what is the record for steals per game in the playoffs

Lance Blanks has gotten 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 the playoffs?

	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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Team Rankings

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/7	BKN	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 3/8	DET	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 3/10	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 3/12	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 3/13	MEM	@	DET	7:30 PM

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Final

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32.3

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31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

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8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

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3.5

Edwards

3.5

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TS% Leaders

67.8

Jokić

67.5

Gobert

67.3

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ORtg Rankings

121.7

120.5

119.1

118.7

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

110.9

112.1

112.7

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.4

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14-50

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-44

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,911.9

Jokić

2,811.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,105.5

Jokić

3,028.3

Maxey

2,987.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.2

Dončić

36.4

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

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Thompson

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1.79

Jokić

1.58

Dončić

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

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41-22

37-24-1

37-26

36-26

35-28

Worst Record ATS

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27-36

27-34

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
9	Hornets	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	47	.242	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	30	33	.476	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0