highest rebounds in a finals game by a small forward

Elgin Baylor has grabbed the most boards by a small forward in an NBA Finals game, with 23 rebounds in Game 3 of the 1963 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 17, 1963 and in Game 3 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 10, 1962.

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Data note: Rebounds: player game data may be incomplete before 1955-56 · postseason

	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	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23	4/17/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	38	8			14	27	51.9				10	10	100.0	60.5				5
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	39	4			13	35	37.1				13	16	81.3	46.4				2
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	41	4			13	40	32.5				15	21	71.4	41.6				6
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	61	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	49	29	2	3	0	9	24	37.5	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	51.1	9	12	3	4
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	45	19	3	5	0	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	49.2	4	17	5	3
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	20	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	39	21	3			10	17	58.8				1	2	50.0	58.7				4
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	20	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	47	36	2			13	28	46.4				10	13	76.9	53.4				4
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	20	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	43	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
11	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	20	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	31	16	4			7	14	50.0				2	3	66.7	52.2				5
12	George Yardley G. Yardley	20	4/7/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI		30	2			11	20	55.0				8	12	66.7	59.3				2
13	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	19	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	28	12	1	1	1	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	69.4	7	12	4	4
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19	4/19/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	31	4			11	28	39.3				9	11	81.8	47.2				5
15	George Yardley G. Yardley	19	4/1/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	vs	PHI		30	1			11	23	47.8				8	10	80.0	54.7				2
16	LeBron James L. James	18	6/16/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	47	32	9	2	0	13	33	39.4	2	10	20.0	4	8	50.0	43.8	3	15	6	3	-3
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	18	4/26/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	28	3			12	25	48.0				4	5	80.0	51.5				1
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	17	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	34	2	2	1	15	20	75.0	2	2	100.0	2	4	50.0	78.1	2	15	5	4
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	17	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	35	3			14	29	48.3				7	7	100.0	54.6				2
20	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	17	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	48	40	6			16	28	57.1				8	9	88.9	62.6				4
21	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	17	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	38	16	5			5	15	33.3				6	8	75.0	43.2				4
22	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	16	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	43	17	2	1	0	7	17	41.2	2	6	33.3	1	2	50.0	47.5	3	13	2	2	+20
23	LeBron James L. James	16	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	41	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
24	LeBron James L. James	16	6/7/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	50	39	11	1	1	11	35	31.4	3	6	50.0	14	18	77.8	45.4	4	12	3	3	0
25	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	16	6/20/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	45	19	0	1	1	8	17	47.1	1	4	25.0	2	4	50.0	50.6	4	12	2	2	-8

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Elgin Baylor has grabbed the most boards by a small forward in an NBA Finals game, with 23 rebounds in Game 3 of the 1963 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 17, 1963 and in Game 3 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Celtics on April 10, 1962.

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