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most steals by a player in an NBA finals| NAME | STL | SEASON | SERIES | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | I. Thomas | 20 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals |  DET | 7 | 37.4 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 42.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 83.3 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 262 | 138 | 31 | 63 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 2 |  | L. James | 18 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals |  CLE | 7 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 62 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 |
| 3 |  | A. Caruso | 17 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals |  OKC | 7 | 28.8 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 43.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 40.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 83.3 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 202 | 71 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -10 |
| 4 |  | D. Harper | 17 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals |  NYK | 7 | 38.0 | 16.4 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 46.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 82.4 | 59.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 266 | 115 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 21 | |
| 5 |  | L. James | 16 | 2012-13 | NBA Finals |  MIA | 7 | 43.0 | 25.3 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 44.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 79.5 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 301 | 177 | 76 | 49 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 |  | K. Bryant | 16 | 2007-08 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 6 | 43.0 | 25.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 21.8 | 40.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 79.6 | 50.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 258 | 154 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 19 | -39 |
| 7 |  | D. Wade | 16 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | MIA | 6 | 43.5 | 34.7 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 23.2 | 46.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 77.3 | 57.2 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 261 | 208 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 22 | +22 |
| 8 |  | L. Bird | 16 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals |  BOS | 6 | 44.8 | 24.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 18.3 | 48.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 93.9 | 57.8 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 269 | 144 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 16 | 17 | |
| 9 |  | M. Johnson | 16 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 87.5 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 256 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 2 | 30 | 17 | |
| 10 |  | J. Erving | 16 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 6 | 41.3 | 30.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 54.3 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 85.7 | 60.4 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 248 | 182 | 41 | 30 | 7 | 17 | ||||||
| 11 |  | T.J. McConnell | 15 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals |  IND | 7 | 20.3 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 55.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 77.8 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 142 | 84 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 11 | -12 |
| 12 |  | K. Irving | 15 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | CLE | 7 | 39.0 | 27.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 22.0 | 46.8 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 40.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 93.9 | 56.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 273 | 190 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 18 | +33 |
| 13 | | K. Bryant | 15 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | LAL | 7 | 41.2 | 28.6 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 23.3 | 40.5 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 31.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 88.3 | 52.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 288 | 200 | 56 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 27 | +8 |
| 14 |  | D. Ainge | 15 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | BOS | 6 | 35.5 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 82.4 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 213 | 87 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 23 | |
| 15 |  | B. Scott | 15 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 34.7 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 39.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 41.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 208 | 67 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 16 | | L. Bird | 15 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | BOS | 7 | 43.6 | 27.4 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 18.3 | 48.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 84.2 | 59.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 305 | 192 | 98 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 24 | |
| 17 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 41.7 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.6 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 250 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 18 |  | M. Cheeks | 15 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 6 | 36.8 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7 | 58.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 221 | 88 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 14 | |
| 19 |  | K. Leonard | 14 | 2012-13 | NBA Finals |  SAS | 7 | 36.5 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 34.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 70.6 | 58.3 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 255 | 102 | 78 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | +12 |
| 20 |  | R. Wallace | 14 | 2004-05 | NBA Finals |  DET | 7 | 32.7 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 43.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 46.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 229 | 76 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 30 | +39 |
| 21 |  | S. Pippen | 14 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals |  CHI | 6 | 41.3 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 16.5 | 34.3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 23.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 70.8 | 42.9 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 248 | 94 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |
| 22 |  | M. Jordan | 14 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | CHI | 5 | 44.0 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 22.6 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 220 | 156 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | LAL | 7 | 41.4 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 55.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 86.6 | 67.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 290 | 148 | 40 | 91 | 1 | 19 | 23 | |
| 24 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 39.3 | 26.2 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 20.3 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 96.0 | 59.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 236 | 157 | 48 | 78 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
| 25 |  | H. Olajuwon | 14 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals |  HOU | 6 | 40.2 | 24.7 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 19.5 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 66.7 | 52.6 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 241 | 148 | 71 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 26 | ||
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