Maurice Cheeks has averaged the most steals per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 4.1 per game in his rookie season in 1978-79.
| NAME | SPG | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Cheeks | 4.1 | 1978-79 | 9 | 36.7 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 54.5 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 66.1 | 58.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 330 | 169 | 35 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 29 | 29 | |||||
| 2 |  | J. Kidd | 4.0 | 1997-98 | 4 | 42.8 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 37.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 81.3 | 43.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 171 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -35 | |
| 3 |  | A. Robertson | 4.0 | 1987-88 | 3 | 39.7 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 17.7 | 56.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 77.8 | 61.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 119 | 70 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  | E. Jordan | 4.0 | 1978-79 | 2 | 41.5 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 19.0 | 39.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 88.9 | 45.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 83 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 5 |  | C. Murphy | 4.0 | 1978-79 | 2 | 36.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 29.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 88.9 | 37.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 73 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| 6 |  | E. Johnson | 4.0 | 1977-78 | 2 | 32.0 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 63.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 87.5 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 64 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| 7 | | M. Blaylock | 3.8 | 1991-92 | 4 | 37.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 30.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 75.0 | 33.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 148 | 38 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Stockton | 3.7 | 1988-89 | 3 | 46.3 | 27.3 | 3.3 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 90.5 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 139 | 82 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Mix | 3.7 | 1975-76 | 3 | 44.7 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 15.3 | 39.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.0 | 43.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 134 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| 10 |  | W. Frazier | 3.7 | 1974-75 | 3 | 41.3 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 63.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 81.3 | 66.9 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 124 | 71 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 11 |  | B. Davis | 3.6 | 2001-02 | 9 | 44.6 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 20.9 | 37.8 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 33.9 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 59.7 | 46.7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 401 | 203 | 63 | 71 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 36 | +23 | |
| 12 |  | R. Rondo | 3.5 | 2016-17 | 2 | 33.5 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 42.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | +17 | |
| 13 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 3.5 | 1980-81 | 2 | 43.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.5 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 58.3 | 30.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 86 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 14 | | J. Stockton | 3.4 | 1987-88 | 11 | 43.5 | 19.5 | 4.1 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 50.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28.6 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 82.4 | 61.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 478 | 215 | 45 | 163 | 37 | 3 | 48 | 36 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Kersey | 3.3 | 1988-89 | 3 | 39.0 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 48.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.9 | 55.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 117 | 61 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 16 | | L. Steele | 3.3 | 1978-79 | 3 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 57.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 88.9 | 62.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 73 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 17 |  | N. Van Lier | 3.3 | 1976-77 | 3 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 83.3 | 32.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 134 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| 18 |  | T. Hardaway | 3.3 | 1991-92 | 4 | 44.0 | 24.5 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 34.5 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 64.9 | 50.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 176 | 98 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 19 | | T. Hardaway | 3.1 | 1990-91 | 9 | 44.0 | 25.2 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 20.6 | 48.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 78.9 | 56.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 396 | 227 | 33 | 101 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 22 | ||
| 20 | | M. Ray Richardson | 3.1 | 1983-84 | 11 | 40.3 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 15.4 | 40.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 27.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 73.2 | 47.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 443 | 185 | 54 | 79 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 40 | ||
| 21 |  | M. Johnson | 3.1 | 1979-80 | 16 | 41.1 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 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 | 293 | 168 | 151 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 47 | ||
| 22 |  | R. Westbrook | 3.0 | 2012-13 | 2 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 41.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 85.7 | 50.9 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 68 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +30 | |
| 23 |  | J. Kidd | 3.0 | 2011-12 | 4 | 36.0 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 34.1 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 34.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 90.0 | 50.7 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 144 | 46 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +2 | |
| 24 |  | R. Harper | 3.0 | 1992-93 | 5 | 34.8 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 47.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 64.7 | 52.6 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 174 | 90 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 25 |  | L. Blanks | 3.0 | 1991-92 | 1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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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