norm nixon most steals in a playoff game

Norm Nixon got his most steals in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1980 NBA Finals versus the 76ers, with 5 steals.

	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	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	5	5/11/1980	LAL	@	PHI	44	16	3	4	0	7	15	46.7	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.0	2	1	3	2
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	5/2/1982	LAL	@	PHX	40	17	3	1	0	6	18	33.3	0	0		5	7	71.4	40.3	1	2	2	2
3	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	5/7/1980	LAL	vs	PHI	43	8	6	9	0	4	13	30.8	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.8	2	4	6	4
4	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	4/22/1980	LAL	vs	SEA	42	10	2	11	1	5	15	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	1	1	4	5
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	4/11/1980	LAL	@	PHX	41	12	6	8	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		0	0		42.9	0	6	5	2
6	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	4	4/25/1979	LAL	@	SEA	38	15	3	8	0	7	14	50.0				1	2	50.0	50.4	0	3	5	5
7	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	3	5/15/1983	LAL	@	SAS	36	13	2	9	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		1	1	100.0	45.0	1	1	2	3
8	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	3	6/1/1982	LAL	vs	PHI	41	29	6	6	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	61.6	2	4	4	4
9	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	3	4/8/1980	LAL	vs	PHX	39	26	2	6	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.3	1	1	0	3
10	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/29/1983	LAL	vs	PHI	31	7	2	5	0	1	6	16.7	0	0		5	8	62.5	36.8	2	0	3	3
11	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/22/1983	LAL	@	PHI	41	26	4	3	0	12	23	52.2	0	0		2	3	66.7	53.5	0	4	3	3
12	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/20/1983	LAL	@	SAS	31	17	5	5	0	8	17	47.1	0	0		1	2	50.0	47.5			0	4
13	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/13/1983	LAL	@	SAS	39	22	6	11	0	9	17	52.9	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	58.6			2	2
14	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/24/1983	LAL	vs	POR	34	19	4	5	0	8	20	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	43.7	1	3	2	1
15	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	6/3/1982	LAL	vs	PHI	41	11	3	14	0	4	18	22.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	27.8	1	2	2	3
16	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/27/1982	LAL	@	PHI	43	24	4	10	0	9	18	50.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	56.9	1	3	2	3
17	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/11/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	42	22	3	9	0	9	21	42.9	0	0		4	4	100.0	48.3			2	3
18	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	5/9/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	37	31	2	3	0	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	63.7			3	4
19	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/28/1982	LAL	vs	PHX	34	21	2	6	0	10	21	47.6	0	0		1	1	100.0	49.0	0	2	2	2
20	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/27/1980	LAL	@	SEA	43	19	3	8	0	7	19	36.8	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	43.0	0	3	4	2
21	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/9/1980	LAL	vs	PHX	42	26	3	12	0	10	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	64.7	1	2	3	5
22	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/13/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	43	15	1	16	0	7	15	46.7				1	2	50.0	47.2	1	0	4	5
23	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/16/1978	LAL	@	SEA	34	12	1	5	0	5	7	71.4				2	3	66.7	72.1	0	1	1	5
24	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	2	4/12/1978	LAL	@	SEA	38	12	5	6	1	6	11	54.5				0	0		54.5	2	3	2	3
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1	5/18/1983	LAL	vs	SAS	39	15	2	4	0	6	15	40.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	46.0			2	2

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