The Denver Nuggets ranked first in the league with a total of 832 steals during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (54 wins and 28 losses) where they recorded an average of 10.1 steals per game.

Most Total Steals

832 steals
Denver Nuggets

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Steals

1987-88 Regular Season

		Steals
Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
1.	Denver Nuggets	832	10.1	82
2.	New York Knicks	789	9.6	82
3.	Seattle Supersonics	775	9.5	82
4.	Utah Jazz	771	9.4	82
5.	Golden State Warriors	741	9.0	82
6.	San Antonio Spurs	739	9.0	82
7.	Cleveland Cavaliers	733	8.9	82
8.	New Jersey Nets	727	8.9	82
9.	Portland Trail Blazers	726	8.9	82
10.	Los Angeles Clippers	721	8.8	82

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
11.	Chicago Bulls	712	8.7	82
	Houston Rockets	712	8.7	82
13.	Washington Bullets	698	8.5	82
14.	Phoenix Suns	675	8.2	82
15.	Los Angeles Lakers	672	8.2	82
	Philadelphia 76ers	672	8.2	82
17.	Milwaukee Bucks	671	8.2	82
18.	Dallas Mavericks	645	7.9	82
19.	Atlanta Hawks	635	7.7	82
20.	Boston Celtics	620	7.6	82

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms
21.	Indiana Pacers	619	7.5	82
22.	Detroit Pistons	588	7.2	82
23.	Sacramento Kings	582	7.1	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /