highest defensive rebounds per game average nba playoffs career

Dave Cowens has the most career defensive rebounds per game in the playoffs with 10.4 per game.

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highest defensive rebounds per game by a player average NBA playoffs career

	NAME	DREB	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	+/-
1	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10.4	65	42.0	18.9	14.1	3.9	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.4	44.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	3.2	79.5	47.7	3.7	0.9	2,729	1,229	917	252	78	56	8	294
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	9.7	84	36.2	27.0	12.2	5.3	1.0	1.3	10.1	19.1	53.2	0.7	2.8	25.9	6.0	9.6	62.5	58.0	2.4	3.4	3,041	2,270	1,022	446	85	110	283	271	+243
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9.4	100	38.4	27.4	12.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	3.3	3,837	2,735	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	9.4	79	40.6	9.5	13.3	4.0	0.8	0.7	3.9	7.5	51.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.8	2.9	61.0	54.2	3.9	1.8	3,209	751	1,048	313	67	55	69	238
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	9.3	60	37.7	26.1	11.8	2.8	1.3	2.2	9.6	17.7	54.2	0.6	1.9	31.3	6.4	7.6	84.0	62.2	2.5	2.3	2,259	1,566	705	170	76	129	140	172	+202
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	9.0	85	43.0	22.5	13.0	2.1	1.1	2.6	9.1	19.8	45.8	0.0	0.0		4.4	6.7	64.9	49.4	4.0	2.8	3,654	1,910	1,104	175	97	222	124	341
7	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	8.7	123	39.4	23.0	12.9	3.9	1.6	0.9	8.2	16.0	51.3	0.5	2.0	25.5	6.1	8.5	71.7	58.4	4.1	2.9	4,849	2,833	1,582	482	193	108	353	408	+1
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	8.5	145	40.7	25.3	10.0	2.5	1.0	0.9	8.4	18.2	46.2	1.0	2.8	36.5	7.4	8.3	89.2	57.7	1.5	2.3	5,895	3,663	1,446	360	149	129	328	407	+48
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8.5	55	39.2	30.9	9.2	7.8	1.6	0.5	10.8	23.3	46.1	3.3	9.5	34.7	6.0	8.2	73.7	57.3	0.7	4.2	2,156	1,697	504	427	89	26	232	150	+73
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	8.5	143	36.9	18.2	10.7	3.3	1.2	1.3	7.4	15.5	47.8	0.1	0.4	27.3	3.3	4.1	78.9	52.5	2.2	2.4	5,283	2,601	1,534	471	178	186	342	431	+298
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.5	69	33.5	18.7	10.7	2.8	0.8	0.9	6.5	13.2	49.1	1.5	3.9	37.3	4.2	5.0	84.9	60.6	2.2	2.5	2,311	1,291	737	194	58	60	174	270	+197
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8.4	66	35.1	24.8	10.5	3.3	0.8	1.6	7.9	17.3	45.9	1.1	3.8	27.7	7.9	9.5	82.8	57.8	2.0	3.5	2,316	1,637	692	220	51	108	233	214	+273
13	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	8.4	22	34.1	23.8	10.9	2.7	1.0	3.5	8.0	16.5	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.2	6.0	7.1	84.7	60.6	2.5	2.7	750	524	239	59	21	78	59	55	+196
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	8.4	94	40.4	22.1	13.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8.3	251	37.3	20.6	11.4	3.0	0.7	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	7.0	68.9	54.8	3.1	2.5	9,370	5,172	2,859	764	168	568	633	701	+1090
16	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	8.3	83	35.4	17.1	11.1	2.3	0.7	0.3	7.0	14.6	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.2	72.6	52.1	2.8	2.6	2,942	1,420	920	194	60	26	213	273	-91
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	8.3	125	31.6	15.3	11.8	1.2	0.8	2.0	5.4	9.2	58.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.4	8.0	54.8	59.9	3.5	2.6	3,945	1,909	1,473	149	94	248	323	467	-77
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	8.1	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	8.1	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	3.1	6,886	3,897	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
20	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	8.0	41	39.0	19.1	10.2	3.3	0.7	1.0	6.7	12.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.5	75.6	58.8	2.2	2.4	1,600	782	419	137	27	40	98	113
21	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	8.0	24	33.6	17.0	12.8	1.3	1.2	1.8	7.1	14.0	51.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	3.8	70.7	54.2	4.8	2.0	806	407	307	32	29	43	48	99
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7.9	145	39.6	25.9	11.2	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	7.9	139	37.5	20.2	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	7.9	16.9	46.9	0.1	0.2	34.8	4.3	6.0	71.8	51.7	2.4	2.5	5,207	2,813	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	+8
24	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	7.8	13	37.5	20.6	11.1	5.0	1.8	0.8	8.1	17.7	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.0	4.2	6.3	65.9	50.4	3.2	2.5	488	268	144	65	24	11	33	47	+30
25	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	7.6	130	34.8	7.2	11.2	1.3	1.5	1.9	2.8	5.8	48.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	3.9	41.8	48.0	3.6	1.0	4,524	939	1,454	173	199	250	136	296	+368

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
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
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0