Maurice Cheeks has gotten the most steals by a rookie in a playoff game, with 8 steals in Game 1 of the 1979 First Round against the New Jersey Nets.
| NAME | STL | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Cheeks | 8 | 4/11/1979 | vs | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 |  | D. Harper | 7 | 5/18/2026 | @ | 47 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 52.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | +14 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Walker | 7 | 4/17/1984 | @ | 23 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 55.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 4 |  | H. Grant | 6 | 5/10/1988 | @ | 35 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5 |  | D. Rivers | 6 | 4/19/1984 | @ | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | M. Johnson | 6 | 4/27/1980 | @ | 41 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 41.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 6 | 4/23/1980 | vs | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 8 | | M. Johnson | 6 | 4/9/1980 | vs | 48 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 72.8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 9 | | M. Cheeks | 6 | 4/22/1979 | vs | 46 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 10 | | M. Cheeks | 6 | 4/20/1979 | vs | 41 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 63.8 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 11 |  | D. Murray | 5 | 5/22/2017 | vs | 29 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 44.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |||
| 12 | | P. Prigioni | 5 | 4/26/2013 | @ | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +13 | |||
| 13 |  | M. Chalmers | 5 | 5/1/2009 | vs | 42 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +29 | |||
| 14 |  | T. Thomas | 5 | 5/15/2007 | @ | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 63.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -2 | |||
| 15 |  | D. Wilkins | 5 | 5/15/2005 | vs | 32 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | |||
| 16 |  | A. Iguodala | 5 | 4/29/2005 | vs | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 83.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 17 |  | C. Mills | 5 | 5/3/1994 | vs | 48 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 18 |  | R. Horry | 5 | 5/3/1993 | @ | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 19 |  | M. Jackson | 5 | 5/4/1988 | vs | 46 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | C. Barkley | 5 | 5/3/1985 | vs | 32 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 63.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 21 |  | H. Olajuwon | 5 | 4/24/1985 | @ | 37 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 55.3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 5 | 4/11/1980 | @ | 39 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 44.0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | M. Cheeks | 5 | 4/15/1979 | @ | 35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 66.3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 24 |  | J. Lucas | 5 | 5/13/1977 | vs | 39 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 | | S. May | 5 | 4/12/1977 | @ | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 65.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
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