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Which players have had the most STOCKS (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game?

The NBA began tracking steals and blocks as separate statistics in the 1973-74 season. Since then, there have been several players who have recorded the most stocks (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game. Here are the top five:

Hakeem Olajuwon - 10 stocks (6 steals, 4 blocks) on May 5, 1990, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
David Robinson - 9 stocks (6 blocks, 3 steals) on May 27, 1995, against the Houston Rockets.
Julius Erving - 8 stocks (5 steals, 3 blocks) on May 12, 1979, against the Boston Celtics.
Charles Barkley - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on May 11, 1993, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
Michael Jordan - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on June 2, 1991, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
It's worth noting that steals and blocks were not officially recorded until the 1973-74 season, so it's possible that players before this era may have had higher stocks in a game, but we don't have official statistics to verify it.

EvanZ wrote:Interesting that ChatGPT doesn't get it at all:

Which players have had the most STOCKS (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game?

The NBA began tracking steals and blocks as separate statistics in the 1973-74 season. Since then, there have been several players who have recorded the most stocks (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game. Here are the top five:

Hakeem Olajuwon - 10 stocks (6 steals, 4 blocks) on May 5, 1990, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
David Robinson - 9 stocks (6 blocks, 3 steals) on May 27, 1995, against the Houston Rockets.
Julius Erving - 8 stocks (5 steals, 3 blocks) on May 12, 1979, against the Boston Celtics.
Charles Barkley - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on May 11, 1993, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
Michael Jordan - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on June 2, 1991, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
It's worth noting that steals and blocks were not officially recorded until the 1973-74 season, so it's possible that players before this era may have had higher stocks in a game, but we don't have official statistics to verify it.

Saints14 wrote:

EvanZ wrote:Interesting that ChatGPT doesn't get it at all:

Which players have had the most STOCKS (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game?

The NBA began tracking steals and blocks as separate statistics in the 1973-74 season. Since then, there have been several players who have recorded the most stocks (steals + blocks) in a single postseason game. Here are the top five:

Hakeem Olajuwon - 10 stocks (6 steals, 4 blocks) on May 5, 1990, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
David Robinson - 9 stocks (6 blocks, 3 steals) on May 27, 1995, against the Houston Rockets.
Julius Erving - 8 stocks (5 steals, 3 blocks) on May 12, 1979, against the Boston Celtics.
Charles Barkley - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on May 11, 1993, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
Michael Jordan - 8 stocks (6 steals, 2 blocks) on June 2, 1991, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
It's worth noting that steals and blocks were not officially recorded until the 1973-74 season, so it's possible that players before this era may have had higher stocks in a game, but we don't have official statistics to verify it.

ChatGPT is much more useful attached to a database

toooskies wrote:

Saints14 wrote:

EvanZ wrote:Interesting that ChatGPT doesn't get it at all:

ChatGPT is much more useful attached to a database

Fun fact: Hakeem Olajuwon didn't play a game on May 5, 1990. Nor did he play the Sonics in 1990, although they faced off multiple times through the years, and a few times on May 5th. In none of those May 5th games did he have the stats listed.

Beware of using ChatGPT as a factual reference.

In the 2023 NBA finals, the Denver Nuggets (DEN) and the Miami Heat (MIA) faced off in a thrilling series. The series was a showcase of skill, strategy, and athleticism, with both teams giving their all on the court.

The series consisted of 5 games, with the DEN emerging as the champions.

Leading the pack was Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who played in all 5 games, averaging 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.4 blocks, and 3.4 turnovers per game. Close behind was Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat, who also played in all 5 games, averaging 21.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 2.4 turnovers per game.

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LesGrossman wrote:

Saints14 wrote:Just a bit of promotion for a (free) tool RealGMers might find interesting. With Statmuse going paid this might be good timing...

Basically, with Definitive Notebooks you can ask questions about any NBA data related to player boxscores, team boxscores, play-by-play, or aggregated/advanced stats, and it'll run a query for you under the hood. For example, this is much quicker and easier than trying to run a query on basketball-reference:


https://definitive.io/notebooks/NBA-Players-Meeting-Criteria-fdb41672-c421-4016-9d06-880de1f6eb4f


There's data that's REALLY hard to find otherwise, like:

- Which players have James Harden assisted the most in his career? (https://definitive.io/notebooks/James-Harden's-Top-Assists-7150c52e-b984-4502-8dd2-cd8130ebf972#1)

Spoiler:

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Spoiler:

The combos are pretty endless, the stats heads on here would really enjoy it!

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