what is the record for most steals in an nba finals series

Magic Johnson has the most career steals in the NBA Finals, with 102 steals.

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What is the record for most steals by a player in an NBA finals series?
NAME STL SERIES GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
102
NBA Finals
50
40.9
19.4
7.9
11.7
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
16
190
147
2 LeBron James
L. James
93
NBA Finals
55
42.5
28.4
10.2
7.8
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
46
217
130
-86
3 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
67
NBA Finals
35
42.0
19.0
8.3
5.9
1.9
1.1
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
1,470
664
292
207
39
117
118
+38
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
65
NBA Finals
37
42.7
25.3
5.7
5.1
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
33
123
118
+36
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
63
NBA Finals
31
42.8
23.1
11.6
6.0
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
24
91
80
6 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
62
NBA Finals
35
43.0
33.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
1,506
1,176
211
209
23
99
103
+45
7 Draymond Green
D. Green
59
NBA Finals
33
38.5
11.5
9.1
6.6
1.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
41.4
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
32
87
138
+140
8 Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
59
NBA Finals
46
30.6
10.3
2.9
3.9
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.7
44.7
0.8
2.0
38.0
1.8
2.2
80.6
53.5
0.8
2.2
1.3
1,406
474
135
178
20
60
159
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
55
NBA Finals
34
39.0
27.3
5.8
6.0
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
43.2
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
1,327
928
196
204
11
120
96
+138
10 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
53
NBA Finals
29
38.8
23.9
5.7
4.3
1.8
1.0
8.7
18.2
47.6
0.5
1.6
31.1
6.0
8.1
74.8
54.8
1.6
4.2
2.9
1,125
693
166
125
30
85
75
-51
11 Robert Horry
R. Horry
49
NBA Finals
37
32.7
9.7
5.9
2.9
1.3
1.2
3.3
7.6
42.9
1.5
3.9
39.2
1.6
2.3
71.4
56.1
1.7
4.2
1.2
1,208
358
220
109
43
45
113
+116
12 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
48
NBA Finals
37
40.1
18.3
4.7
6.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
39
100
106
13 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
46
NBA Finals
37
28.3
10.4
2.6
4.1
1.2
0.1
4.2
9.0
47.0
0.7
1.8
41.5
1.2
1.6
75.9
53.6
0.7
1.9
1.5
1,048
383
95
150
4
56
106
14 Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
45
NBA Finals
43
28.2
8.7
2.2
2.4
1.0
0.0
3.0
6.9
42.9
1.1
2.7
41.7
1.7
2.1
81.3
55.9
0.4
1.7
1.0
1,212
376
94
103
1
41
127
+110
15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
45
NBA Finals
52
36.8
23.3
8.3
3.3
0.9
2.2
9.6
18.5
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.0
2.4
5.9
2.7
1,914
1,209
433
170
116
121
184
16 Julius Erving
J. Erving
44
NBA Finals
22
39.8
25.5
7.5
4.5
2.0
1.8
9.8
18.7
52.6
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.8
7.6
76.6
57.9
2.2
5.3
2.8
875
561
166
100
40
45
56
17 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
38
NBA Finals
16
36.7
14.8
2.7
7.3
2.4
0.1
6.4
12.6
51.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.9
2.8
68.9
53.4
0.7
2.0
2.5
587
237
43
117
2
40
36
18 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
37
NBA Finals
29
30.5
14.0
4.2
3.5
1.3
0.2
4.3
9.9
43.8
1.4
4.1
35.0
3.9
4.7
83.1
58.5
0.7
3.5
2.6
884
407
121
102
5
76
95
+177
19 Byron Scott
B. Scott
35
NBA Finals
30
30.5
11.0
3.0
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.4
10.0
44.5
0.3
1.3
25.0
1.8
2.4
75.0
49.9
0.8
2.2
1.3
915
330
89
53
5
39
82
20 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
34
NBA Finals
18
37.0
20.1
9.4
2.3
1.9
0.9
6.7
13.4
49.6
1.9
4.7
40.5
4.9
5.8
84.6
62.9
2.5
6.9
1.9
665
362
169
41
16
34
53
+89
21 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
34
NBA Finals
16
37.2
22.6
4.2
7.9
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
5
61
55
22 James Worthy
J. Worthy
34
NBA Finals
34
39.6
22.2
5.0
3.3
1.0
0.6
9.2
17.3
53.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
3.6
5.3
68.3
56.4
1.9
3.1
2.0
1,346
754
171
112
20
68
88
23 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
33
NBA Finals
17
42.5
27.5
10.6
3.4
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
54
52
70
24 Robert Parish
R. Parish
32
NBA Finals
31
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.3
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
54
65
108
25 Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
31
NBA Finals
36
27.0
8.5
4.0
3.1
0.9
0.7
3.4
6.9
49.0
1.1
3.2
36.0
0.6
1.5
37.0
55.9
1.0
3.0
0.9
973
305
143
112
25
33
75
+70
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