Magic Johnson had his most steals in a game against the Suns on November 6, 1981, with 9 steals.

Interpreted as:

buck johnson most steals in a regular-season game

	NAME	STL	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9	11/6/1981	LAL	vs	PHX	40	11	7	16	0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	0	0		78.6	0	7	5	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8	11/7/1980	LAL	@	DAL	31	32	9	7	0	12	16	75.0	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	83.9	3	6	1	2
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	12/26/1982	LAL	@	HOU	41	12	10	4	0	4	13	30.8	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	38.4	4	6	4	3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	4/4/1982	LAL	vs	POR	36	20	7	10	0	7	16	43.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	52.4	5	2	2	1
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	3/15/1981	LAL	vs	SDC	42	20	8	11	1	4	12	33.3	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	56.4	2	6	3	4
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	3/13/1981	LAL	vs	KCK	36	21	4	11	0	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	58.1	0	4	4	2
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	10/15/1980	LAL	@	KCK	47	20	12	14	0	8	23	34.8	0	0		4	8	50.0	37.7				3
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	3/12/1980	LAL	vs	POR	41	14	16	6	2	2	5	40.0	0	0		10	13	76.9	65.3	1	15	8	2
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	10/28/1979	LAL	vs	GSW	39	15	10	10	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	63.8	4	6	6	4
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	12/15/1989	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	6	21	0	4	12	33.3	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	51.5	0	6	3	0
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	11/17/1989	LAL	vs	DEN	40	24	8	24	1	6	13	46.2	1	3	33.3	11	11	100.0	67.3	2	6	3	0
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	11/22/1988	LAL	@	NYK	42	25	12	13	0	9	18	50.0	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	59.3	1	11	5	2
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	11/4/1986	LAL	@	SEA	39	10	3	10	1	2	9	22.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	41.4	0	3	3	2
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	2/8/1984	LAL	@	BOS	43	20	8	10	0	9	13	69.2	0	0		2	2	100.0	72.0	1	7	5	1
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	3/21/1982	LAL	vs	HOU	41	25	16	7	0	7	15	46.7	0	0		11	12	91.7	61.6	13	3	0	2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	2/12/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	43	19	15	8	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		9	12	75.0	52.0			5	2
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	3/29/1981	LAL	vs	DEN	47	33	15	17	1	14	26	53.8	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	55.9	3	12	8	5
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	10/26/1980	LAL	vs	SAS	42	24	13	11	1	10	21	47.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	51.7	5	8	4	5
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	3/23/1980	LAL	vs	UTA	35	13	4	9	0	3	8	37.5	0	1	0.0	7	7	100.0	58.7	2	2	5	3
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6	11/16/1979	LAL	@	DEN	39	20	11	11	0	7	17	41.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	49.8	3	8	9	3
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5	1/19/1990	LAL	@	MIL	40	26	3	10	1	8	15	53.3	4	7	57.1	6	6	100.0	73.7	1	2	3	4
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5	11/26/1989	LAL	vs	SAS	33	24	3	10	0	4	10	40.0	1	2	50.0	15	15	100.0	72.3	0	3	6	1
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5	4/8/1989	LAL	@	GSW	41	24	9	12	1	10	22	45.5	0	3	0.0	4	4	100.0	50.5	3	6	7	5
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5	3/5/1989	LAL	@	HOU	41	11	7	15	0	4	15	26.7	1	3	33.3	2	5	40.0	32.0	2	5	3	4
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5	2/24/1989	LAL	vs	SAC	23	8	1	8	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	84.0	0	1	0	1