most steals by a guard in a finals series

Isiah Thomas has gotten the most steals by a guard in an NBA Finals, with 20 steals.

	NAME	STL	SEASON	SERIES	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	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	20	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	2.9	0.3	7.0	16.4	42.6	0.7	2.4	29.4	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.7	0.7	3.7	3.7	262	138	31	63	2	26	23
2	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	17	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	28.8	10.1	3.6	1.6	2.4	0.9	3.3	7.6	43.4	1.4	3.6	40.0	2.1	2.6	83.3	58.3	1.3	2.3	1.1	202	71	25	11	6	8	21	-10
3	Derek Harper D. Harper	17	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	38.0	16.4	3.0	6.0	2.4	0.1	6.0	12.9	46.7	2.4	5.6	43.6	2.0	2.4	82.4	59.0	1.0	2.0	1.7	266	115	21	42	1	12	21
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	16	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	43.0	25.7	4.7	5.0	2.7	0.2	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.5	4.7	32.1	6.5	8.2	79.6	50.5	1.3	3.3	3.8	258	154	28	30	1	23	19	-39
5	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	16	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	6	22	22	+22
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	2	30	17
7	T.J. McConnell	15	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	7	20.3	12.0	3.6	4.3	2.1	0.1	5.3	9.6	55.2	0.4	0.7	60.0	1.0	1.3	77.8	59.2	0.4	3.1	2.7	142	84	25	30	1	19	11	-12
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	15	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	39.0	27.1	3.9	3.9	2.1	0.7	10.3	22.0	46.8	2.1	5.3	40.5	4.4	4.7	93.9	56.4	1.1	2.7	2.6	273	190	27	27	5	18	18	+33
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	15	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.2	28.6	8.0	3.9	2.1	0.7	9.4	23.3	40.5	2.1	6.7	31.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	52.8	1.7	6.3	3.9	288	200	56	27	5	27	27	+8
10	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	15	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	35.5	14.5	3.5	5.5	2.5	0.2	5.8	10.5	55.6	0.5	1.0	50.0	2.3	2.8	82.4	61.7	0.8	2.7	2.3	213	87	21	33	1	14	23
11	Byron Scott B. Scott	15	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	34.7	11.2	3.7	2.2	2.5	0.2	5.0	12.7	39.5	0.3	1.2	28.6	0.8	1.5	55.6	41.9	1.0	2.7	1.3	208	67	22	13	1	8	14
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	2	26	23
13	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	15	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	36.8	14.7	3.2	6.7	2.5	0.2	6.8	11.8	57.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	58.7	0.5	2.7	2.0	221	88	19	40	1	12	14
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	11.4	2.8	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	220	156	33	57	7	18	18
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.4	21.1	5.7	13.0	2.0	0.1	6.3	11.4	55.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	8.3	9.6	86.6	67.6	0.9	4.9	2.7	290	148	40	91	1	19	23
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	26.2	8.0	13.0	2.3	0.3	11.0	20.3	54.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.0	4.2	96.0	59.0	2.0	6.0	2.2	236	157	48	78	2	13	10
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	42.1	18.0	7.7	13.6	2.0	0.9	6.7	12.0	56.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.1	74.4	61.2	1.0	6.7	4.4	295	126	54	95	6	31	28
18	Tom Henderson T. Henderson	14	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	7	35.7	12.9	2.7	5.7	2.0	0.4	4.4	10.3	43.1				4.0	5.7	70.0	50.2	1.1	1.6	1.7	250	90	19	40	3	12	21
19	Gus Williams G. Williams	14	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.0	16.3	4.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	5.9	13.4	43.6				4.6	6.3	72.7	50.3	1.1	3.4	3.7	224	114	32	25	5	26	21
20	Don Chaney D. Chaney	14	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	38.6	11.1	4.1	2.7	2.0	0.3	4.3	9.6	44.8				2.6	2.9	90.0	51.5	2.7	1.4		270	78	29	19	2		29
21	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	38.2	30.3	4.6	5.6	1.9	1.6	10.0	22.6	44.3	1.1	4.7	24.2	9.1	10.0	91.4	56.1	0.3	4.3	3.4	267	212	32	39	11	24	22	+8
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	38.8	29.2	8.8	5.6	2.6	0.0	11.8	25.0	47.2	2.2	9.0	24.4	3.4	5.8	58.6	53.0	0.0	8.8	4.6	194	146	44	28	0	23	14	+7
23	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	13	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	41.7	16.7	6.2	9.3	2.2	0.7	6.5	18.0	36.1	1.8	5.8	31.4	1.8	2.0	91.7	44.1	1.2	5.0	2.2	250	100	37	56	4	13	11	+37
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	13	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	36.4	19.6	4.0	4.6	1.9	1.3	8.6	18.0	47.6	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.1	77.3	50.5	1.3	2.7	2.3	255	137	28	32	9	16	10	-54
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	13	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	28.7	8.7	4.5	2.0	2.2	0.5	2.7	7.7	34.8	0.5	2.3	21.4	2.8	3.5	81.0	47.1	1.5	3.0	1.7	172	52	27	12	3	10	18	+52

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1	Pistons	24	6	.800
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3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.5
4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.5
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/26	DET	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM
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1	Pistons	24	6	.800
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	3.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.5
4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.5
5	76ers	16	12	.571	7.0
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11	Bucks	12	18	.400	12.0
12	Hornets	10	20	.333	14.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	14.0
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3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	16	13	.552	9.0
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9	Grizzlies	14	16	.467	11.5
10	Trail Blazers	12	18	.400	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	20	.375	14.5
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Sat 11/22	SAS	@	PHX	102-111
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Sat 12/27	DAL	@	SAC	5:00 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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