Maurice Cheeks had the most steals in his first game, with 8 steals in Game 1 of the 1979 First Round against the New Jersey Nets.
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most steals by a player in first playoff game| 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 |  | H. Workman | 7 | 4/28/1994 | @ | 41 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 28.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 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 |  | J. Murray | 5 | 4/13/2019 | vs | 34 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 36.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 5 |  | C. Butler | 5 | 4/18/2004 | vs | 42 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 34.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Bagley | 5 | 4/18/1985 | @ | 42 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 7 |  | B. Gross | 5 | 4/12/1977 | vs | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 |  | S. May | 5 | 4/12/1977 | @ | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 65.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 |  | D. Garland | 4 | 4/15/2023 | vs | 43 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 59.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 10 |  | T.J. Warren | 4 | 8/18/2020 | vs | 38 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -13 | |||
| 11 |  | R. Rubio | 4 | 4/15/2018 | @ | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 12 |  | K. Middleton | 4 | 4/18/2015 | @ | 34 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | ||
| 13 |  | C. Paul | 4 | 4/19/2008 | vs | 41 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 67.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +16 | ||
| 14 |  | M. Daniels | 4 | 4/18/2004 | @ | 41 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 39.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 15 |  | P. Pierce | 4 | 4/21/2002 | vs | 46 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 53.5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 4 | 4/20/2002 | @ | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 38.1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 17 | | A. Carter | 4 | 4/22/2000 | vs | 35 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 38.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 | |||
| 18 |  | N. Van Exel | 4 | 4/27/1995 | @ | 39 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 63.8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 19 |  | M. Blaylock | 4 | 4/23/1992 | @ | 38 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | B. Edwards | 4 | 4/27/1990 | vs | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 61.9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 21 |  | W. Garland | 4 | 4/27/1989 | @ | 39 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 22 |  | H. Carter | 4 | 4/17/1984 | @ | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | | K. Ransey | 4 | 4/1/1981 | vs | 44 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 24 |  | E. Johnson | 4 | 4/12/1978 | @ | 38 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 59.9 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 25 | | L. Hollins | 4 | 4/12/1977 | vs | 43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
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