the most steals in a game 2 in an nba finals by a center while losing the game

Dwight Howard has the most steals by a center in a loss Game 2 of the NBA Finals, with 4 steals against the Lakers on June 7, 2009.

NAME STL L DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
4
1
6/7/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
@
LAL LAL
47
17
16
4
4
5
10
50.0
0
0
7
9
77.8
60.9
3
13
7
4
+1
2 Vlade Divac
V. Divac
3
1
6/5/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
41
16
5
5
1
7
11
63.6
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
67.3
4
1
2
2
3 Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
2
1
7/8/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
28
8
9
0
2
4
10
40.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
40.0
3
6
0
2
-1
4 Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
2
1
6/2/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
vs
GSW GSW
16
7
10
0
0
3
7
42.9
1
1
100.0
0
0
50.0
3
7
0
3
+3
5 Kevin Love
K. Love
2
1
6/3/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
35
22
10
1
1
7
18
38.9
3
8
37.5
5
5
100.0
54.5
4
6
1
1
-12
6 Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
2
1
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
21
8
4
1
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
0
0
57.1
2
2
0
2
-18
7 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
2
1
6/8/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
43
12
14
1
2
5
11
45.5
0
0
2
8
25.0
41.3
4
10
0
5
-1
8 David Robinson
D. Robinson
2
1
6/6/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
33
10
8
1
2
3
6
50.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
57.9
4
4
1
0
+4
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2
1
6/10/1994
1993-94
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
46
25
7
4
4
10
21
47.6
0
0
5
7
71.4
51.9
1
6
3
1
10 Oliver Miller
O. Miller
2
1
6/11/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
CHI CHI
25
8
6
2
3
4
6
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
2
4
2
2
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
1
5/31/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
20
9
7
3
9
22
40.9
0
0
2
4
50.0
42.1
5
4
3
4
12 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2
1
5/26/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
19
10
7
1
2
4
10
40.0
2
3
66.7
0
0
50.0
1
6
3
5
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
1
5/30/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
41
23
7
2
4
7
14
50.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
58.3
3
4
1
3
14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
1
5/7/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
38
14
3
5
19
31
61.3
0
0
0
2
0.0
59.6
4
10
4
4
15 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
2
1
5/27/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
36
19
15
5
0
8
19
42.1
3
5
60.0
44.8
3
12
3
16 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
2
1
5/20/1975
1974-75
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
@
GSW GSW
43
9
20
4
1
3
7
42.9
3
6
50.0
46.7
5
15
2
17 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
2
1
4/30/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
50
17
11
6
0
8
22
36.4
1
2
50.0
37.2
3
8
6
18 Timofey Mozgov
T. Mozgov
1
1
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
12
5
3
0
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.5
2
1
2
3
-13
19 Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
1
1
6/5/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
19
8
5
0
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
45.0
3
2
0
4
-13
20 Marreese Speights
M. Speights
1
1
6/7/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
+4
21 Tiago Splitter
T. Splitter
1
1
6/8/2014
2013-14
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
MIA MIA
19
2
6
5
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
1
5
1
3
+1
22 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1
1
6/6/2010
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
25
8
3
6
7
10
70.0
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
79.5
3
5
1
3
-12
23 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1
1
6/8/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
40
17
10
4
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
1
1
100.0
68.3
3
7
1
3
+4
24 Todd MacCulloch
T. MacCulloch
1
1
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
NJN NJN
@
LAL LAL
15
2
5
0
1
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
2
3
1
4
-10
25 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
1
6/8/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
36
16
13
1
1
5
12
41.7
0
0
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
9
1
3
-11
StatMuse has game-level data for steals going back to the 1974 Finals.

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