nba most steal scoring in a single playoff run

Isiah Thomas has the most steals in a single NBA playoff run, with 66 steals in 1987-88.

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NBA most steal scoring by a player in a single playoff run
NAMESTLPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTBLKTOVPF+/-
1Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
66
504
1987-88
DET DET
23
39.6
21.9
4.7
8.7
2.9
0.3
8.0
18.2
43.7
0.6
1.9
29.5
5.4
6.6
82.8
51.9
1.1
3.5
3.7
911
107
201
8
85
71
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
54
632
1983-84
BOS 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
252
136
27
87
71
3Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
53
449
1989-90
POR POR
21
40.6
21.4
7.2
7.1
2.5
0.9
8.2
18.6
44.1
0.4
2.0
22.0
4.6
5.9
77.4
50.5
3.0
4.2
3.2
853
151
150
18
67
72
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
52
723
2000-01
PHI PHI
22
46.2
32.9
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
11.7
30.0
38.9
2.2
6.5
33.8
7.3
9.5
77.4
48.0
0.7
4.0
2.9
1,016
104
134
7
63
55
+1
5Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
51
654
2005-06
MIA MIA
23
41.7
28.4
5.9
5.7
2.2
1.1
9.5
19.2
49.7
0.6
1.6
37.8
8.8
10.9
80.8
59.3
1.2
4.7
3.9
959
135
132
26
90
71
+134
6Robert Reid
R. Reid
50
339
1980-81
HOU HOU
21
41.3
16.1
6.8
4.7
2.4
1.1
6.6
14.4
45.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
4.4
66.3
49.3
2.7
4.1
2.1
868
142
98
24
44
80
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
479
1974-75
GSW GSW
17
42.7
28.2
5.5
6.1
2.9
0.9
11.1
25.1
44.4
5.9
6.5
91.8
50.5
1.3
4.2
726
94
103
15
51
8LeBron James
L. James
49
552
2015-16
CLE CLE
21
39.1
26.3
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
10.4
19.9
52.5
1.5
4.5
34.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
58.5
2.0
7.5
3.6
822
200
160
27
75
54
+209
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
49
293
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
168
151
6
65
47
10Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
48
301
1981-82
PHI PHI
21
36.4
14.3
3.0
8.2
2.3
0.3
6.0
12.6
47.2
0.0
0.4
11.1
2.4
3.1
76.9
51.3
0.7
2.2
2.3
765
62
172
6
49
58
11Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
47
305
1995-96
CHI CHI
18
41.2
16.9
8.5
5.9
2.6
0.9
6.2
15.9
39.0
1.7
5.8
28.6
2.8
4.4
63.8
47.3
3.4
5.1
2.3
742
153
107
16
41
51
12Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
47
328
1976-77
POR POR
19
35.9
17.3
2.7
4.5
2.5
0.3
7.1
16.9
41.7
3.2
4.6
68.2
45.6
0.7
2.1
682
52
85
5
74
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
46
468
2015-16
OKC OKC
18
37.4
26.0
6.9
11.0
2.6
0.1
8.8
21.8
40.5
1.9
5.8
32.4
6.4
7.8
82.9
51.5
2.3
4.6
4.3
674
124
198
2
78
43
+119
14Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
46
379
2009-10
BOS 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
134
223
3
72
57
+78
15Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
45
212
2024-25
OKC OKC
23
24.4
9.2
2.7
2.2
2.0
0.6
3.1
7.0
45.0
1.6
3.9
41.1
1.3
1.7
79.5
59.8
0.7
2.0
0.8
562
62
51
13
19
63
+106
16Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
329
2011-12
BOS 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
128
227
2
72
40
+21
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
45
266
2007-08
BOS 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
107
172
8
47
74
+62
18Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
45
353
1997-98
CHI CHI
21
39.8
16.8
7.1
5.2
2.1
1.0
5.8
14.0
41.5
0.9
3.8
22.8
4.3
6.4
67.9
50.0
2.3
4.8
2.4
836
150
110
20
51
66
+117
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
587
1989-90
CHI CHI
16
42.1
36.7
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
115
109
14
56
54
20Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
45
208
1979-80
PHI PHI
18
37.5
11.6
4.1
6.2
2.5
0.2
4.9
9.7
51.1
0.1
0.3
20.0
1.6
2.3
70.7
54.2
1.2
2.9
2.5
675
74
111
4
45
43
21Gus Williams
G. Williams
45
403
1977-78
SEA SEA
22
31.9
18.3
3.9
4.0
2.0
0.5
7.4
15.5
47.7
3.5
4.8
72.6
51.8
1.4
2.5
2.5
701
86
88
12
54
70
22Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
44
236
2003-04
DET 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
328
44
56
37
58
+202
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
759
1991-92
CHI CHI
22
41.8
34.5
6.2
5.8
2.0
0.7
13.2
26.4
49.9
0.8
2.0
38.6
7.4
8.6
85.7
57.1
1.7
4.5
3.7
920
137
127
16
81
62
24LeBron James
L. James
43
697
2011-12
MIA MIA
23
42.7
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
224
129
16
81
47
+199
25Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
43
215
2007-08
LAL LAL
21
31.6
10.2
2.2
2.5
2.0
0.1
3.1
7.0
45.2
1.0
2.4
44.0
2.9
3.5
83.6
60.4
0.1
2.1
1.0
663
47
52
3
20
62
+121
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