Who has the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game?

Bill Russell ties his own NBA Finals single-game record by grabbing 40 rebounds.

NAME DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP REB MIN PTS AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TOV FGM FGA 3PA 3P% FTM FTA PF
1 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
40
53
30
4
44.4
82.4
8
18
14
17
2
2 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
40
48
21
1
66.7
55.6
8
12
5
9
2
3 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs. SFW vs. SFW
38
44
10
10
40.0
11.8
4
10
2
17
2
4 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs. BOS vs. BOS
38
48
27
1
52.2
37.5
12
23
3
8
1
5 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
38
48
16
6
46.2
44.4
6
13
4
9
3
6 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
38
48
30
3
52.9
70.6
9
17
12
17
2
7 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
35
47
22
4
46.7
80.0
7
15
8
10
2
8 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs. SFW vs. SFW
33
53
16
10
75.0
44.4
6
8
4
9
2
9 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
32
48
25
1
45.5
100.0
10
22
5
5
5
10 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@ SFW @ SFW
32
47
16
3
36.8
40.0
7
19
2
5
4
11 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
32
54
19
2
41.2
50.0
7
17
5
10
5
12 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs. BOS vs. BOS
31
48
13
3
55.6
37.5
5
9
3
8
0
13 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@ BOS @ BOS
31
48
8
1
37.5
18.2
3
8
2
11
3
14 Nate Thurmond
Nate Thurmond
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@ PHI @ PHI
31
53
24
3
50.0
80.0
10
20
4
5
3
15 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
31
41
15
4
36.8
25.0
7
19
1
4
2
16 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
30
42
22
4
66.7
83.3
6
9
10
12
2
17 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@ MIN @ MIN
30
48
15
0
55.6
50.0
5
9
5
10
1
18 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@ MIN @ MIN
30
48
8
8
37.5
25.0
3
8
2
8
2
19 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. MIN vs. MIN
30
47
9
20.0
62.5
2
10
5
8
3
20 Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
5/7/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs. NYK vs. NYK
29
47
24
4
71.4
44.4
10
14
4
9
2
21 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
29
48
6
2
16.7
50.0
2
12
2
4
3
22 Nate Thurmond
Nate Thurmond
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@ PHI @ PHI
29
39
7
2
21.4
33.3
3
14
1
3
0
23 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/14/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
29
47
25
3
52.6
62.5
10
19
5
8
3
24 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. LAL vs. LAL
29
48
26
3
52.6
100.0
10
19
6
6
3
25 Bill Russell
Bill Russell
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs. STL vs. STL
29
40
14
26.7
46.2
4
15
6
13
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0