most steals by a point guard in a single playoff run

Isiah Thomas has the most steals by a point guard in a single NBA playoff run, with 66 steals in 1987-88.

	NAME	STL	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	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	66	1987-88	DET	23	39.6	21.9	4.7	8.7	2.9	0.3	8.0	18.2	43.7	0.6	1.9	29.5	5.4	6.6	82.8	51.9	1.1	3.5	3.7	911	504	107	201	8	85	71
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	49	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	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	6	65	47
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	48	1981-82	PHI	21	36.4	14.3	3.0	8.2	2.3	0.3	6.0	12.6	47.2	0.0	0.4	11.1	2.4	3.1	76.9	51.3	0.7	2.2	2.3	765	301	62	172	6	49	58
4	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	47	1976-77	POR	19	35.9	17.3	2.7	4.5	2.5	0.3	7.1	16.9	41.7				3.2	4.6	68.2	45.6	0.7	2.1		682	328	52	85	5		74
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	46	2015-16	OKC	18	37.4	26.0	6.9	11.0	2.6	0.1	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.9	5.8	32.4	6.4	7.8	82.9	51.5	2.3	4.6	4.3	674	468	124	198	2	78	43	+119
6	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	46	2009-10	BOS	24	40.6	15.8	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	6.3	13.6	46.3	0.4	1.0	37.5	2.8	4.8	59.6	50.4	1.6	4.0	3.0	975	379	134	223	3	72	57	+78
7	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	45	2011-12	BOS	19	42.6	17.3	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	7.4	15.8	46.8	0.4	1.6	26.7	2.1	2.9	69.6	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.8	810	329	128	227	2	72	40	+21
8	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	45	2007-08	BOS	26	32.0	10.2	4.1	6.6	1.7	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	8	47	74	+62
9	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	45	1979-80	PHI	18	37.5	11.6	4.1	6.2	2.5	0.2	4.9	9.7	51.1	0.1	0.3	20.0	1.6	2.3	70.7	54.2	1.2	2.9	2.5	675	208	74	111	4	45	43
10	Gus Williams G. Williams	45	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	18.3	3.9	4.0	2.0	0.5	7.4	15.5	47.7				3.5	4.8	72.6	51.8	1.4	2.5	2.5	701	403	86	88	12	54	70
11	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	43	2007-08	LAL	21	31.6	10.2	2.2	2.5	2.0	0.1	3.1	7.0	45.2	1.0	2.4	44.0	2.9	3.5	83.6	60.4	0.1	2.1	1.0	663	215	47	52	3	20	62	+121
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	43	1989-90	DET	20	37.9	20.5	5.5	8.2	2.2	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	7	72	65
13	Derek Harper D. Harper	42	1993-94	NYK	23	32.6	11.4	2.3	4.5	1.8	0.0	4.3	10.0	42.9	1.3	3.7	34.1	1.6	2.4	64.3	51.4	0.6	1.8	1.8	750	263	54	103	1	41	63
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	42	1983-84	LAL	21	39.9	18.2	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	7.2	13.0	55.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.1	1.2	5.4	3.8	837	382	139	284	20	79	71
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	41	2023-24	DAL	22	40.9	28.9	9.5	8.1	1.9	0.4	10.2	22.9	44.6	3.1	9.6	32.2	5.3	7.0	76.5	55.6	0.7	8.7	4.1	900	635	208	178	8	90	56	+97
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41	2013-14	OKC	19	38.7	26.7	7.3	8.1	2.2	0.3	8.8	20.9	42.0	1.5	5.3	28.0	7.6	8.6	88.4	53.9	2.4	4.9	4.4	735	507	138	153	6	83	62	+41
17	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	40	2010-11	DAL	21	35.4	9.3	4.5	7.3	1.9	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	10	56	36	+135
18	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	40	1994-95	ORL	21	40.4	19.6	3.8	7.7	1.9	0.7	6.9	14.5	47.2	1.9	4.7	40.4	4.0	5.3	75.7	58.2	1.4	2.3	3.5	849	412	79	162	15	73	70
19	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	40	1992-93	SEA	19	21.8	4.8	3.5	5.4	2.1	0.6	1.8	5.4	34.0	0.3	1.3	20.8	0.8	1.6	53.3	39.2	1.1	2.4	1.3	415	91	67	103	11	25	54
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	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
21	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	40	1980-81	PHI	16	32.1	10.5	3.2	7.3	2.5	0.8	4.3	7.8	54.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.6	76.2	58.5	0.3	2.9	2.3	513	168	51	116	12	36	55
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	39	2014-15	GSW	21	39.3	28.3	5.0	6.4	1.9	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	3	82	47	+163
23	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	39	1986-87	DET	15	37.5	24.1	4.5	8.7	2.6	0.3	8.9	19.8	45.1	0.7	2.2	30.3	5.5	7.3	75.5	52.3	1.4	3.1	2.8	562	361	67	130	4	42	51
24	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	39	1985-86	BOS	18	39.7	16.2	4.2	5.9	2.2	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	5	51	58
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	38	2024-25	OKC	23	37.0	29.9	5.3	6.5	1.7	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	20	60	65	+166

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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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