Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game, with 40 boards on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.
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finals record for rebounds by a player in a game| NAME | REB | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | 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 | 40 | 4/18/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | 53 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 40 | 3/29/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 65.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 38 | 4/16/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 17 | 11.8 | 28.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | W. Chamberlain | 38 | 4/24/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 50.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/16/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 47.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/11/1961 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 61.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 35 | 4/9/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 56.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 33 | 4/14/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 53 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 66.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/28/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/22/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 37.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 54 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | W. Chamberlain | 31 | 5/1/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 51.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 31 | 4/29/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 31.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | N. Thurmond | 31 | 4/14/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 53 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 54.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/2/1961 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 36.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/25/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 77.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/9/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 56.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/7/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 34.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/5/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 33.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Chamberlain | 29 | 5/7/1972 | 1971-72 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 66.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/29/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 21.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | N. Thurmond | 29 | 4/16/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 22.8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/14/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/14/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 29 | 3/29/1958 | 1957-58 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 33.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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