The Boston Celtics had their most steals in a game 4 times, with 21 steals.

Interpreted as:

top steals in a regular-season game for celtics last season

	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	Celtics	21	1/10/1998	BOS	@	ORL	L 82-90	240	82	41	20	2	36	95	37.9	5	23	21.7	5	7	71.4	41.8	21	20	19	31
2	Celtics	21	12/30/1997	BOS	@	PHX	L 90-100	240	90	42	14	3	33	86	38.4	4	16	25.0	20	30	66.7	45.4	18	24	18	23
3	Celtics	21	3/26/1983	BOS	@	CHI	L 108-118	240	108	48	22	3	41	101	40.6	0	2	0.0	26	39	66.7	45.7	22	26	18	30
4	Celtics	21	1/18/1981	BOS	vs	LAL	W 98-96	240	98	34	24	4	39	78	50.0	1	3	33.3	19	27	70.4	54.5	14	20	23	19
5	Celtics	20	4/12/2015	BOS	vs	CLE	W 117-78	240	117	38	29	1	46	84	54.8	10	24	41.7	15	22	68.2	62.4	6	32	9	22
6	Celtics	20	11/7/2009	BOS	@	NJN	W 86-76	240	86	37	21	3	31	69	44.9	1	10	10.0	23	29	79.3	52.6	3	34	12	16
7	Celtics	20	11/7/2007	BOS	vs	DEN	W 119-93	240	119	38	32	2	49	76	64.5	7	19	36.8	14	22	63.6	69.4	7	31	22	21
8	Celtics	19	11/11/2002	BOS	vs	UTA	W 112-95	240	112	34	28	5	41	85	48.2	10	29	34.5	20	23	87.0	58.9	10	24	18	28
9	Celtics	19	3/10/2000	BOS	vs	CHI	W 104-74	240	104	50	26	2	38	84	45.2	4	11	36.4	24	32	75.0	53.0	14	36	15	34
10	Celtics	19	12/8/1999	BOS	vs	DEN	W 115-90	240	115	48	33	5	47	91	51.6	4	13	30.8	17	20	85.0	57.6	9	39	16	30
11	Celtics	19	2/17/1999	BOS	@	VAN	W 131-129	315	131	43	29	6	48	104	46.2	5	14	35.7	30	43	69.8	53.3	17	26	19	40
12	Celtics	18	11/6/2015	BOS	vs	WAS	W 118-98	240	118	53	24	5	44	97	45.4	12	30	40.0	18	23	78.3	55.1	15	38	17	21
13	Celtics	18	4/4/2004	BOS	@	WAS	L 102-112	240	102	25	25	1	41	77	53.2	8	21	38.1	12	17	70.6	60.4	4	21	18	25
14	Celtics	18	1/25/2004	BOS	@	NJN	L 91-110	240	91	32	18	1	31	87	35.6	4	23	17.4	25	31	80.6	45.2	10	22	17	28
15	Celtics	18	3/15/2001	BOS	@	PHX	W 105-101	240	105	29	24	5	37	75	49.3	8	23	34.8	23	25	92.0	61.0	6	23	16	24
16	Celtics	18	1/22/1997	BOS	vs	PHI	L 125-127	265	125	49	26	6	48	115	41.7	9	21	42.9	20	30	66.7	48.8	27	22	16	25
17	Celtics	18	1/5/1997	BOS	vs	PHX	W 109-102	240	109	34	20	5	39	85	45.9	3	11	27.3	28	31	90.3	55.3	8	26	14	22
18	Celtics	18	11/18/1994	BOS	@	MIA	W 115-111	240	115	35	24	3	48	87	55.2	5	11	45.5	14	17	82.4	60.9	12	23	18	29
19	Celtics	18	2/26/1992	BOS	vs	IND	W 130-109	240	130	40	32	10	50	95	52.6	2	2	100.0	28	30	93.3	60.1	12	28	11	26
20	Celtics	18	12/19/1979	BOS	vs	PHI	W 112-89	240	112	38	30	3	45	88	51.1	3	7	42.9	19	23	82.6	57.1	9	29	20	22
21	Celtics	17	12/30/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	W 126-107	240	126	42	27	11	49	91	53.8	16	39	41.0	12	14	85.7	64.8	10	32	16	21
22	Celtics	17	1/10/2016	BOS	@	MEM	L 98-101	240	98	39	22	4	37	88	42.0	7	22	31.8	17	23	73.9	49.9	11	28	16	28
23	Celtics	17	12/8/2014	BOS	@	WAS	L 132-133	290	132	46	27	4	47	102	46.1	9	22	40.9	29	32	90.6	56.9	14	32	17	30
24	Celtics	17	12/8/2009	BOS	vs	MIL	W 98-89	240	98	35	24	1	35	67	52.2	6	18	33.3	22	31	71.0	60.8	5	30	16	23
25	Celtics	17	3/31/2004	BOS	vs	POR	L 98-105	240	98	30	23	3	39	86	45.3	9	26	34.6	11	14	78.6	53.2	14	16	14	15

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28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

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APG

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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Final

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	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