.9	3.4	601	477	106	114	34	4	58	37	+245
7	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.0	1	1982-83	PHI	13	37.2	16.3	3.0	7.0	0.2	6.4	12.7	50.3	0.1	0.2	50.0	3.5	4.9	70.3	54.9	0.8	2.2	2.6	483	212	39	91	26	2	34	23
8	Gus Williams G. Williams	2.0	1	1978-79	SEA	17	36.4	26.7	4.1	3.7	0.6	10.7	22.5	47.6				5.3	7.5	70.9	51.8	2.1	2.0	2.5	619	454	70	63	34	11	42	42
9	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1.9	1	2010-11	DAL	21	35.4	9.3	4.5	7.3	0.5	3.0	7.7	39.8	2.0	5.5	37.4	1.1	1.4	80.0	56.0	0.5	4.0	2.7	744	195	95	153	40	10	56	36	+135
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.9	1	2014-15	GSW	21	39.3	28.3	5.0	6.4	0.1	9.5	20.9	45.6	4.7	11.0	42.2	4.6	5.5	83.5	60.7	1.0	4.0	3.9	826	594	105	134	39	3	82	47	+163
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.7	1	2017-18	GSW	15	37.0	25.5	6.1	5.4	0.7	9.1	20.3	45.1	4.3	10.8	39.5	3.0	3.1	95.7	59.0	0.6	5.5	2.9	555	383	91	81	26	11	43	38	+147
12	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1.7	1	2007-08	BOS	26	32.0	10.2	4.1	6.6	0.3	4.1	10.1	40.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	1.8	2.6	69.1	45.4	1.5	2.6	1.8	831	266	107	172	45	8	47	74	+62
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1	1986-87	LAL	18	37.0	21.8	7.7	12.2	0.4	8.1	15.1	53.9	0.1	0.6	20.0	5.4	6.6	83.1	60.7	1.6	6.2	2.8	666	392	139	219	31	7	51	37
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1.7	1	2015-16	CLE	21	36.9	25.2	3.0	4.7	0.6	9.6	20.1	47.5	2.4	5.5	44.0	3.7	4.2	87.5	57.4	0.7	2.2	2.3	774	530	62	98	36	13	48	46	+145
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.7	1	1984-85	LAL	19	36.2	17.5	7.1	15.2	0.2	6.1	11.9	51.3	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.3	6.2	84.7	59.9	1.0	6.1	4.0	687	333	134	289	32	4	76	48
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1.7	1	2024-25	OKC	23	37.0	29.9	5.3	6.5	0.9	10.1	21.9	46.2	1.4	4.9	28.3	8.3	9.4	87.6	57.4	1.0	4.3	2.6	851	688	123	150	38	20	60	65	+166
17	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1.6	1	1988-89	DET	17	37.2	18.2	4.3	8.3	0.2	6.8	16.4	41.2	0.5	1.8	26.7	4.2	5.6	74.0	48.1	1.4	2.9	2.5	633	309	73	141	27	4	43	39
18	Jamal Murray J. Murray	1.5	1	2022-23	DEN	20	40.0	26.1	5.7	7.1	0.3	9.7	20.5	47.3	3.0	7.5	39.6	3.8	4.1	92.6	58.6	0.8	4.9	2.5	799	522	113	142	30	5	50	41	+181
19	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	1.5	1	1983-84	BOS	23	26.8	12.5	2.3	4.2	0.0	5.0	10.3	48.5	0.1	0.5	27.3	2.3	3.3	72.0	53.1	1.0	1.3	1.8	616	287	52	97	34	1	41	78
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.4	1	1987-88	LAL	24	40.2	19.9	5.4	12.6	0.2	7.0	13.7	51.4	0.3	0.6	50.0	5.5	6.5	85.2	60.0	1.3	4.1	3.5	965	477	130	303	34	4	83	61
21	Butch Beard B. Beard	1.4	1	1974-75	GSW	17	26.4	9.1	4.2	3.1	0.1	3.5	8.6	41.1				2.0	3.1	64.2	45.5	1.4	2.9		448	154	72	53	24	2		64
22	Ron Harper R. Harper	1.4	1	1995-96	CHI	18	27.4	8.8	3.7	2.5	0.4	3.2	7.4	42.5	0.8	2.6	31.9	1.6	2.3	69.0	51.8	1.4	2.3	1.0	494	158	67	45	25	7	18	38
23	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1.4	1	2019-20	LAL	16	24.7	8.9	4.3	6.6	0.1	3.4	7.6	45.5	1.3	3.1	40.0	0.8	1.2	68.4	55.3	0.8	3.5	2.1	395	143	69	105	22	2	34	36	+44
24	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	1.3	1	2003-04	DET	23	38.3	16.4	3.0	5.9	0.1	4.8	12.4	38.5	1.6	4.7	34.6	5.3	5.9	89.0	54.6	0.6	2.4	2.6	881	378	70	136	31	2	60	57	+139
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.3	1	2021-22	GSW	22	34.7	27.4	5.2	5.9	0.4	9.2	20.0	45.9	4.1	10.4	39.7	4.9	5.9	82.9	60.6	0.5	4.7	2.6	764	602	115	129	29	8	57	59	+121

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

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Team Rankings

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118.2

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DRTG

116.4

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NETRTG

1.8

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3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

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

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Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

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22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

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 - 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

	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 - 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson has the most steals per game by a point guard with more than 0 championships in a single NBA playoff run, with 3.1 per game in his rookie season in 1979-80.

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