Bill Russell got his most boards in a regular-season or postseason game versus the Syracuse Nationals on February 5, 1960, with 51 boards.
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career high rebounds in a game russell regular season and playoffs| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Russell | 51 | 2/5/1960 | vs | 48 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 56.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 49 | 3/11/1965 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 49.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 49 | 11/16/1957 | vs | 43 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 52.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 43 | 1/20/1963 | vs | 48 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 54.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 41 | 3/14/1965 | vs | 48 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 50.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 41 | 2/12/1958 | vs | 40 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 37.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 40 | 4/18/1962 | vs | 53 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 40 | 2/12/1961 | vs | 48 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 34.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 40 | 3/29/1960 | vs | 48 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 65.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 40 | 12/12/1958 | vs | 53 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 41.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 40 | 3/23/1958 | vs | 48 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 39.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 39 | 12/21/1961 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Russell | 39 | 3/23/1961 | vs | 41 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 42.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 39 | 3/19/1960 | vs | 40 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 39 | 12/19/1959 | vs | 48 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 37.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 39 | 1/25/1959 | vs | 53 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 45.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Russell | 38 | 3/3/1965 | vs | 48 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 29.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 38 | 1/30/1965 | @ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/16/1963 | vs | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 47.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/11/1961 | vs | 48 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 61.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 38 | 12/4/1959 | vs | 42 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 63.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 38 | 2/23/1958 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 23.5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Russell | 37 | 12/23/1966 | vs | 43 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 49.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 37 | 3/13/1962 | vs | 42 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 37 | 2/1/1961 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 49.6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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