Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game, with 40 rebounds on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.

Interpreted as:

highest rebounds by a player in a NBA finals game

	NAME	REB	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	53	30	4	8	18	44.4	14	17	82.4	58.9	2
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	3/29/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	48	21	1	8	12	66.7	5	9	55.6	65.8	2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	4/16/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	44	10	10	4	10	40.0	2	17	11.8	28.6	2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	4/24/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	BOS	48	27	1	12	23	52.2	3	8	37.5	50.9	1
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	4/16/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	16	6	6	13	46.2	4	9	44.4	47.2	3
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	4/11/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	48	30	3	9	17	52.9	12	17	70.6	61.3	2
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	47	22	4	7	15	46.7	8	10	80.0	56.7	2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	53	16	10	6	8	75.0	4	9	44.4	66.9	2
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	32	4/28/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	25	1	10	22	45.5	5	5	100.0	51.7	5
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	32	4/22/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	@	SFW	47	16	3	7	19	36.8	2	5	40.0	37.7	4
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	32	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	54	19	2	7	17	41.2	5	10	50.0	44.4	5
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	5/1/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	3	5	9	55.6	3	8	37.5	51.9	0
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	8	1	3	8	37.5	2	11	18.2	31.2	3
14	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	31	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	@	PHI	53	24	3	10	20	50.0	4	5	80.0	54.1	3
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	31	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	41	15	4	7	19	36.8	1	4	25.0	36.1	2
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/25/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	22	4	6	9	66.7	10	12	83.3	77.0	2
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	15		5	9	55.6	5	10	50.0	56.0	1
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	8	8	3	8	37.5	2	8	25.0	34.7	2
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	47	9		2	10	20.0	5	8	62.5	33.3	3
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	5/7/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	47	24	4	10	14	71.4	4	9	44.4	66.8	2
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	29	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	6	2	2	12	16.7	2	4	50.0	21.8	3
22	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	29	4/16/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	@	PHI	39	7	2	3	14	21.4	1	3	33.3	22.8	0
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	29	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	47	25	3	10	19	52.6	5	8	62.5	55.5	3
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	29	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	26	3	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	60.1	3
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	29	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	40	14		4	15	26.7	6	13	46.2	33.8	4

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