most steals by a player in the playoffs since 1988

Since 1987-88, LeBron James has gotten the most steals in the playoffs, with 506 steals.

	NAME	STL	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	LeBron James L. James	506	302	41.2	28.2	8.9	7.2	1.7	1.0	10.1	20.4	49.5	1.6	5.0	33.2	6.3	8.5	74.1	58.3	1.5	7.4	3.6	12,446	8,521	2,695	2,168	287	1,085	679	+1234
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	395	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	1.9	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	185	602	686	+232
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	352	169	41.7	33.3	6.4	5.6	2.1	0.8	12.3	25.1	48.8	0.9	2.6	33.3	8.0	9.6	82.6	56.8	1.7	4.8	3.0	7,040	5,632	1,089	953	143	509	502	+294
4	James Harden J. Harden	313	191	36.3	22.2	5.4	6.4	1.6	0.6	6.7	15.8	42.4	2.5	7.3	33.7	6.4	7.4	86.6	58.4	0.7	4.7	3.5	6,940	4,240	1,040	1,224	110	674	558	+253
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	310	220	39.3	25.6	5.1	4.7	1.4	0.7	9.2	20.5	44.8	1.3	4.0	33.1	6.0	7.4	81.6	54.1	1.0	4.0	2.9	8,641	5,640	1,119	1,040	144	647	660	+555
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	307	163	36.7	14.1	3.5	10.7	1.9	0.3	5.0	10.5	47.0	0.7	2.0	31.8	3.5	4.3	81.3	56.5	0.9	2.5	3.0	5,982	2,291	563	1,742	47	486	481	+105
7	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	302	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	1.9	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	52	450	348	+110
8	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	292	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	3,054	874	827	61	481	588	+951
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	287	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	31	377	437	+130
10	Robert Horry R. Horry	276	244	28.0	7.9	5.6	2.4	1.1	0.9	2.7	6.4	42.6	1.1	3.0	35.9	1.4	2.0	72.2	54.6	1.7	3.9	1.2	6,823	1,939	1,361	575	225	282	717	+590
11	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	273	177	37.8	22.3	5.2	4.9	1.5	1.0	8.2	17.3	47.4	0.6	1.7	33.8	5.4	6.9	78.0	54.9	1.3	3.9	3.3	6,697	3,954	928	870	175	583	467	+432
12	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	272	259	26.5	8.3	2.2	2.3	1.1	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.2	1.1	2.8	39.9	1.5	1.9	80.5	54.9	0.3	1.9	0.9	6,856	2,146	578	598	16	237	645	+725
13	Draymond Green D. Green	257	169	34.5	11.4	8.6	6.0	1.5	1.3	4.1	9.2	44.5	1.0	3.4	30.0	2.2	3.0	72.6	54.2	1.6	7.0	2.6	5,834	1,934	1,457	1,020	225	447	637	+970
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	256	146	35.6	21.5	7.8	3.0	1.8	0.7	7.7	15.0	51.3	1.7	4.3	39.9	4.4	5.2	84.1	62.1	1.8	6.0	1.9	5,193	3,133	1,142	432	99	278	323	+643
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	239	184	41.1	24.9	10.8	3.3	1.3	0.7	9.1	19.6	46.2	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.7	9.0	74.1	52.7	2.6	8.2	2.9	7,563	4,574	1,984	600	131	527	624	+123
16	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	237	123	39.4	21.2	7.1	6.2	1.9	0.7	7.7	17.1	44.9	1.1	3.8	28.8	4.8	6.1	78.3	53.6	2.4	4.7	2.7	4,850	2,609	875	759	92	336	403	+52
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	231	155	37.2	26.8	5.3	6.1	1.5	0.3	9.0	19.7	45.4	4.2	10.6	39.7	4.7	5.2	88.9	60.8	0.7	4.6	3.3	5,772	4,147	828	953	50	516	388	+971
18	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	228	134	34.0	12.5	5.6	8.5	1.7	0.2	5.0	11.4	44.0	0.5	1.5	33.0	1.9	2.9	64.9	49.0	1.4	4.1	2.6	4,559	1,669	744	1,136	24	349	320	+277
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	223	135	35.5	22.5	6.7	7.1	1.7	0.3	7.8	19.3	40.5	1.4	4.6	29.9	5.5	6.7	82.0	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.7	4,787	3,035	905	955	42	501	391	+6
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	217	130	37.8	21.1	6.2	4.7	1.7	0.5	7.1	15.5	45.9	1.2	3.5	34.4	5.7	6.9	82.7	57.0	1.8	4.4	1.8	4,908	2,745	807	608	71	229	230	-28
21	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	217	177	29.8	9.4	4.4	3.5	1.2	0.5	3.4	7.5	45.8	1.0	2.9	35.5	1.5	2.6	58.3	54.5	1.0	3.4	1.3	5,266	1,661	776	618	88	237	351	+185
22	Gary Payton G. Payton	216	154	35.6	14.0	3.7	5.3	1.4	0.2	5.6	12.6	44.1	0.9	2.8	31.5	2.0	2.8	70.6	50.6	1.0	2.8	1.9	5,481	2,155	575	811	32	297	434	-15
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	204	170	36.6	18.7	5.8	3.4	1.2	0.6	6.0	14.2	42.3	1.6	4.6	35.5	5.1	6.1	83.0	55.4	0.7	5.1	2.8	6,229	3,180	985	579	105	476	547	+160
24	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	199	130	34.8	7.2	11.2	1.3	1.5	1.9	2.8	5.8	48.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	3.9	41.8	48.0	3.6	7.6	1.0	4,524	939	1,454	173	250	136	296	+368
25	Tony Parker T. Parker	198	226	34.3	17.9	2.9	5.1	0.9	0.1	7.1	15.5	46.1	0.5	1.7	30.9	3.1	4.2	73.1	51.6	0.5	2.5	2.6	7,758	4,045	666	1,143	19	594	429	+581

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.3

8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

694.6

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.54

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

50-37-1

51-38

59-43

47-36

56-42

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