Kevin Garnett has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game in a single NBA playoff run with 13.8 per game in 2002-03.
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highest defensive rebounds per game by a player average NBA playoffs| NAME | DREB | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Garnett | 13.8 | 2002-03 | 6 | 44.2 | 27.0 | 15.7 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 23.0 | 51.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 60.7 | 53.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 265 | 162 | 94 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 23 | -31 | |
| 2 |  | J. O'Neal | 13.5 | 2002-03 | 6 | 45.3 | 22.8 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 78.5 | 56.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 272 | 137 | 105 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 22 | -14 | |
| 3 | | K. Garnett | 13.3 | 2001-02 | 3 | 43.3 | 24.0 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 42.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 71.9 | 51.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 130 | 72 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | -14 | |
| 4 |  | S. Lacey | 13.2 | 1974-75 | 6 | 44.0 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 37.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 61.1 | 41.4 | 2.5 | 264 | 57 | 94 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 19 | |||||||
| 5 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 13.1 | 1976-77 | 11 | 42.5 | 34.6 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 13.4 | 22.0 | 60.7 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 72.5 | 64.6 | 4.6 | 467 | 381 | 195 | 45 | 19 | 38 | 42 | |||||||
| 6 |  | K. Washington | 12.7 | 1980-81 | 3 | 42.7 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 54.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 128 | 26 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 7 |  | A. Davis | 12.6 | 2023-24 | 5 | 41.6 | 27.8 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 18.6 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.8 | 66.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 208 | 139 | 78 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -9 | |
| 8 | | K. Garnett | 12.4 | 2003-04 | 18 | 43.5 | 24.3 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 20.7 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 77.6 | 51.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 783 | 438 | 263 | 92 | 24 | 41 | 75 | 57 | +40 | |
| 9 |  | W. Unseld | 12.4 | 1974-75 | 17 | 43.2 | 10.7 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 54.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 65.6 | 58.0 | 3.8 | 734 | 182 | 276 | 64 | 15 | 20 | 39 | |||||||
| 10 |  | M. Camby | 12.4 | 2006-07 | 5 | 36.8 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 66.7 | 39.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 184 | 38 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 14 | -2 | ||
| 11 |  | R. Tarpley | 12.3 | 1989-90 | 3 | 43.0 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 15.3 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 48.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 129 | 50 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 12 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 12.3 | 1980-81 | 3 | 44.7 | 26.7 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 21.7 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 71.4 | 51.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 134 | 80 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 13 |  | B. Lanier | 12.3 | 1976-77 | 3 | 39.3 | 28.0 | 16.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 | 18.0 | 63.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 84.2 | 67.4 | 4.3 | 118 | 84 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| 14 |  | B. Walton | 12.2 | 1976-77 | 19 | 39.7 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 50.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 68.4 | 52.7 | 2.9 | 755 | 345 | 288 | 104 | 20 | 64 | 80 | |||||||
| 15 |  | K. Garnett | 12.2 | 2012-13 | 6 | 35.3 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 94.1 | 56.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 212 | 76 | 82 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -6 | |
| 16 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 12.0 | 2021-22 | 12 | 37.3 | 31.7 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 23.8 | 49.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 67.9 | 55.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 448 | 380 | 170 | 81 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 43 | +79 | |
| 17 |  | D. Roundfield | 12.0 | 1982-83 | 3 | 41.3 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 45.5 | 48.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 124 | 53 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Cowens | 12.0 | 1974-75 | 11 | 43.5 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 88.5 | 45.5 | 4.5 | 479 | 225 | 181 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 50 | |||||||
| 19 |  | H. Olajuwon | 11.8 | 1987-88 | 4 | 40.5 | 37.5 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 24.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 88.4 | 64.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 162 | 150 | 67 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 20 | | A. Davis | 11.7 | 2022-23 | 16 | 38.0 | 22.6 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 52.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 85.2 | 59.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 608 | 361 | 225 | 41 | 22 | 50 | 34 | 46 | +54 | |
| 21 |  | N. Jokić | 11.7 | 2025-26 | 6 | 39.5 | 25.8 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 20.2 | 44.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 19.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 93.0 | 55.4 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 237 | 155 | 79 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | -14 | |
| 22 | | D. Cowens | 11.7 | 1976-77 | 9 | 42.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.3 | 47.2 | 3.2 | 379 | 149 | 134 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 37 | |||||||
| 23 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11.6 | 1973-74 | 16 | 47.4 | 32.2 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 14.0 | 25.1 | 55.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 73.6 | 58.3 | 4.2 | 758 | 515 | 253 | 78 | 20 | 39 | 41 | |||||||
| 24 | | D. Cowens | 11.6 | 1975-76 | 18 | 44.3 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 18.9 | 45.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 75.9 | 49.8 | 4.8 | 798 | 378 | 296 | 83 | 22 | 13 | 85 | |||||||
| 25 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 11.6 | 2024-25 | 5 | 37.6 | 33.0 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 19.8 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 69.8 | 65.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 188 | 165 | 77 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 12 | -35 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 | Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
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