most steals by a 22 year old in a single playoffs

Magic Johnson has the most steals by a 22-year-old player in a single NBA playoff run, with 40 steals in 1981-82.

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most steals by a player by a 22 year old in a single playoffs

	NAME	STL	Age	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	22	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
2	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	39	22	2013-14	SAS	23	32.0	14.3	6.7	1.7	1.7	0.6	5.3	10.4	51.0	1.3	3.2	41.9	2.3	3.1	73.6	60.6	1.3	5.4	1.3	736	328	155	38	14	29	66	+173
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	37	22	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	4.1	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	63	4	29	29
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	35	22	2008-09	BOS	14	41.2	16.9	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	6.6	15.9	41.7	0.4	1.7	25.0	3.1	4.8	65.7	46.7	2.3	7.4	2.7	577	236	136	137	3	38	47	+44
5	LeBron James L. James	34	22	2006-07	CLE	20	44.7	25.1	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	8.3	20.0	41.6	1.1	3.8	28.0	7.4	9.8	75.5	51.6	1.3	6.8	3.3	893	501	161	159	10	66	40	+71
6	Baron Davis B. Davis	32	22	2001-02	CHA	9	44.6	22.6	7.0	7.9	3.6	0.6	7.9	20.9	37.8	2.3	6.9	33.9	4.4	7.4	59.7	46.7	1.8	5.2	3.0	401	203	63	71	5	27	36	+23
7	James Harden J. Harden	31	22	2011-12	OKC	20	31.5	16.3	5.1	3.4	1.6	0.1	4.7	10.7	43.5	1.6	3.9	41.0	5.4	6.3	85.7	60.5	0.7	4.5	2.1	630	326	102	68	2	42	67	+129
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	28	22	2007-08	NOH	12	40.5	24.1	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	9.3	18.4	50.2	0.4	1.8	23.8	5.2	6.6	78.5	56.5	1.3	3.6	1.8	486	289	59	135	2	22	43	+57
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27	22	2021-22	DAL	15	36.8	31.7	9.8	6.4	1.8	0.6	10.7	23.5	45.5	3.4	9.9	34.5	6.9	9.0	77.0	57.7	0.7	9.1	3.9	552	475	147	96	9	59	44	+31
10	Marcus Smart M. Smart	27	22	2016-17	BOS	18	29.9	8.6	4.7	4.7	1.5	0.9	2.6	7.4	35.1	1.6	4.1	39.7	1.8	2.8	64.0	49.7	1.3	3.4	2.1	538	155	85	85	16	38	51	-11
11	Vlade Divac V. Divac	27	22	1990-91	LAL	19	32.1	13.3	6.7	1.1	1.4	2.2	5.1	9.1	56.4	0.1	0.3	16.7	3.0	3.7	80.3	62.0	2.6	4.1	2.2	609	252	127	21	41	41	65
12	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	27	22	1985-86	PHI	12	41.4	25.0	15.8	5.6	2.3	1.3	8.7	15.0	57.8	0.1	1.3	6.7	7.6	10.9	69.5	63.1	5.0	10.8	5.4	497	300	189	67	15	65	52
13	James Worthy J. Worthy	27	22	1983-84	LAL	21	33.7	17.7	5.0	2.7	1.3	0.5	7.8	13.0	59.9	0.0	0.1	50.0	2.0	3.3	60.9	60.9	1.7	3.3	1.9	708	371	105	56	11	39	57
14	Deron Williams D. Williams	26	22	2006-07	UTA	17	38.6	19.2	4.3	8.6	1.5	0.2	7.2	15.9	45.2	1.1	3.4	33.3	3.8	4.8	79.0	53.5	0.5	3.8	4.0	657	327	73	146	4	68	49	+11
15	Paul George P. George	25	22	2012-13	IND	19	41.1	19.2	7.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	6.3	14.6	43.0	1.8	5.5	32.7	4.9	6.7	72.7	54.8	0.8	6.6	3.9	780	365	141	96	9	75	72	+42
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	22	2000-01	LAL	16	43.4	29.4	7.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	10.5	22.4	46.9	0.7	2.1	32.4	7.8	9.4	82.1	55.5	1.8	5.4	3.2	694	471	116	97	12	51	53	+213
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	22	2023-24	MIN	16	40.6	27.6	7.0	6.5	1.5	0.6	9.8	20.3	48.1	2.9	7.2	40.0	5.2	6.4	81.4	59.8	1.1	5.9	3.3	649	441	112	104	9	52	37	+71
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	24	22	2010-11	OKC	17	37.5	23.8	5.4	6.4	1.4	0.4	7.9	20.2	39.4	0.8	2.8	29.2	7.1	8.4	85.2	49.9	2.1	3.2	4.6	638	405	91	108	6	78	56	+27
19	Darrell Walker D. Walker	24	22	1983-84	NYK	12	16.3	6.8	2.9	1.7	2.0	0.2	2.3	6.1	37.0	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.8	60.9	44.0	1.7	1.3	2.7	195	82	35	20	2	32	29
20	Lance Stephenson L. Stephenson	23	22	2012-13	IND	19	35.4	9.4	7.6	3.3	1.2	0.1	3.6	8.9	40.8	0.9	3.4	28.1	1.2	1.9	62.2	48.3	0.7	6.8	1.9	673	179	144	63	2	36	47	+73
21	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	23	22	1984-85	POR	9	37.7	16.7	6.1	9.2	2.6	1.0	6.1	14.9	41.0	0.2	0.8	28.6	4.2	5.0	84.4	48.8	3.0	3.1	3.2	339	150	55	83	9	29	37
22	Derrick Rose D. Rose	22	22	2010-11	CHI	16	40.6	27.1	4.3	7.7	1.4	0.7	9.3	23.5	39.6	1.6	6.3	24.8	6.9	8.4	82.8	49.9	1.3	3.1	3.7	649	434	69	123	11	59	33	+81
23	Oliver Miller O. Miller	21	22	1992-93	PHX	24	21.4	7.2	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	173	124	51	59	42	76
24	Trae Young T. Young	20	22	2020-21	ATL	16	37.7	28.8	2.8	9.5	1.3	0.0	9.4	22.4	41.8	2.8	9.0	31.3	7.3	8.4	86.6	55.1	0.4	2.4	4.0	603	461	45	152	0	64	35	-7
25	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	20	22	2011-12	LAC	11	35.7	19.1	6.9	2.5	1.8	0.9	7.6	15.3	50.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	6.0	63.6	53.3	1.7	5.2	2.3	393	210	76	27	10	25	41	-41

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1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM

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1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
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11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
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1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
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11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123
Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
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Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

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