Magic Johnson playoff steals in 1988-89

• 8th-best of Magic Johnson's 13 seasons on file; the high is 49 in 1979-80.
• Down 7 from 34 in 1987-88.
• 30% of the Los Angeles Lakers' steals that postseason.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Magic Johnson playoff steals in 1988-89, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	PTS↓iPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.	REB↓iREB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.	AST↓iAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.	STL↓iSTL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.	BLK↓iBLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.	FG%↓iFG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.	3P%↓i3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.	FT%↓iFT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.	TS%↓iTS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
1979-80	LAL	293	168	151	49	6	51.8	25.0	80.2	59.6
1980-81	LAL	51	41	21	8	3	38.8	0.0	65.0	44.1
1981-82	LAL	243	158	130	40	3	52.9	0.0	82.8	61.4
1982-83	LAL	268	128	192	34	12	48.5	0.0	84.0	55.5
1983-84	LAL	382	139	284	42	20	55.1	0.0	80.0	60.1
1984-85	LAL	333	134	289	32	4	51.3	14.3	84.7	59.9
1985-86	LAL	302	100	211	27	1	53.7	0.0	76.6	59.9
1986-87	LAL	392	139	219	31	7	53.9	20.0	83.1	60.7
1987-88	LAL	477	130	303	34	4	51.4	50.0	85.2	60.0
1988-89	LAL	258	83	165	27	3	48.9	28.6	90.7	60.9
1989-90	LAL	227	57	115	11	1	49.0	20.0	88.6	59.8
1990-91	LAL	414	154	240	23	0	44.0	29.6	88.2	59.8
1995-96	LAL	61	34	26	0	0	38.5	33.3	84.8	57.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%