players who average the most steals in a finals series

Kyrie Irving has averaged the most steals per game in an NBA Finals, with 4.0 per game.

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	SERIES	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	+/-
1	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	4.0	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	1	43.6	23.0	7.0	6.0	2.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	2.0	8.0	25.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	51.2	2.0	5.0	1.0	44	23	7	6	4	2	1	5	+5
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	3.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	43.0	29.5	4.0	5.0	0.8	11.0	24.8	44.4				7.5	8.0	93.8	52.2	1.0	3.0		172	118	16	20	14	3		12
3	Robert Horry R. Horry	3.0	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	46.8	17.8	10.0	3.8	2.3	5.8	13.3	43.4	2.8	7.3	37.9	3.5	5.3	66.7	57.0	2.3	7.8	1.3	187	71	40	15	12	9	5	9
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.9	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	0.3	7.0	16.4	42.6	0.7	2.4	29.4	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.7	0.7	3.7	3.7	262	138	31	63	20	2	26	23
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.8	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	11.4	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	220	156	33	57	14	7	18	18
6	Robert Horry R. Horry	2.8	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	4	39.8	8.0	7.3	4.3	1.8	2.8	6.0	45.8	1.3	2.8	45.5	1.3	1.5	83.3	60.1	1.5	5.8	1.5	159	32	29	17	11	7	6	13	+35
7	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.8	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	35.8	15.3	2.3	6.3	0.0	6.5	11.8	55.3	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.8	60.0	56.9	0.8	1.5	2.8	143	61	9	25	11	0	11	10
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2.7	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	6	43.0	25.7	4.7	5.0	0.2	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.5	4.7	32.1	6.5	8.2	79.6	50.5	1.3	3.3	3.8	258	154	28	30	16	1	23	19	-39
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2.7	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	2.7	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	24.0	9.7	9.5	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.7	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
12	Julius Erving J. Erving	2.7	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	6	41.3	30.3	6.8	5.0	1.2	11.7	21.5	54.3				7.0	8.2	85.7	60.4	1.7	5.2		248	182	41	30	16	7		17
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2.6	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	38.8	29.2	8.8	5.6	0.0	11.8	25.0	47.2	2.2	9.0	24.4	3.4	5.8	58.6	53.0	0.0	8.8	4.6	194	146	44	28	13	0	23	14	+7
14	Charlie Ward C. Ward	2.6	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	5	29.0	5.8	3.2	3.6	0.4	2.4	5.2	46.2	0.8	2.4	33.3	0.2	0.4	50.0	53.9	1.2	2.0	1.4	145	29	16	18	13	2	7	9	-13
15	LeBron James L. James	2.6	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	8.9	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
16	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	2.5	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	35.5	14.5	3.5	5.5	0.2	5.8	10.5	55.6	0.5	1.0	50.0	2.3	2.8	82.4	61.7	0.8	2.7	2.3	213	87	21	33	15	1	14	23
17	Byron Scott B. Scott	2.5	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	34.7	11.2	3.7	2.2	0.2	5.0	12.7	39.5	0.3	1.2	28.6	0.8	1.5	55.6	41.9	1.0	2.7	1.3	208	67	22	13	15	1	8	14
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2.5	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	2	21.0	11.0	7.0	0.5	1.0	4.5	11.0	40.9	1.0	2.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	48.1	1.5	5.5	3.5	42	22	14	1	5	2	7	8
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.5	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	8.0	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
20	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.5	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	36.8	14.7	3.2	6.7	0.2	6.8	11.8	57.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	58.7	0.5	2.7	2.0	221	88	19	40	15	1	12	14
21	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	2.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	4	43.3	23.0	5.0	4.8	0.5	7.3	17.3	42.0				8.5	9.0	94.4	54.2	1.5	3.5		173	92	20	19	10	2		10
22	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	2.4	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	28.8	10.1	3.6	1.6	0.9	3.3	7.6	43.4	1.4	3.6	40.0	2.1	2.6	83.3	58.3	1.3	2.3	1.1	202	71	25	11	17	6	8	21	-10
23	Derek Harper D. Harper	2.4	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	38.0	16.4	3.0	6.0	0.1	6.0	12.9	46.7	2.4	5.6	43.6	2.0	2.4	82.4	59.0	1.0	2.0	1.7	266	115	21	42	17	1	12	21
24	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.4	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	43.6	20.8	9.4	6.6	1.0	7.8	17.2	45.3	0.2	1.0	20.0	5.0	5.8	86.2	52.7	3.0	6.4	4.0	218	104	47	33	12	5	20	22
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.3	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	6	41.3	15.7	8.2	5.3	1.3	5.7	16.5	34.3	1.5	6.5	23.1	2.8	4.0	70.8	42.9	3.3	4.8	1.8	248	94	49	32	14	8	11	22

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Mitchell

RPG

8.4

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Fri 5/29	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

0 - 1

104

Final

115

Knicks

1 - 0

Tue 19 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

598.7

Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.68

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.66

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

36-48

38-50

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