best rebounder in an nba finals game

Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds per game in an NBA Finals game, with 40.0 per game on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.

NAMERPGDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
40.0
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
vs
53
30
40
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
40.0
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
48
21
40
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.0
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
44
10
38
10
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.0
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
vs
48
27
38
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
38.0
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
vs
48
16
38
6
6
13
46.2
4
9
44.4
47.2
3
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
38.0
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
vs
48
30
38
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
35.0
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
47
22
35
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.0
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
53
16
33
10
6
8
75.0
4
9
44.4
66.9
2
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
32.0
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
48
25
32
1
10
22
45.5
5
5
100.0
51.7
5
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
32.0
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
@
47
16
32
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
32.0
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
54
19
32
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.0
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
vs
48
13
31
3
5
9
55.6
3
8
37.5
51.9
0
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31.0
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
@
48
8
31
1
3
8
37.5
2
11
18.2
31.2
3
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31.0
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
53
24
31
3
10
20
50.0
4
5
80.0
54.1
3
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
31.0
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
vs
41
15
31
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
36.1
2
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
30.0
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
42
22
30
4
6
9
66.7
10
12
83.3
77.0
2
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
30.0
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
48
15
30
5
9
55.6
5
10
50.0
56.0
1
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
30.0
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
48
8
30
8
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
30.0
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
47
9
30
2
10
20.0
5
8
62.5
33.3
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.0
5/7/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
vs
47
24
29
4
10
14
71.4
4
9
44.4
66.8
2
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.0
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
vs
48
6
29
2
2
12
16.7
2
4
50.0
21.8
3
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29.0
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
39
7
29
2
3
14
21.4
1
3
33.3
22.8
0
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.0
4/14/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
vs
47
25
29
3
10
19
52.6
5
8
62.5
55.5
3
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.0
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
vs
48
26
29
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.0
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
40
14
29
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1956 Finals.

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