most steals in one post season by a center after 1976

Since 1976-77, Ben Wallace has the most steals by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 44 steals in 2003-04.

	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	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	44	2003-04	DET	23	40.2	10.3	14.3	1.9	1.9	2.4	4.0	8.9	45.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	5.1	42.7	46.0	4.1	10.1	1.6	924	236	328	44	56	37	58	+202
2	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	43	2004-05	DET	25	39.2	10.0	11.3	1.0	1.7	2.4	4.1	8.5	48.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.9	4.1	46.1	48.9	3.8	7.5	1.2	979	251	282	25	59	30	65	+83
3	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	42	2002-03	DET	17	42.5	8.9	16.3	1.6	2.5	3.1	3.1	6.4	48.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	5.9	44.6	49.2	5.1	11.2	0.9	722	151	277	28	52	15	50	+28
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	1993-94	HOU	23	43.0	28.9	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	11.6	22.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.6	7.0	79.5	56.8	2.4	8.7	3.6	989	664	254	98	92	83	82
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	40	1985-86	HOU	20	38.3	26.9	11.8	2.0	2.0	3.5	10.3	19.4	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.4	10.0	63.8	56.6	5.1	6.8	2.2	766	537	236	39	69	43	87
6	Shawn Marion S. Marion	37	2005-06	PHX	20	42.5	20.4	11.7	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	23	22	65	+46
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33	1996-97	HOU	16	39.3	23.1	10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	9.2	15.6	59.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.8	6.5	73.1	62.8	2.9	8.0	2.9	629	370	174	54	41	46	61	+41
8	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	32	1993-94	NYK	25	41.3	21.9	11.7	2.6	1.3	3.0	8.4	19.2	43.7	0.2	0.4	36.4	4.9	6.5	75.5	49.5	3.5	8.2	3.3	1,032	547	293	65	76	83	94
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28	2024-25	DEN	14	40.2	26.2	12.7	8.0	2.0	0.9	9.4	19.1	48.9	1.9	5.1	38.0	5.6	7.2	77.2	58.7	2.1	10.6	3.9	563	367	178	112	12	55	48	-11
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	28	1998-99	SAS	17	35.3	15.6	9.9	2.5	1.6	2.4	5.1	10.6	48.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	7.4	72.2	56.3	2.1	7.8	2.4	600	265	168	43	40	40	61	+194
11	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	28	1980-81	KCK	15	35.5	10.0	8.0	5.3	1.9	1.5	4.0	9.5	42.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.3	85.7	47.3	2.0	6.0	2.6	533	150	120	80	23	39	63
12	Vlade Divac V. Divac	27	1990-91	LAL	19	32.1	13.3	6.7	1.1	1.4	2.2	5.1	9.1	56.4	0.1	0.3	16.7	3.0	3.7	80.3	62.0	2.6	4.1	2.2	609	252	127	21	41	41	65
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26	1994-95	HOU	22	42.2	33.0	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	13.9	26.2	53.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.0	7.4	68.1	56.0	2.0	8.3	3.1	929	725	227	98	62	69	95
14	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	24	2006-07	UTA	17	34.4	11.8	7.8	1.8	1.4	0.9	4.2	10.8	38.8	1.5	4.6	31.6	1.9	2.5	78.6	49.6	2.2	5.6	1.4	585	200	132	30	16	24	65	-13
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	24	2005-06	DET	18	35.7	4.7	10.5	1.7	1.3	1.2	1.8	3.9	46.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	3.7	27.3	42.0	3.3	7.2	0.8	642	84	189	31	22	15	41	+86
16	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	24	1991-92	CLE	17	33.4	15.0	7.6	2.5	1.4	1.0	4.9	9.1	54.5	0.0	0.0		5.1	6.4	79.8	63.1	2.9	4.7	1.8	567	255	130	42	17	31	58
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	23	2014-15	HOU	17	33.8	16.4	14.0	1.2	1.4	2.3	6.2	10.7	57.7	0.0	0.0		4.0	9.7	41.2	54.6	3.6	10.4	2.2	574	278	238	20	39	37	60	+12
18	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	23	2012-13	MIA	23	32.7	12.1	7.3	1.5	1.0	1.6	4.8	10.4	45.8	0.7	1.6	40.5	1.9	2.6	73.3	52.4	1.7	5.6	1.2	751	279	167	34	36	27	67	+73
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	2011-12	BOS	20	36.9	19.2	10.3	1.5	1.2	1.5	8.0	16.0	49.7	0.1	0.2	25.0	3.3	4.0	81.3	54.1	1.6	8.8	2.2	737	384	206	30	29	44	59	+138
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	1984-85	LAL	19	32.1	21.9	8.1	4.0	1.2	1.9	8.8	15.8	56.0	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.4	77.7	60.2	2.6	5.5	2.7	610	416	154	76	36	52	67
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	1983-84	LAL	21	36.5	23.9	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	9.8	17.7	55.5	0.0	0.0		4.3	5.7	75.0	59.2	2.7	5.6	2.1	767	502	173	79	45	45	71
22	Robert Parish R. Parish	23	1983-84	BOS	23	37.8	14.9	10.8	1.2	1.0	1.8	6.0	12.7	47.8	0.0	0.0		2.8	4.3	64.6	51.1	3.3	7.5	2.0	869	342	248	27	41	45	100
23	Al Horford A. Horford	22	2022-23	BOS	20	30.9	6.7	7.2	3.0	1.1	1.7	2.6	6.6	38.6	1.4	4.7	29.8	0.2	0.2	75.0	49.7	1.5	5.7	0.6	617	133	143	59	34	11	47	+59
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	22	1994-95	SAS	15	41.5	25.3	12.1	3.1	1.5	2.6	8.6	19.3	44.6	0.1	0.3	20.0	8.1	9.9	81.2	53.6	3.8	8.3	3.7	623	380	182	47	39	56	63
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	20	70	69	+169

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Team Rankings

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	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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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

119.3

116.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

10.4

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1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

864.6

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

852.3

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

700.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

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42.0

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41.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

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1.66

Beringer

1.57

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2.33

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1.58

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1.55

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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59-41

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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41-59

36-48

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36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	134-102
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	100-111
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	93-116
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/3	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Since 1976-77, Ben Wallace has the most steals by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 44 steals in 2003-04.

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