nba most steals by a center in a playoff game

Ben Wallace and Patrick Ewing are tied for the most steals by a center in a playoff game, with 7 steals.

NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
7
4/27/2003
@
40
12
24
2
1
6
8
75.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
67.6
11
13
1
3
-7
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
7
5/4/1990
vs
40
44
13
5
2
18
24
75.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.7
2
11
3
3
3Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
6
4/28/2025
@
25
14
12
2
0
5
5
100.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
103.6
3
9
0
1
+42
4Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
6
4/25/2015
vs
22
8
5
1
0
3
6
50.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
51.5
2
3
1
3
+9
5Glen Davis
G. Davis
6
4/23/2009
@
39
14
9
6
3
5
12
41.7
0
0
4
5
80.0
49.3
3
6
2
4
+30
6Shawn Marion
S. Marion
6
5/18/2006
@
43
34
9
1
1
13
22
59.1
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
71.5
4
5
1
2
-16
7Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
6
5/1/1988
@
41
18
10
5
3
8
14
57.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
60.5
4
6
0
5
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
6
4/26/1986
vs
44
38
16
4
5
18
27
66.7
0
0
2
4
50.0
66.1
8
8
3
6
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
5/5/1985
@
38
21
17
1
4
6
16
37.5
0
0
9
12
75.0
49.3
9
8
5
4
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
6
4/17/1985
vs
41
26
5
5
1
8
14
57.1
0
0
10
12
83.3
67.4
1
4
0
3
11Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
6
4/24/1981
@
42
14
3
6
2
7
13
53.8
0
1
0.0
0
0
53.8
2
5
12Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
5
8/29/2020
@
37
16
10
6
1
6
16
37.5
1
4
25.0
3
4
75.0
45.0
3
7
2
4
-19
13Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
5
4/29/2019
vs
24
6
6
1
1
2
4
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.5
2
4
1
1
-3
14Al Horford
A. Horford
5
5/9/2018
vs
38
15
8
3
0
7
16
43.8
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
45.6
2
6
1
4
+10
15Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
5
4/25/2017
@
36
11
11
1
1
4
8
50.0
0
0
3
6
50.0
51.7
2
9
2
5
+6
16Chuck Hayes
C. Hayes
5
5/17/2009
@
25
8
5
1
1
4
8
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
1
4
2
2
-12
17Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
5
5/16/2003
@
52
10
18
0
3
4
8
50.0
0
1
0.0
2
5
40.0
49.0
3
15
0
1
+4
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5
4/25/1996
@
42
33
8
2
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
5
7
71.4
56.7
1
7
4
4
19Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
5
4/30/1992
@
36
20
13
2
2
5
11
45.5
0
0
10
12
83.3
61.4
5
8
2
4
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5
5/2/1986
@
40
31
11
2
7
9
17
52.9
0
0
13
19
68.4
61.1
5
6
1
6
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5
4/24/1985
@
37
26
16
2
2
10
20
50.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
55.3
7
9
5
5
22Robert Parish
R. Parish
5
5/31/1984
vs
42
18
11
0
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
0
4
0.0
57.1
3
8
2
5
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5
5/4/1977
vs
47
36
26
4
1
14
25
56.0
8
10
80.0
61.2
8
18
5
24Clifford Ray
C. Ray
5
5/12/1976
vs
40
15
16
3
2
7
8
87.5
1
2
50.0
84.5
3
13
2
25Clifford Ray
C. Ray
5
5/9/1976
@
31
11
12
0
3
5
7
71.4
1
2
50.0
69.8
5
7
6
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