rockets record for most steals in a game

The Houston Rockets got their most steals in a game versus the Cavaliers on November 16, 1986, with 21 steals.

Interpreted as:
rockets record for most steals in a regular-season game
TEAM STL DATE TM OPP RESULT MIN PTS REB AST BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Rockets
Rockets
21
11/16/1986
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
W
134-106
240
134
46
35
9
52
100
52.0
0
0
30
39
76.9
57.2
16
30
16
21
2 Rockets
Rockets
20
12/7/2016
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
W
134-95
240
134
52
35
2
51
94
54.3
15
36
41.7
17
21
81.0
64.9
15
37
20
22
3 Rockets
Rockets
20
12/8/2015
HOU HOU
@
BKN BKN
L
105-110
240
105
36
26
3
39
82
47.6
15
35
42.9
12
17
70.6
58.7
10
26
23
15
4 Rockets
Rockets
20
2/10/2007
HOU HOU
vs
CHA CHA
W
104-83
240
104
39
23
4
38
84
45.2
9
25
36.0
19
25
76.0
54.7
11
28
12
14
5 Rockets
Rockets
20
11/1/1996
HOU HOU
vs
SAC SAC
W
96-85
240
96
45
25
1
34
87
39.1
8
25
32.0
20
31
64.5
47.7
17
28
21
19
6 Rockets
Rockets
20
2/4/1988
HOU HOU
vs
NJN NJN
W
115-87
240
115
49
24
5
43
87
49.4
1
3
33.3
28
29
96.6
57.6
15
34
26
20
7 Rockets
Rockets
19
11/5/1996
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
W
102-80
240
102
38
23
4
36
79
45.6
7
18
38.9
23
33
69.7
54.5
13
25
21
23
8 Rockets
Rockets
18
1/20/2025
HOU HOU
vs
DET DET
L
96-107
240
96
39
19
1
37
94
39.4
11
39
28.2
11
16
68.8
47.5
15
24
16
17
9 Rockets
Rockets
18
11/2/2015
HOU HOU
vs
OKC OKC
W
110-105
240
110
34
22
7
41
89
46.1
9
29
31.0
19
29
65.5
54.0
7
27
12
22
10 Rockets
Rockets
18
4/16/1994
HOU HOU
@
SEA SEA
L
97-100
240
97
31
21
4
36
76
47.4
4
14
28.6
21
24
87.5
56.0
11
20
21
16
11 Rockets
Rockets
18
3/26/1990
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
W
113-95
240
113
45
25
9
47
88
53.4
0
4
0.0
19
24
79.2
57.3
15
30
22
21
12 Rockets
Rockets
18
11/8/1987
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
L
92-101
240
92
36
17
7
37
95
38.9
2
6
33.3
16
24
66.7
43.6
14
22
19
20
13 Rockets
Rockets
18
4/4/1986
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
W
112-89
240
112
50
19
7
47
94
50.0
0
1
0.0
18
25
72.0
53.3
17
33
18
23
14 Rockets
Rockets
18
3/22/1985
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
L
107-130
240
107
46
26
8
47
106
44.3
1
4
25.0
12
31
38.7
44.7
21
25
17
19
15 Rockets
Rockets
18
2/26/1985
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
L
94-100
240
94
42
22
11
39
90
43.3
1
4
25.0
15
23
65.2
46.9
11
31
23
20
16 Rockets
Rockets
18
3/13/1984
HOU HOU
vs
SDC SDC
W
117-109
240
117
32
37
11
48
94
51.1
0
0
21
32
65.6
54.1
10
22
13
23
17 Rockets
Rockets
17
3/21/2025
HOU HOU
@
MIA MIA
W
102-98
240
102
46
14
4
39
84
46.4
14
28
50.0
10
21
47.6
54.7
15
31
15
14
18 Rockets
Rockets
17
1/1/2025
HOU HOU
vs
DAL DAL
W
110-99
240
110
35
16
1
42
89
47.2
8
25
32.0
18
23
78.3
55.5
4
31
12
18
19 Rockets
Rockets
17
3/5/2016
HOU HOU
@
CHI CHI
L
100-108
240
100
40
22
3
35
87
40.2
9
35
25.7
21
30
70.0
49.9
11
29
18
27
20 Rockets
Rockets
17
12/15/2015
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
L
97-107
240
97
36
22
3
34
82
41.5
12
39
30.8
17
23
73.9
52.6
7
29
21
28
21 Rockets
Rockets
17
2/21/2015
HOU HOU
vs
TOR TOR
W
98-76
240
98
52
22
9
35
84
41.7
6
29
20.7
22
31
71.0
50.2
11
41
23
23
22 Rockets
Rockets
17
11/14/2014
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
W
88-87
240
88
47
16
11
29
78
37.2
7
34
20.6
23
37
62.2
46.7
13
34
21
25
23 Rockets
Rockets
17
3/14/2003
HOU HOU
vs
CHI CHI
W
121-91
240
121
35
29
10
41
71
57.7
10
17
58.8
29
32
90.6
71.1
4
31
18
17
24 Rockets
Rockets
17
1/31/1995
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
W
86-74
240
86
37
26
6
37
79
46.8
3
17
17.6
9
19
47.4
49.2
8
29
12
13
25 Rockets
Rockets
17
3/5/1994
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
W
124-107
240
124
42
32
8
53
91
58.2
3
14
21.4
15
22
68.2
61.6
10
32
16
17
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for steals going back to the 1983-84 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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32
.610
18.0
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Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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89

Final

103

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0