what is the most steals in a game in under 40 minutes

10 players are tied for the most steals in a game with fewer than 40 minutes played, with 10 steals. The first three are T.J. McConnell on March 3, 2021, Draymond Green on February 10, 2017 and Brandon Roy on January 24, 2009.

Interpreted as:

What is the most steals by a player in a regular-season game in under 40 minutes?

	NAME	STL	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	T.J. McConnell	10	36	3/3/2021	IND	@	CLE	16	4	13	1	8	8	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	4	2	0	+14
2	Draymond Green D. Green	10	38	2/10/2017	GSW	@	MEM	4	11	10	5	2	6	33.3	0	3	0.0	0	0		33.3	0	11	2	3	+26
3	Brandon Roy B. Roy	10	39	1/24/2009	POR	vs	WAS	22	5	7	2	7	18	38.9	2	3	66.7	6	8	75.0	51.1	2	3	1	5	+23
4	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	10	38	12/9/1993	PHX	vs	WAS	17	3	13	0	7	15	46.7	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	52.1	0	3	4	1
5	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	10	39	11/19/1990	MIL	vs	UTA	16	3	9	0	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	1	2	3	3
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	27	1/29/1988	CHI	vs	NJN	32	1	4	2	14	18	77.8	0	0		4	5	80.0	79.2	0	1	3	1
7	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	10	39	11/22/1986	SAS	@	LAC	30	5	6	1	13	23	56.5	0	0		4	7	57.1	57.5	2	3	4	5
8	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	10	36	2/18/1986	SAS	vs	PHX	20	11	10	0	8	17	47.1	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.9	4	7	4	5
9	Fat Lever F. Lever	10	31	3/9/1985	DEN	vs	IND	13	4	15	0	4	12	33.3	0	0		5	6	83.3	44.4	0	4	2	3
10	Johnny Moore J. Moore	10	35	3/6/1985	SAS	vs	IND	16	7	8	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	74.3	2	5	4	2
11	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	10	39	3/23/1979	NJN	@	PHI	13	1	1	0	6	15	40.0				1	2	50.0	40.9				5
12	Jerry West J. West	10	37	12/7/1973	LAL	vs	SEA	27	5	5		7	15	46.7				13	19	68.4	57.8	3	2		5
13	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	9	36	10/30/2013	PHI	vs	MIA	22	7	12	0	6	10	60.0	4	6	66.7	6	8	75.0	81.4	0	7	1	1	+12
14	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	9	31	11/5/2008	MIA	vs	PHI	6	4	6	0	3	8	37.5	0	4	0.0	0	0		37.5	1	3	2	1	+18
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	9	38	12/3/1999	BOS	vs	MIA	26	5	4	1	9	22	40.9	2	6	33.3	6	8	75.0	50.9	1	4	1	2	+18
16	Eddie Jones E. Jones	9	36	11/4/1999	CHA	vs	IND	22	3	3	0	7	18	38.9	2	5	40.0	6	6	100.0	53.3	1	2	1	0	+12
17	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	9	34	2/17/1997	ATL	@	HOU	18	0	5	0	7	11	63.6	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	75.8	0	0	3	2	-16
18	Eric Murdock E. Murdock	9	37	4/2/1994	MIL	@	WAS	18	5	7	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	48.3	4	1	3	2
19	Fat Lever F. Lever	9	34	2/10/1994	DAL	vs	WAS	4	7	3	0	1	7	14.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	25.4	3	4	3	2
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	9	38	4/2/1993	CHI	vs	NJN	40	7	7	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	1	6	5	3
21	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	9	18	11/6/1991	LAC	vs	PHX	5	1	5	2	2	8	25.0	0	0		1	3	33.3	26.8	1	0	0	2
22	John Stockton J. Stockton	9	35	2/12/1991	UTA	vs	HOU	19	3	11	0	6	11	54.5	0	2	0.0	7	8	87.5	65.4	1	2	4	1
23	T.R. Dunn	9	32	1/6/1988	DEN	@	NJN	2	5	3	0	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	2	3	2	4
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	9	33	2/18/1985	BOS	@	UTA	30	12	10	2	13	22	59.1	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	64.3	0	12	1	2
25	Johnny Moore J. Moore	9	36	1/8/1985	SAS	vs	GSW	26	11	13	1	11	17	64.7	0	2	0.0	4	6	66.7	66.2	3	8	6	4