Bob McAdoo has averaged the most steals per game by a center in an NBA Finals in 1982-83, with 2.5 per game.

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Data note: Steals Per Game: player game data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	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	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
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.3	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	6	40.2	24.7	11.8	1.8	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	148	71	11	14	19	16	26
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2.0	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	44.8	32.8	11.5	5.5	2.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	51.4	2.8	8.8	2.8	179	131	46	22	8	8	11	18
4	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	1.9	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	34.3	11.9	8.9	2.1	1.6	5.1	11.1	46.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	1.6	2.1	73.3	49.1	2.9	6.0	1.0	240	83	62	15	13	11	7	19	-11
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1.8	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	5	40.6	10.8	13.6	1.4	1.0	4.4	9.2	47.8	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.0	6.8	29.4	44.3	3.8	9.8	1.2	203	54	68	7	9	5	6	15	+64
6	Vlade Divac V. Divac	1.8	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	5	41.6	18.2	8.8	2.0	2.4	7.8	13.8	56.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.6	100.0	60.9	3.4	5.4	3.0	208	91	44	10	9	12	15	18
7	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1.7	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	7	40.0	10.7	10.3	1.0	3.0	4.7	8.3	56.9	0.0	0.0		1.3	3.0	42.9	55.8	3.9	6.4	1.0	280	75	72	7	12	21	7	19	+3
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1.7	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	38.9	26.6	8.1	4.4	2.1	10.7	22.3	48.1	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.6	67.9	51.9	3.3	4.9	3.0	272	186	57	31	12	15	21	27
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1.6	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	5	42.6	15.4	15.2	2.2	4.0	4.2	8.6	48.8	0.0	0.0		7.0	11.6	60.3	56.2	3.6	11.6	4.0	213	77	76	11	8	20	20	20	-38
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1.6	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	43.1	26.9	9.1	3.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	188	64	25	11	27	25	26
11	Robert Parish R. Parish	1.6	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.6	15.4	11.4	1.3	1.6	6.3	14.3	44.0	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.9	58.8	47.0	4.3	7.1	2.0	256	108	80	9	11	11	14	32
12	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	1.5	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	6	37.5	14.7	12.0	1.8	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	88	72	11	9	9	8	23	+9
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	1.5	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	39.3	25.8	18.0	2.0	1.5	9.0	17.8	50.7	0.0	0.0		7.8	11.8	66.0	56.2	6.8	11.3	2.8	157	103	72	8	6	6	11	15
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1.4	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	5	31.0	13.0	10.6	2.4	1.0	4.8	9.8	49.0	0.8	2.4	33.3	2.6	2.6	100.0	59.4	2.4	8.2	2.6	155	65	53	12	7	5	13	23	+44
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	35.3	18.0	7.7	3.8	3.2	7.2	13.5	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.7	6.8	53.7	54.5	2.2	5.5	2.7	212	108	46	23	8	19	16	21
16	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1.3	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
17	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1.3	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	44.0	18.9	12.4	1.7	4.3	8.3	22.9	36.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.1	3.0	71.4	39.0	4.6	7.9	3.1	308	132	87	12	9	30	22	29
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1.3	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	4	37.3	18.3	11.5	3.8	2.3	7.3	16.3	44.6	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.0	62.5	48.3	4.0	7.5	2.8	149	73	46	15	5	9	11	13	+24
19	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	1.3	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	24.5	7.5	5.3	0.8	0.5	2.5	3.8	66.7	0.0	0.0		2.5	4.0	62.5	68.1	1.5	3.8	0.5	98	30	21	3	5	2	2	12	+14
20	Clifford Ray C. Ray	1.3	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	29.8	7.0	10.0	3.0	1.5	3.3	5.3	61.9				0.5	2.0	25.0	57.1	3.8	6.3		119	28	40	12	5	6		11
21	Al Horford A. Horford	1.2	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	5	30.0	7.0	6.2	2.6	0.6	2.6	5.0	52.0	1.6	3.4	47.1	0.2	0.4	50.0	67.6	1.0	5.2	0.6	150	35	31	13	6	3	3	9	+8
22	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	1.2	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	44.0	15.8	14.8	2.0	3.2	7.0	13.6	51.5				1.8	2.8	64.3	53.3	2.4	12.4	2.4	220	79	74	10	6	16	12	20
23	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1.2	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	5	42.4	11.0	11.4	3.6	0.8	4.6	9.6	47.9				1.8	2.4	75.0	51.6	4.0	7.4	1.6	212	55	57	18	6	4	8	20
24	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	1.2	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	6	37.3	9.7	8.8	0.7	1.2	3.2	5.3	59.4	0.0	0.0		3.3	5.3	62.5	62.9	4.0	4.8	0.5	224	58	53	4	7	7	3	24	+30
25	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.2	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	26.8	10.8	7.3	0.7	1.8	3.7	6.0	61.1	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	70.0	66.1	2.5	4.8	0.5	161	65	44	4	7	11	3	18	+28

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4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
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Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
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