what are the most steals by a player in a playoff game

Katie Douglas has gotten the most steals in a playoff game, with 8 steals versus the Fever on August 23, 2007.

NAMESTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
8
8/23/2007
CON CON
vs
IND IND
48
14
8
4
0
4
21
19.0
2
12
16.7
4
4
100.0
30.8
4
4
5
3
+9
2Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
7
8/21/2014
IND IND
vs
WAS WAS
29
22
10
2
0
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
52.0
3
7
2
4
+14
3Nykesha Sales
N. Sales
7
9/27/2004
CON CON
vs
WAS WAS
34
13
7
2
1
4
11
36.4
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
50.9
1
6
4
3
+11
4Clarissa dos Santos
C. dos Santos
6
9/30/2016
CHI CHI
@
LAS LAS
26
15
8
1
0
6
10
60.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
63.8
4
4
4
2
-3
5Briann January
B. January
6
9/29/2015
IND IND
@
NYL NYL
33
8
2
8
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
45.0
0
2
1
2
+18
6Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
6
9/25/2009
IND IND
vs
DET DET
36
22
9
5
0
6
13
46.2
1
6
16.7
9
11
81.8
61.7
1
8
4
4
+5
7Elaine Powell
E. Powell
6
9/26/2004
DET DET
@
NYL NYL
29
5
0
9
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.5
0
0
1
4
+16
8Tamecka Dixon
T. Dixon
6
8/30/2003
LAS LAS
vs
MIN MIN
36
17
0
2
0
5
11
45.5
1
2
50.0
6
6
100.0
62.3
0
0
1
3
+20
9Sheryl Swoopes
S. Swoopes
6
8/18/2002
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
47
28
8
7
0
11
22
50.0
0
2
0.0
6
9
66.7
53.9
3
5
3
2
+11
10Vickie Johnson
V. Johnson
6
8/24/2001
NYL NYL
@
CHA CHA
39
11
3
7
0
4
13
30.8
1
5
20.0
2
2
100.0
39.6
1
2
6
1
+4
11Mwadi Mabika
M. Mabika
6
8/24/1999
LAS LAS
vs
SAC SAC
35
12
3
2
0
6
11
54.5
0
4
0.0
0
0
54.5
0
3
3
5
+14
12Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
5
9/26/2025
PHX PHX
vs
MIN MIN
36
21
9
8
2
9
18
50.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
53.1
3
6
4
3
+12
13A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
5
9/23/2025
LVA LVA
vs
IND IND
33
25
9
1
2
10
18
55.6
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
63.3
1
8
3
1
+24
14Courtney Williams
C. Williams
5
9/21/2025
MIN MIN
vs
PHX PHX
33
23
8
7
0
11
19
57.9
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
59.2
0
8
3
1
+11
15Napheesa Collier
N. Collier
5
10/16/2024
MIN MIN
vs
NYL NYL
40
22
9
2
1
9
22
40.9
1
1
100.0
3
4
75.0
46.3
2
7
4
3
-3
16Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
5
10/13/2024
NYL NYL
vs
MIN MIN
38
21
9
5
1
7
18
38.9
2
5
40.0
5
6
83.3
50.9
3
6
5
3
+13
17DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
5
10/1/2024
CON CON
@
MIN MIN
34
17
6
3
0
5
15
33.3
3
7
42.9
4
4
100.0
50.7
1
5
1
2
-6
18Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
5
9/22/2024
LVA LVA
vs
SEA SEA
26
20
4
1
0
8
12
66.7
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
77.6
1
3
0
0
+12
19Veronica Burton
V. Burton
5
9/29/2023
DAL DAL
vs
LVA LVA
26
7
4
6
0
2
8
25.0
1
6
16.7
2
3
66.7
37.6
1
3
0
4
+14
20Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
5
9/13/2023
CON CON
vs
MIN MIN
37
15
3
10
0
7
15
46.7
0
1
0.0
1
4
25.0
44.7
0
3
5
1
+27
21Emma Meesseman
E. Meesseman
5
9/4/2022
CHI CHI
@
CON CON
32
13
3
6
1
6
12
50.0
1
2
50.0
0
0
54.2
1
2
1
4
+10
22Diamond DeShields
D. DeShields
5
10/15/2021
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
24
11
5
2
0
3
10
30.0
0
3
0.0
5
8
62.5
40.7
3
2
3
1
+20
23Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
5
10/13/2021
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
41
20
3
14
1
9
15
60.0
2
6
33.3
0
0
66.7
0
3
6
2
+3
24Jasmine Thomas
J. Thomas
5
10/3/2021
CON CON
@
CHI CHI
29
5
4
6
0
2
10
20.0
1
5
20.0
0
0
25.0
2
2
2
3
-1
25DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
5
9/29/2020
CON CON
@
LVA LVA
37
15
8
6
3
4
13
30.8
1
3
33.3
6
6
100.0
48.0
0
8
4
4
-1
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