List of NBA single-game steals leaders explained

This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded nine or more steals in a game.

52 players have recorded nine or more steals in a game. It has occurred 72 times in NBA history.

Allen Iverson is the only player to record nine or more steals in a playoff game.

The NBA did not record steals until the 1973–74 season.

Key

^	Active NBA player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
	Occurred in playoff competition
	Player's team lost the game

Single-game leaders

width=2%	Steals	width=9%	Player	width=11%	Team	width=2%	Score	width=11%	Opponent	width=9%	Date	width=2%	Minutes played	width=2%	Points	width=2%	Rebounds	width=2%	Assists	width=2%	Triple-double	width=2%	Led the league in steals	width=24% class="unsortable"	Notes	width=2% class="unsortable"	Ref.
11		San Antonio Spurs	110–105	Kansas City Kings		44	29	15	4	Yes	No
11		New Jersey Nets	88–77	Miami Heat		40	15	10	3	Yes	Yes
10		Los Angeles Lakers	111–115	Seattle SuperSonics		37	27	5	5	No	No
10		Portland Trail Blazers	112–99	Los Angeles Lakers		44	12	11	9	Yes	No
10		Seattle SuperSonics	121–112	Philadelphia 76ers		40	29	3	7	No	No
10		Seattle SuperSonics	94–83	New Jersey Nets		42	31	4	4	No	No
10		New Jersey Nets	98–110	Philadelphia 76ers		39	13	1	1	No	No
10		San Antonio Spurs	108–102	Indiana Pacers		35	16	7	8	No	No
10		Denver Nuggets	126–116	Indiana Pacers		31	13	4	15	Yes	No
10		Portland Trail Blazers	89–95	Milwaukee Bucks		42	26	9	11	Yes	No
10		San Antonio Spurs	120–114	Phoenix Suns		36	20	11	10	Yes	Yes
10	(2)	San Antonio Spurs	109–102	Los Angeles Clippers		39	30	5	6	No	Yes
10		Cleveland Cavaliers	91–100	Philadelphia 76ers		44	28	5	7	No	No
10		Chicago Bulls	120–93	New Jersey Nets		27	32	1	4	No	Yes
10	(3)	San Antonio Spurs	117–122	Houston Rockets		44	20	5	7	No	No
10	(4)	Milwaukee Bucks	114–104	Utah Jazz		39	16	3	9	No	Yes
10		Phoenix Suns	114–95	Washington Bullets		38	17	3	13	Yes	No
10	(2)	Houston Rockets	96–85	Sacramento Kings		42	25	10	9	Yes	No
10		Atlanta Hawks	95–94	Philadelphia 76ers		44	14	8	11	Yes	Yes
10		Philadelphia 76ers	97–85	Orlando Magic		43	33	5	5	No	–
10		Dallas Mavericks	98–114	Philadelphia 76ers		45	27	6	7	No	No
10		Portland Trail Blazers	100–87	Washington Wizards		39:04	22	5	7	No	No
10	^	Golden State Warriors	122–107	Memphis Grizzlies		38	4	12	10	Yes	Yes
10	^†	Los Angeles Clippers	113–125	Utah Jazz		40	31	2	7	No	No
10	^	Indiana Pacers	114–111	Cleveland Cavaliers		36	16	4	13	Yes	No
9		Houston Rockets	106–114	Boston Celtics		43	21	2	10	No	No
9	(2)	Portland Trail Blazers	107–102	Los Angeles Lakers		40	15	5	10	No	Yes
9		Golden State Warriors	130–101	Buffalo Braves		43	30	10	11	Yes	Yes
9		Seattle SuperSonics	100–114	Philadelphia 76ers		43	13	6	14	No	No
9	(3)	Portland Trail Blazers	120–98	Phoenix Suns		39	12	5	5	No	No
9	(4)	Portland Trail Blazers	114–103	Detroit Pistons		40	22	7	8	No	No
9		Milwaukee Bucks	109–116	Indiana Pacers		33	16	7	7	No	No
9	(2)	Seattle SuperSonics	100–121	Phoenix Suns		36	14	3	8	No	No
9		Detroit Pistons	105–103	Los Angeles Lakers		33	19	2	2	No	No
9	(2)	Seattle SuperSonics	103–100	Washington Bullets		37	24	7	6	No	No
9		Detroit Pistons	99–102	Houston Rockets		42	20	5	6	No	No
9		Indiana Pacers	106–108	Utah Jazz		39	14	2	6	No	No
9	(2)	Indiana Pacers	117–101	Cleveland Cavaliers		28	11	0	2	No	No
9		New York Knicks	114–117	Chicago Bulls		44	19	6	6	No	No
9		Phoenix Suns	98–108	Washington Bullets		26	11	4	2	No	No
9		Los Angeles Lakers	99–101	Phoenix Suns		40	11	7	16	No	Yes
9		Seattle SuperSonics	110–103	Kansas City Kings		40	20	9	3	No	No
9		Utah Jazz	125–119	Denver Nuggets		45	24	5	11	No	No
9	(2)	Utah Jazz	113–126	Philadelphia 76ers		44	26	7	12	No	No
9	(2)	Golden State Warriors	106–102	San Antonio Spurs		42	10	5	11	No	Yes
9		New Jersey Nets	122–128	Portland Trail Blazers		44	17	2	6	No	No
9	(3)	Washington Bullets	119–104	Atlanta Hawks		39	23	5	9	No	No
9	(2)	San Antonio Spurs	139–94	Golden State Warriors		36	26	11	13	Yes	No
9		Boston Celtics	110–94	Utah Jazz		33	30	12	10	Yes	No
9	(3)	New Jersey Nets	147–138	Indiana Pacers		54	38	11	11	Yes	No
9		Philadelphia 76ers	108–102	Los Angeles Clippers		42	22	3	10	No	No
9		Denver Nuggets	98–93	New Jersey Nets		32	2	5	3	No	No
9	(2)	Chicago Bulls	110–104	Boston Celtics		42	52	3	2	No	No
9		Philadelphia 76ers	116–94	Boston Celtics		41	38	8	6	No	No
9		Utah Jazz	113–92	Houston Rockets		35	19	3	11	No	No
9		Washington Bullets	109–103	Indiana Pacers		42	23	4	13	No	No
9		Los Angeles Clippers	111–87	Phoenix Suns		18	5	1	5	No	No
9	(3)	Chicago Bulls	118–105	New Jersey Nets		38	40	7	7	No	Yes
9	(2)	Dallas Mavericks	87–77	Washington Bullets		34	4	7	3	No	No
9		Chicago Bulls	116–95	Atlanta Hawks		42	39	6	10	No	No
9		Milwaukee Bucks	96–104	Washington Bullets		37	18	5	7	No	No
9	(2)	Atlanta Hawks	98–127	Houston Rockets		34	18	0	5	No	Yes
9		Toronto Raptors	124–122	Denver Nuggets		46	27	5	3	No	No
9		Charlotte Hornets	98–89	Indiana Pacers		36	22	3	3	No	Yes
9		Boston Celtics	96–84	Miami Heat		38	26	5	4	No	No
9	(2)	Philadelphia 76ers	89–85	Orlando Magic		42	18	3	10	No	No
9		Cleveland Cavaliers	91–94	Philadelphia 76ers		44	14	4	22	No	No
9	(3)	Philadelphia 76ers	107–104	Los Angeles Lakers		48	32	2	5	No	Yes
9		Dallas Mavericks	98–101	Houston Rockets		45	18	1	1	No	No
9		Houston Rockets	104–83	Charlotte Bobcats		41:13	14	1	8	No	No
9	^	New Orleans Hornets	104–93	Dallas Mavericks		40:38	31	5	11	No	Yes
9		Miami Heat	106–83	Philadelphia 76ers		30:32	6	4	6	No	No
9	^†	Washington Wizards	116–115	Philadelphia 76ers		44:48	29	2	13	No	No
9		Philadelphia 76ers	114–110	Miami Heat		36:10	22	7	12	No	No		^[1]

See also

• NBA records
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 11 or more steals in a game

References

General

• Sporting News, The (2005). 2005–06 Official NBA Guide.
• Web site: NBA Single Game Leaders and Records for Steals. Basketball Reference. November 24, 2018.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Carter-Williams, 76ers hold on, stun Dwyane Wade-less Heat. Associated Press. ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 30, 2013. August 11, 2014.