Gus Williams had the most steals in a game in 1977-78, with 10 steals against the New Jersey Nets on February 22, 1978.
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most steals by a player in a regular-season game in 1978| 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 |  | G. Williams | 10 | 2/22/1978 | @ | 42 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | M. Gale | 8 | 3/7/1978 | vs | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | M. Gale | 8 | 1/18/1978 | @ | 37 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 |  | L. Hollins | 8 | 1/10/1978 | vs | 40 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 57.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 |  | E. Jordan | 8 | 1/4/1978 | vs | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 |  | P. Westphal | 8 | 12/16/1977 | @ | 36 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 41.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 7 | | G. Williams | 8 | 12/14/1977 | @ | 45 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 |  | R. Smith | 8 | 12/13/1977 | @ | 39 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 44.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 |  | P. Griffin | 8 | 11/9/1977 | @ | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 57.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 10 |  | N. Nixon | 8 | 11/2/1977 | @ | 40 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 48.4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 |  | F. Walker | 8 | 10/25/1977 | @ | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 |  | G. Gervin | 7 | 3/15/1978 | @ | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 58.1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Issel | 7 | 3/12/1978 | vs | 39 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 48.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 14 |  | E. Tatum | 7 | 3/5/1978 | @ | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 15 | | G. Heard | 7 | 2/16/1978 | vs | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 16 | | R. Lee | 7 | 2/12/1978 | vs | 33 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 17 | | E. Jordan | 7 | 2/3/1978 | vs | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 18 | | T.R. Dunn | 7 | 2/3/1978 | vs | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 19 |  | E. Money | 7 | 2/1/1978 | vs | 42 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 57.4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 |  | J. Drew | 7 | 1/29/1978 | vs | 40 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 58.2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 21 | | B. Knight | 7 | 1/25/1978 | @ | 52 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 64.6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 22 | | M.L. Carr | 7 | 1/25/1978 | vs | 40 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 23 |  | W. Holland | 7 | 12/23/1977 | vs | 34 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 58.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 24 | | B. Taylor | 7 | 12/23/1977 | @ | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 25 | | D. Buse | 7 | 12/23/1977 | vs | 31 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
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