most steals in a single post season by a celtic

Larry Bird has gotten the most steals for the Celtics in a single NBA playoff run, with 54 steals in 1983-84.

	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	Larry Bird L. Bird	54	1983-84	BOS	23	41.8	27.5	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	961	632	252	136	27	87	71
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	41	1985-86	BOS	18	36.2	15.6	4.2	5.2	2.3	0.1	5.9	10.7	55.4	0.8	1.9	41.2	2.9	3.3	86.7	63.8	1.2	3.0	1.7	652	280	76	93	1	31	57
6	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
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	39	1980-81	BOS	17	44.1	21.9	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	8.6	18.4	47.0	0.2	0.5	37.5	4.5	5.0	89.4	53.2	2.9	11.1	3.6	750	373	238	103	17	62	53
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	37	1985-86	BOS	18	42.8	25.9	9.3	8.2	2.1	0.6	9.5	18.4	51.7	1.3	3.1	41.1	5.6	6.1	92.7	61.5	1.9	7.4	2.6	770	466	168	148	11	47	55
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	36	1987-88	BOS	17	44.9	24.5	8.8	6.8	2.1	0.8	8.9	19.9	45.0	0.7	1.9	37.5	5.9	6.6	89.4	53.8	1.7	7.1	2.9	763	417	150	115	14	49	45
10	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	35	2008-09	BOS	14	41.2	16.9	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	6.6	15.9	41.7	0.4	1.7	25.0	3.1	4.8	65.7	46.7	2.3	7.4	2.7	577	236	136	137	3	38	47	+44
11	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	35	2007-08	BOS	26	38.0	20.4	10.5	3.3	1.3	1.1	8.3	16.8	49.5	0.1	0.3	25.0	3.6	4.5	81.0	54.2	2.8	7.8	2.1	987	530	274	87	29	55	74	+186
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	1984-85	BOS	20	40.8	26.0	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	9.8	21.3	46.1	0.4	1.3	28.0	6.1	6.8	89.0	53.6	2.7	6.5	2.9	815	520	182	115	19	57	54
13	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	34	1983-84	BOS	23	26.8	12.5	2.3	4.2	1.5	0.0	5.0	10.3	48.5	0.1	0.5	27.3	2.3	3.3	72.0	53.1	1.0	1.3	1.8	616	287	52	97	1	41	78
14	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	32	1984-85	BOS	21	32.7	11.0	2.8	5.8	1.5	0.0	4.6	9.9	46.6	0.3	0.8	43.8	1.4	1.9	76.9	51.3	1.0	1.8	1.5	687	231	58	121	1	32	76
15	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	31	1984-85	BOS	21	40.4	17.3	4.0	7.3	1.5	0.4	6.8	15.2	44.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	3.8	4.4	86.0	50.6	1.1	2.9	3.4	848	364	84	154	9	72	66
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	30	2011-12	BOS	20	38.9	18.9	6.1	3.1	1.5	0.9	6.0	15.6	38.6	1.4	4.4	31.0	5.5	6.2	89.4	51.6	0.7	5.4	2.8	778	377	121	62	18	56	68	-16
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	29	2021-22	BOS	24	41.0	25.6	6.7	6.2	1.2	0.9	8.4	19.7	42.6	3.2	8.2	39.3	5.7	7.1	80.0	56.2	1.0	5.7	4.2	983	615	161	148	21	100	72	+108
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	28	2007-08	BOS	26	38.1	19.7	5.0	4.6	1.1	0.3	6.3	14.2	44.1	1.7	4.6	36.1	5.5	6.8	80.2	57.0	0.8	4.2	3.2	990	511	129	119	8	82	90	+135
19	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	27	2021-22	BOS	24	38.3	23.1	6.9	3.5	1.1	0.4	8.2	17.5	47.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	4.2	5.5	76.3	58.1	1.4	5.5	3.1	920	554	166	85	10	74	71	+73
20	Marcus Smart M. Smart	27	2016-17	BOS	18	29.9	8.6	4.7	4.7	1.5	0.9	2.6	7.4	35.1	1.6	4.1	39.7	1.8	2.8	64.0	49.7	1.3	3.4	2.1	538	155	85	85	16	38	51	-11
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	27	2001-02	BOS	16	42.0	24.6	8.6	4.1	1.7	1.3	7.6	18.9	40.3	1.9	6.5	28.8	7.5	9.8	76.4	52.9	1.7	6.9	3.8	672	394	137	66	20	61	52	+63
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	27	1986-87	BOS	23	44.1	27.0	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	9.4	19.7	47.6	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.7	8.4	91.2	57.7	1.8	8.3	3.1	1,015	622	231	165	19	71	55
23	Marcus Smart M. Smart	26	2021-22	BOS	21	36.2	15.4	4.5	5.9	1.2	0.2	5.4	13.3	40.5	2.3	6.5	35.0	2.4	3.0	80.6	52.9	1.0	3.6	2.5	760	324	95	123	5	52	71	+32
24	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	26	2019-20	BOS	17	39.5	21.8	7.5	2.3	1.5	0.5	8.1	16.9	47.6	2.5	7.1	35.8	3.1	3.7	84.1	58.6	1.4	6.1	2.4	672	370	127	39	9	41	48	+47
25	Marcus Smart M. Smart	26	2017-18	BOS	15	29.9	9.8	3.7	5.3	1.7	0.7	3.2	9.5	33.6	1.0	4.5	22.1	2.4	3.3	73.5	44.7	0.9	2.8	2.4	449	147	56	80	10	36	44	+19

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PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

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ORTG

120.8

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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109

Final

100

Celtics

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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1.78

Jokić

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1.52

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1.71

Dončić

1.52

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51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	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

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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