Johnny High, Micheal Ray Richardson and Dudley Bradley were tied for the most steals in a game in 1980-81, with 9 steals.
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most steals by a player in a regular-season game in 1981| 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 |  | J. High | 9 | 1/28/1981 | @ | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 63.7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 2 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 9 | 12/23/1980 | @ | 44 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 47.3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |  | D. Bradley | 9 | 11/29/1980 | vs | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 4 | | D. Bradley | 9 | 11/10/1980 | @ | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 |  | J. Spanarkel | 8 | 3/10/1981 | vs | 35 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 79.5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 6 |  | R. Reid | 8 | 1/16/1981 | @ | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | | M. Ray Richardson | 8 | 1/6/1981 | vs | 45 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 47.7 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 |  | J. Drew | 8 | 12/5/1980 | @ | 42 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 48.7 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 |  | M. Johnson | 8 | 11/7/1980 | @ | 31 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 10 |  | R. Smith | 8 | 10/14/1980 | vs | 37 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 46.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 11 | | M. Johnson | 7 | 3/15/1981 | vs | 42 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 56.4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 7 | 3/13/1981 | vs | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 58.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 13 | | R. Williams | 7 | 1/26/1981 | vs | 39 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 44.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 14 |  | M. Cooper | 7 | 1/18/1981 | @ | 40 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 15 |  | Q. Buckner | 7 | 1/18/1981 | vs | 38 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 49.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | | M. Ray Richardson | 7 | 12/13/1980 | vs | 43 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 |  | A. Dantley | 7 | 12/6/1980 | vs | 44 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 61.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | Q. Buckner | 7 | 11/28/1980 | vs | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 61.1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 |  | L. Bird | 7 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 37 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 48.3 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 | | R. Smith | 7 | 10/31/1980 | @ | 44 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 42.4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 7 | 10/15/1980 | @ | 47 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 3 | |||||||
| 22 | | M. Ray Richardson | 7 | 10/14/1980 | vs | 42 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 | 2 | |||||||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 6 | 3/29/1981 | vs | 46 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 24 | | M. Johnson | 6 | 3/29/1981 | vs | 47 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 25 | | C. Nicks | 6 | 3/29/1981 | @ | 33 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 53.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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