which nba player has the most steals in a game by hakeem

Hakeem Olajuwon has gotten the most steals in a game, with 8 steals on November 27, 1990, on April 8, 1989 and on November 19, 1987.

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Which NBA player has the most steals in a regular-season game by hakeem?

	NAME	STL	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	8	11/27/1990	HOU	vs	LAC	42	34	20	4	3	14	26	53.8	0	0	6	6	100.0	59.4	6	14	4	3
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	8	4/8/1989	HOU	@	MIA	47	43	13	1	5	15	29	51.7	0	0	13	19	68.4	57.5	4	9	7	4
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	8	11/19/1987	HOU	@	CLE	45	27	11	1	5	11	20	55.0	0	0	5	9	55.6	56.3	2	9	8	4
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	1/3/1989	HOU	vs	UTA	39	26	13	0	5	10	20	50.0	0	0	6	8	75.0	55.3	5	8	2	2
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	3/10/1987	HOU	vs	SEA	53	38	17	6	12	14	29	48.3	0	0	10	14	71.4	54.0	10	7	4	5
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	3/22/1986	HOU	@	NYK	35	33	23	2	4	12	18	66.7	0	0	9	15	60.0	67.1	9	14	7	4
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	1/14/1986	HOU	vs	UTA	40	23	16	2	5	8	19	42.1	0	0	7	10	70.0	49.1	5	11	4	6
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	11/10/2001	TOR	@	UTA	35	12	5	5	3	4	9	44.4	0	0	4	8	50.0	47.9	2	3	4	1	+29
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	11/8/1999	HOU	vs	ORL	31	16	8	0	3	6	15	40.0	0	0	4	5	80.0	46.5	1	7	3	3	-2
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	3/25/1998	HOU	@	IND	35	16	11	2	2	7	17	41.2	0	0	2	3	66.7	43.7	2	9	3	3	+1
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	12/17/1994	HOU	vs	BOS	39	21	12	1	1	10	25	40.0	0	0	1	1	100.0	41.3	4	8	2	5
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	1/25/1994	HOU	vs	CLE	44	13	10	9	4	6	20	30.0	0	0	1	1	100.0	31.8	1	9	4	5
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	3/10/1992	HOU	vs	DAL	29	13	11	2	2	5	11	45.5	0	0	3	4	75.0	50.9	3	8	3	3
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	12/18/1990	HOU	vs	SAS	41	20	14	4	3	9	25	36.0	0	0	2	2	100.0	38.6	4	10	2	3
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	2/20/1990	HOU	@	MIN	41	22	11	2	3	10	20	50.0	0	0	2	4	50.0	50.6	0	11	2	3
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	2/3/1989	HOU	vs	CHI	38	20	8	1	3	8	19	42.1	0	0	4	4	100.0	48.2	2	6	2	4
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	1/26/1989	HOU	vs	LAC	40	20	15	0	5	9	17	52.9	0	0	2	5	40.0	52.1	9	6	4	2
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	12/22/1988	HOU	vs	LAC	33	20	18	3	5	7	19	36.8	0	0	6	9	66.7	43.6	4	14	2	3
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	4/2/1988	HOU	@	NYK	35	23	16	2	2	8	15	53.3	0	0	7	11	63.6	58.0	8	8	2	4
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	3/10/1988	HOU	vs	POR	41	28	20	3	1	11	25	44.0	0	0	6	10	60.0	47.6	7	13	4	5
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	3/24/1987	HOU	@	SAS	39	22	11	1	1	9	18	50.0	0	0	4	8	50.0	51.1	4	7	4	4
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	11/16/1986	HOU	vs	CLE	35	24	9	3	3	11	19	57.9	0	0	2	2	100.0	60.4	4	5	4	4
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	6	1/18/1986	HOU	vs	NYK	29	24	6	0	2	10	18	55.6	0	0	4	7	57.1	56.9	1	5	1	6
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	11/7/2000	HOU	vs	LAL	35	12	5	0	0	5	9	55.6	0	0	2	2	100.0	60.7	3	2	0	4	+4
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5	5/2/1999	HOU	vs	LAC	33	20	4	3	2	7	10	70.0	0	0	6	6	100.0	79.1	2	2	1	4	+30

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