what is the record for steals per game in a playoff series

Lance Blanks has averaged the most career steals per game in the playoffs, with 3.0 per game.

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What is the record for steals per game by a player in a playoff series?

	NAME	SPG	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	Lance Blanks L. Blanks	3.0	1	10.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	10	2	1	3	3	0	1	2
2	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	2.8	18	39.6	15.7	5.5	7.2	0.2	6.0	15.6	38.6	0.3	1.6	20.7	3.3	4.8	69.0	44.3	1.8	3.7	2.8	712	282	99	129	50	4	50	63
3	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	2.8	13	37.7	20.2	5.3	6.2	0.2	7.8	15.2	51.5	0.5	1.3	35.3	4.0	5.3	75.4	57.4	2.1	3.2	3.0	490	262	69	81	36	2	39	53
4	Slick Watts S. Watts	2.5	17	30.7	10.9	3.4	7.1	0.4	4.6	10.4	44.6				1.6	3.1	51.9	46.3	1.1	2.3	3.5	522	185	58	120	43	7	7	66
5	Baron Davis B. Davis	2.3	50	37.0	18.8	4.3	6.2	0.5	6.6	14.9	44.2	2.0	5.7	35.0	3.7	5.2	70.9	54.8	1.0	3.3	2.6	1,851	942	213	311	114	24	131	177	+118
6	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.2	133	36.5	14.4	3.4	6.9	0.3	5.8	11.3	51.2	0.0	0.3	9.8	2.7	3.5	77.7	55.7	0.9	2.5	2.4	4,848	1,910	453	922	295	45	318	324
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.2	48	37.9	23.6	5.2	5.4	0.8	9.5	21.6	44.2	0.5	2.0	25.0	4.5	4.9	91.1	49.7	1.4	3.8	1.5	1,817	1,132	251	258	106	39	12	142
8	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	2.1	54	40.0	14.2	4.9	6.6	0.4	5.2	14.0	37.0	2.3	6.6	35.0	1.6	2.3	68.3	47.4	1.2	3.7	3.0	2,161	769	266	357	116	24	162	102	+1
9	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	2.1	7	38.6	27.4	5.4	7.7	0.6	10.0	23.6	42.4	3.0	9.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	75.6	52.4	1.7	3.7	4.0	270	192	38	54	15	4	28	23	-20
10	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	2.1	15	41.0	22.7	7.7	4.6	0.3	9.5	18.1	52.4				3.8	4.3	87.7	56.9	1.6	6.1		615	341	115	69	32	4		45
11	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.1	111	38.0	20.4	4.7	8.9	0.3	7.4	16.8	44.1	0.7	2.1	34.6	4.8	6.2	76.9	52.0	1.2	3.5	3.3	4,216	2,261	524	987	234	38	369	363
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2.1	179	41.8	33.4	6.4	5.7	0.9	12.2	25.1	48.7	0.8	2.5	33.2	8.2	9.9	82.8	56.8	1.7	4.7	3.1	7,474	5,987	1,152	1,022	376	158	546	541	+294
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	2.1	71	45.1	29.7	3.8	6.0	0.2	10.6	26.5	40.1	1.7	5.3	32.7	6.7	8.8	76.4	48.9	0.8	3.0	3.1	3,203	2,111	273	425	147	14	221	157	-138
14	Anthony Roberson A. Roberson	2.0	1	4.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		100.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4	8	1	0	2	0	1	0	+8
15	Bill Robinzine B. Robinzine	2.0	8	23.4	10.4	6.8	0.4	0.0	4.4	9.4	46.7	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.3	72.2	50.0	2.8	4.0	1.8	187	83	54	3	16	0	14	26
16	Ron Lee R. Lee	2.0	2	20.5	6.0	3.0	1.5	0.0	2.5	8.0	31.3				1.0	1.0	100.0	35.5	1.0	2.0	2.0	41	12	6	3	4	0	4	7
17	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	1.9	29	37.0	9.4	9.9	5.0	1.5	3.7	9.2	40.1	0.1	0.2	25.0	2.0	2.6	77.6	45.6	2.3	7.6	2.9	1,074	274	287	144	56	44	66	113
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	1.9	149	36.5	20.0	4.9	8.3	0.2	7.4	15.3	48.4	1.6	4.4	37.3	3.5	4.1	85.4	58.3	0.7	4.2	2.5	5,442	2,981	730	1,233	287	31	377	437	+130
19	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	1.9	145	38.4	20.4	6.9	6.1	0.7	7.4	16.6	44.7	1.0	3.4	28.8	4.6	5.9	78.7	53.2	2.5	4.4	2.7	5,572	2,963	1,002	891	278	108	397	486	+52
20	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	1.9	158	38.5	12.9	6.7	8.0	0.3	4.6	11.7	39.1	1.5	4.6	32.2	2.3	3.0	78.1	49.8	1.4	5.3	2.8	6,088	2,043	1,058	1,263	302	52	450	348	+110
21	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1.9	208	39.0	17.5	7.6	5.0	0.9	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.0	3.2	30.3	3.7	5.1	72.4	52.4	2.2	5.4	2.9	8,105	3,642	1,583	1,048	395	185	602	686	+232
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1.9	190	39.7	19.5	7.7	12.3	0.3	6.8	13.4	50.6	0.3	1.1	24.1	5.6	6.7	83.8	59.5	1.8	5.9	3.7	7,538	3,701	1,465	2,346	358	64	696	524
23	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	1.9	64	41.3	20.4	4.7	6.2	0.8	7.1	15.9	44.8	1.6	4.2	38.0	4.5	6.1	74.6	54.8	1.6	3.2	2.9	2,640	1,304	303	394	119	48	188	197	-109
24	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	1.9	7	36.6	20.9	11.9	5.3	0.4	8.4	18.7	45.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	3.6	5.7	62.5	49.1	3.0	8.9	2.1	256	146	83	37	13	3	15	26	+33
25	John Stockton J. Stockton	1.9	182	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	517	539	+105

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RPG

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DRTG

110.3

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/23	DET	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 12/26	DET	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM

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Final

102

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34.1

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32.5

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31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.0

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.9

Curry

4.1

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.1

Jokić

71.0

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.6

122.4

121.2

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.5

110.3

112.3

112.6

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.8

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8.9

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6.7

6.3

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6-23

7-22

7-21

8-22

8-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,757

Jokić

1,487.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,869

Jokić

1,492.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,450.5

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USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

39.8

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37.1

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

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1.63

Dončić

1.60

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.93

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1.73

Dončić

1.60

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18-10

17-11

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Worst Record ATS

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10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	23	6	.793
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	6.0
5	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.5
6	Magic	16	13	.552	7.0
7	Cavaliers	16	14	.533	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	8.0
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.5
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	12.0
12	Hornets	9	20	.310	14.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	14.0
14	Pacers	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	17.0

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1	Thunder	26	3	.897
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.5
3	Nuggets	21	7	.750	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	7.0
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.5
8	Warriors	15	15	.500	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	16	.448	13.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	17	.414	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	19	.367	15.5
12	Jazz	10	18	.357	15.5
13	Pelicans	8	22	.267	18.5
14	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.5
15	Kings	7	22	.241	19.0