what 3rd year players have averaged 1.5 steals per game in a playoff run nba

Gar Heard had 2.1 steals per game in his 3rd playoff in 1975-76.

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What 3rd year players have averaged 1.5 or higher steals per game in a playoff run NBA?

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	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	Gar Heard G. Heard	2.1	1975-76	PHX	19	37.9	13.9	10.4	1.7	1.9	5.5	12.5	44.1				2.9	4.3	67.9	48.4	2.8	7.6		721	265	197	33	39	37		56
2	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	1.6	1975-76	BUF	9	38.7	17.2	4.1	2.1	0.4	6.8	14.3	47.3				3.7	4.2	86.8	53.2	1.2	2.9		348	155	37	19	14	4		29
3	Randy Smith R. Smith	1.6	1975-76	BUF	9	42.9	22.6	5.8	8.6	0.0	9.0	17.9	50.3				4.6	5.4	83.7	55.6	0.6	5.2		386	203	52	77	14	0		35
4	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	1.8	1975-76	PHX	19	36.1	21.1	2.5	5.1	0.5	8.7	17.0	51.1				3.7	4.9	76.3	55.1	0.7	1.7		685	401	47	96	34	9		61
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	1.7	1976-77	GSW	10	41.5	28.4	5.9	4.7	0.7	12.2	26.2	46.6				4.0	4.4	90.9	50.5	2.5	3.4		415	284	59	47	17	7		32
6	Don Chaney D. Chaney	1.9	1976-77	LAL	11	37.5	8.0	4.7	4.4	0.3	3.3	8.7	37.5				1.5	2.0	72.7	41.6	2.2	2.5		412	88	52	48	21	3		32
7	Jim Price J. Price	2.0	1976-77	DEN	6	26.3	7.2	4.0	4.2	0.2	3.2	8.8	35.8				0.8	1.3	62.5	38.0	1.0	3.0		158	43	24	25	12	1		18
8	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1.7	1976-77	CLE	3	18.7	13.7	8.0	0.3	1.0	6.0	11.0	54.5				1.7	2.7	62.5	56.1	2.0	6.0		56	41	24	1	5	3		10
9	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	3.3	1976-77	CHI	3	44.7	5.3	5.0	9.7	0.3	1.0	6.3	15.8				3.3	4.0	83.3	32.9	1.7	3.3		134	16	15	29	10	1		14
10	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	1.6	1976-77	GSW	10	34.6	15.5	8.0	1.6	0.6	6.6	15.4	42.9				2.3	2.8	82.1	46.6	1.8	6.2		346	155	80	16	16	6		23
11	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	1.6	1977-78	WAS	19	39.3	21.2	6.5	3.9	0.7	9.1	18.9	47.9				3.1	4.4	69.0	50.8	1.8	4.6	3.0	746	402	123	74	30	14	57	78
12	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1.5	1977-78	PHI	10	27.3	14.7	7.8	3.0	0.1	5.3	12.5	42.4				4.1	4.9	83.7	50.2	2.4	5.4	3.8	273	147	78	30	15	1	38	40
13	Steve Mix S. Mix	1.5	1977-78	PHI	10	23.5	13.6	4.6	3.6	0.1	4.9	8.2	59.8				3.8	4.3	88.4	67.4	1.7	2.9	1.2	235	136	46	36	15	1	12	22
14	Campy Russell C. Russell	1.5	1977-78	CLE	2	44.0	27.5	7.5	5.5	0.5	9.5	19.5	48.7				8.5	10.5	81.0	57.0	3.5	4.0	5.0	88	55	15	11	3	1	10	9
15	Foots Walker F. Walker	1.5	1977-78	CLE	2	35.0	12.5	3.5	5.0	1.0	5.0	13.0	38.5				2.5	2.5	100.0	44.3	2.5	1.0	3.0	70	25	7	10	3	2	6	7
16	Gus Williams G. Williams	2.0	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	18.3	3.9	4.0	0.5	7.4	15.5	47.7				3.5	4.8	72.6	51.8	1.4	2.5	2.5	701	403	86	88	45	12	54	70
17	Julius Erving J. Erving	2.0	1978-79	PHI	9	41.3	25.4	7.8	5.9	1.9	9.9	19.1	51.7				5.7	7.4	76.1	56.8	3.2	4.6	4.2	372	229	70	53	18	17	38	22
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	1.9	1978-79	SAS	14	36.6	28.6	5.9	2.5	1.0	11.3	21.1	53.6				6.0	7.4	80.8	58.7	2.4	3.5	2.9	513	400	82	35	27	14	40	51
19	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	4.0	1978-79	HOU	2	36.5	13.0	1.5	3.0	0.5	4.5	15.5	29.0				4.0	4.5	88.9	37.2	1.0	0.5	1.0	73	26	3	6	8	1	2	9
20	Larry Steele L. Steele	3.3	1978-79	POR	3	24.3	13.3	3.7	2.3	0.0	5.3	9.3	57.1				2.7	3.0	88.9	62.6	2.0	1.7	1.0	73	40	11	7	10	0	3	8
21	Dave Twardzik D. Twardzik	1.7	1978-79	POR	3	25.7	8.3	2.3	3.3	0.0	2.3	4.7	50.0				3.7	4.0	91.7	64.8	1.3	1.0	3.0	77	25	7	10	5	0	9	14
22	Slick Watts S. Watts	2.0	1978-79	HOU	2	21.5	7.0	3.5	3.5	0.5	3.0	7.5	40.0				1.0	1.5	66.7	42.9	2.0	1.5	3.5	43	14	7	7	4	1	7	8
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1.8	1979-80	SEA	15	38.8	17.1	4.3	3.8	0.7	6.7	16.3	41.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	3.5	4.1	83.9	47.4	1.7	2.6	2.9	582	257	64	57	27	10	43	48
24	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	1.6	1979-80	ATL	5	37.6	19.4	3.6	4.2	0.4	7.6	14.8	51.4	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.6	75.0	56.2	0.6	3.0	2.2	188	97	18	21	8	2	11	12
25	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	2.3	1979-80	KCK	3	33.7	6.7	7.3	4.3	0.7	2.7	7.0	38.1	0.3	0.3	100.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	43.9	2.0	5.3	2.7	101	20	22	13	7	2	8	11

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