most steals by a celtics player in a game playoff

Dennis Johnson has the most steals for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 7 steals in Game 2 of the 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Hawks.

NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
7
4/29/1986
vs
45
15
6
9
1
7
13
53.8
0
0
1
2
50.0
54.0
1
5
4
3
2Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
6
4/23/2022
@
45
39
5
6
0
13
29
44.8
4
13
30.8
9
10
90.0
58.4
2
3
6
4
+4
3Glen Davis
G. Davis
6
4/23/2009
@
39
14
9
6
3
5
12
41.7
0
0
4
5
80.0
49.3
3
6
2
4
+30
4Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
6
6/17/2008
vs
32
21
7
8
0
8
20
40.0
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
45.5
2
5
1
3
+24
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
6
4/28/2008
@
42
20
9
1
0
9
21
42.9
0
0
2
4
50.0
43.9
4
5
3
4
+7
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
6
5/1/1983
@
36
21
14
6
0
10
22
45.5
0
0
1
2
50.0
45.9
4
10
3
2
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
6
5/3/1974
vs
45
28
12
7
0
10
29
34.5
8
11
72.7
41.4
1
11
3
8Derrick White
D. White
5
5/27/2024
@
42
16
4
4
3
7
14
50.0
2
9
22.2
0
0
57.1
1
3
0
3
+5
9Marcus Smart
M. Smart
5
5/25/2023
vs
30
23
3
2
0
7
12
58.3
4
6
66.7
5
6
83.3
78.6
1
2
2
0
+20
10Brad Wanamaker
B. Wanamaker
5
9/15/2020
vs
25
11
3
6
0
3
5
60.0
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
76.4
0
3
0
2
-5
11Al Horford
A. Horford
5
5/9/2018
vs
38
15
8
3
0
7
16
43.8
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
45.6
2
6
1
4
+10
12Evan Turner
E. Turner
5
4/22/2016
vs
34
17
2
7
1
6
14
42.9
1
3
33.3
4
6
66.7
51.1
0
2
5
4
+11
13Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5
5/8/2012
@
44
13
5
12
0
6
17
35.3
1
2
50.0
0
0
38.2
1
4
5
0
-5
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
5
6/13/2010
vs
36
18
10
3
2
6
11
54.5
0
0
6
7
85.7
63.9
1
9
3
4
+6
15Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5
5/13/2010
vs
44
21
3
12
0
9
15
60.0
0
1
0.0
3
7
42.9
58.1
0
3
4
3
+7
16Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5
4/23/2009
@
34
20
11
6
0
8
15
53.3
1
2
50.0
3
4
75.0
59.7
0
11
3
4
+26
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5
4/20/2009
vs
40
19
12
16
0
7
18
38.9
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
44.1
7
5
2
1
+17
18Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5
5/20/2008
vs
40
11
2
7
0
5
9
55.6
1
1
100.0
0
0
61.1
0
2
1
3
+8
19Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
5
4/23/2005
vs
33
12
9
5
0
2
11
18.2
1
4
25.0
7
9
77.8
40.1
1
8
2
2
+15
20Tony Delk
T. Delk
5
5/12/2003
vs
47
23
9
2
1
10
16
62.5
3
5
60.0
0
0
71.9
1
8
2
2
-2
21Antoine Walker
A. Walker
5
5/12/2003
vs
46
20
9
7
1
8
15
53.3
1
3
33.3
3
3
100.0
61.3
2
7
6
6
+5
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
5
5/27/2002
vs
48
31
9
4
2
10
21
47.6
1
4
25.0
10
15
66.7
56.2
3
6
6
5
-2
23Reggie Lewis
R. Lewis
5
5/10/1992
vs
48
42
3
6
1
16
28
57.1
1
1
100.0
9
12
75.0
63.1
1
2
2
4
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
6/1/1988
vs
49
27
17
4
1
9
25
36.0
0
1
0.0
9
9
100.0
46.6
3
14
2
3
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
5
5/4/1988
@
46
20
8
12
0
8
22
36.4
1
5
20.0
3
3
100.0
42.9
3
5
3
3
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