Steal, credited to defender who deflects the ball away from opponent Steal, credited to defender who intercepts the pass Steal, credited to defender who takes ball away from opponent
“A steal is credited to a player that legally takes the ball away from an opponent, intercepts a pass, or otherwise obtains possession of the ball following an opponent’s turnover (provided the ball has remained inbounds and the clock has not stopped). On this play, #0 in blue, D’Angelo Russell, is credited with the steal since he intercepted the pass made by the opponent.”