most points in a playoffs game on 5+ steals before 1981

Before 1980-81, Paul Westphal and Rick Barry were tied for the most points with 5+ steals in a playoff game, with 39 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a playoffs game on 5+ steals before 1981
NAME PTS STL DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
39
5
4/20/1976
PHX PHX
vs
SEA SEA
38
1
6
0
16
23
69.6
7
8
87.5
73.5
0
1
1
2 Rick Barry
R. Barry
39
8
4/14/1975
GSW GSW
vs
SEA SEA
38
5
11
1
16
23
69.6
7
7
100.0
74.8
3
3 Rick Barry
R. Barry
38
6
5/2/1976
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
35
7
3
1
17
31
54.8
4
5
80.0
57.2
2
5
4
4 Rick Barry
R. Barry
38
5
5/23/1975
GSW GSW
vs
WAS WAS
44
4
6
1
12
23
52.2
14
16
87.5
63.2
0
4
3
5 Rick Barry
R. Barry
38
5
4/27/1975
GSW GSW
vs
CHI CHI
42
5
4
1
18
32
56.3
2
4
50.0
56.3
2
3
1
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
5
5/4/1977
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
47
26
4
1
14
25
56.0
8
10
80.0
61.2
8
18
5
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
36
7
5/11/1975
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
42
8
3
1
14
29
48.3
8
8
100.0
55.4
0
8
3
8 Fred Brown
F. Brown
34
5
4/13/1976
SEA SEA
vs
PHX PHX
37
7
1
0
12
22
54.5
10
10
100.0
64.4
4
3
3
9 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
33
5
4/6/1980
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
36
3
5
0
16
24
66.7
1
1
100.0
0
0
68.8
2
3
10 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
33
6
4/22/1979
PHI PHI
vs
SAS SAS
46
6
9
1
12
19
63.2
9
12
75.0
68.0
1
4
11 Walter Davis
W. Davis
31
5
4/13/1979
PHX PHX
@
POR POR
35
5
5
0
12
17
70.6
7
8
87.5
75.5
2
3
7
5
12 Gus Williams
G. Williams
31
5
4/21/1978
SEA SEA
@
POR POR
44
7
3
0
15
25
60.0
1
1
100.0
60.9
2
5
6
5
13 Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
31
8
5/8/1977
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
41
4
7
0
13
27
48.1
5
8
62.5
50.8
2
2
4
14 David Thompson
D. Thompson
31
6
5/1/1977
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
45
6
6
1
11
24
45.8
9
12
75.0
52.9
2
4
2
15 Gus Williams
G. Williams
29
5
4/20/1979
SEA SEA
@
LAL LAL
48
5
3
11
27
40.7
7
9
77.8
46.8
4
1
3
16 Julius Erving
J. Erving
28
5
4/23/1980
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
40
11
7
1
13
22
59.1
0
0
2
3
66.7
60.0
5
4
17 Gus Williams
G. Williams
28
5
4/22/1980
SEA SEA
@
LAL LAL
38
6
8
0
11
24
45.8
0
0
6
10
60.0
49.3
4
2
5
0
18 Julius Erving
J. Erving
28
5
5/11/1977
PHI PHI
@
HOU HOU
38
5
6
2
10
17
58.8
8
12
66.7
62.8
3
19 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
28
6
5/3/1974
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
45
12
7
0
10
29
34.5
8
11
72.7
41.4
1
11
3
20 Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
27
5
4/25/1976
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
36
4
4
0
12
20
60.0
3
3
100.0
63.3
2
2
3
21 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26
6
4/24/1979
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
42
14
1
4
12
20
60.0
2
2
100.0
62.3
2
12
5
5
22 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
26
5
4/17/1979
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
39
5
3
0
9
21
42.9
8
8
100.0
53.0
3
2
2
3
23 Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
26
5
5/25/1975
WAS WAS
vs
GSW GSW
46
5
11
1
8
17
47.1
10
10
100.0
60.7
2
3
3
24 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
25
6
4/9/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
13
11
0
6
11
54.5
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
72.8
4
9
4
6
25 Charlie Scott
C. Scott
25
5
6/6/1976
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
42
11
3
0
9
24
37.5
7
9
77.8
44.7
5
6
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for steals going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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