most steals per game in 1982 nba playoffs (minimum 10 games)

Magic Johnson averaged the most steals per game among players with 10+ games played in the 1982 playoffs, with 2.9 per game.

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Data note: Steals Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	NAME	SPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2.9	14	1981-82	LAL	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	0.2	5.9	11.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.5	6.6	82.8	61.4	3.9	7.4	3.1	562	243	158	130	40	3	44	50
2	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	2.3	21	1981-82	PHI	36.4	14.3	3.0	8.2	0.3	6.0	12.6	47.2	0.0	0.4	11.1	2.4	3.1	76.9	51.3	0.7	2.2	2.3	765	301	62	172	48	6	49	58
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.9	12	1981-82	BOS	40.8	17.8	12.5	5.6	1.4	7.3	17.2	42.7	0.1	0.5	16.7	3.1	3.8	82.2	47.4	2.8	9.8	3.2	490	214	150	67	23	17	38	43
4	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.8	21	1981-82	PHI	37.1	22.0	7.4	4.7	1.8	8.0	15.4	51.9	0.0	0.3	16.7	5.9	7.9	75.2	58.1	2.7	4.7	3.2	780	461	156	99	37	37	67	55
5	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	1.7	14	1981-82	LAL	27.4	11.9	4.4	4.4	0.8	5.0	8.9	56.5	0.1	0.1	50.0	1.8	2.4	73.5	59.7	1.4	3.0	2.1	383	166	61	62	24	11	29	47
6	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1.6	14	1981-82	LAL	39.2	20.4	3.1	8.1	0.1	8.6	18.1	47.8	0.1	0.2	33.3	3.1	4.1	75.4	51.4	0.9	2.1	2.4	549	286	43	114	23	2	34	43
7	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	1.5	12	1981-82	BOS	32.1	14.5	7.3	2.2	0.9	5.2	10.0	51.7	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.8	71.4	57.7	3.1	4.2	2.0	385	174	87	26	18	11	24	40
8	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	1.2	12	1981-82	BOS	25.8	8.3	2.1	4.0	0.2	3.2	7.8	40.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.9	68.6	46.1	1.0	1.1	2.1	310	100	25	48	14	2	25	30
9	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	1.1	14	1981-82	LAL	38.2	20.0	5.0	2.6	0.2	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	3.5	77.6	53.3	2.9	2.1	2.9	535	280	70	37	16	3	40	43
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1.0	14	1981-82	LAL	35.2	20.4	8.5	3.6	3.2	8.2	15.8	52.0	0.0	0.0		3.9	6.2	63.2	55.0	2.4	6.1	2.9	493	285	119	51	14	45	41	45
11	M.L. Carr	0.9	12	1981-82	BOS	25.4	7.4	3.6	2.3	0.0	3.1	8.8	35.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.9	65.2	38.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	305	89	43	28	11	0	21	30
12	Andrew Toney A. Toney	0.9	21	1981-82	PHI	33.7	21.8	2.4	4.9	0.1	8.8	17.4	50.7	0.2	0.7	33.3	3.9	4.9	79.6	55.7	1.0	1.5	3.2	707	457	51	102	18	2	67	86
13	Mike Bantom M. Bantom	0.7	21	1981-82	PHI	19.0	4.3	3.7	1.1	0.4	1.7	4.3	39.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	2.0	45.2	41.6	1.9	1.8	1.1	399	91	77	24	15	9	24	60
14	Bobby Jones B. Jones	0.7	21	1981-82	PHI	28.0	12.2	4.7	2.5	1.0	4.5	8.3	54.0	0.0	0.0		3.2	3.9	84.0	61.1	1.8	3.0	1.6	589	256	99	52	15	22	33	69
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	0.7	14	1981-82	LAL	27.7	16.7	6.8	1.6	1.5	7.2	12.8	56.4	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.4	68.1	58.6	1.5	5.3	2.5	388	234	95	22	10	21	35	43
16	Clint Richardson C. Richardson	0.6	21	1981-82	PHI	19.8	5.3	3.3	1.9	0.2	2.2	5.0	45.2	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.4	56.7	47.4	1.4	1.9	1.0	415	111	69	40	13	5	21	48
17	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	0.6	14	1981-82	LAL	19.9	5.9	6.1	0.8	0.9	2.4	4.6	51.6	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.9	61.5	54.3	2.3	3.9	1.2	279	82	86	11	8	12	17	47
18	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	0.5	21	1981-82	PHI	32.3	8.7	9.0	0.9	1.9	3.5	7.6	46.3	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.0	85.4	51.4	2.5	6.5	1.4	679	183	189	19	11	40	29	77
19	Kevin McHale K. McHale	0.4	12	1981-82	BOS	28.7	16.2	7.1	0.9	2.3	6.4	11.2	57.5	0.0	0.0		3.3	4.4	75.5	61.7	3.4	3.7	1.3	344	194	85	11	5	27	16	44
20	Robert Parish R. Parish	0.4	12	1981-82	BOS	35.5	21.3	11.3	1.5	4.0	8.5	17.4	48.8	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.3	68.0	52.7	3.6	7.7	3.3	426	255	135	18	5	48	39	47
21	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	0.3	21	1981-82	PHI	21.9	11.0	4.7	0.5	1.7	4.7	8.5	55.6	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.4	66.0	57.8	1.1	3.6	1.8	460	231	98	11	7	35	38	94
22	Chris Ford C. Ford	0.3	12	1981-82	BOS	11.5	3.9	1.3	1.3	0.1	1.7	3.5	47.6	0.2	0.6	28.6	0.4	0.6	71.4	52.1	0.5	0.8	0.3	138	47	15	15	3	1	3	15
23	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	0.2	10	1981-82	BOS	12.9	5.0	1.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	4.5	42.2	0.2	0.4	50.0	1.0	1.3	76.9	49.3	0.6	0.7	1.1	129	50	13	11	2	1	11	21
24	Rick Robey R. Robey	0.2	12	1981-82	BOS	10.2	4.6	2.4	0.3	0.3	1.8	3.3	52.5	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.4	76.5	57.9	1.1	1.3	0.9	122	55	29	4	2	3	11	27
25	Earl Cureton E. Cureton	0.1	12	1981-82	PHI	6.3	2.7	2.2	0.2	0.1	1.1	3.4	31.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.8	66.7	35.6	1.0	1.2	0.4	75	32	26	2	1	1	5	12

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123.3

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DRTG

113.7

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM

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4 - 1

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Final

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PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

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SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

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BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

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123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

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98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

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14.4

14.2

12.1

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9.6

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0-4

0-5

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

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DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

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USG% Leaders

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Dončić

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37.6

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1.77

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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Magic Johnson averaged the most steals per game among players with 10+ games played in the 1982 playoffs, with 2.9 per game.

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