highest rebounds per game in a finals series forward

Bob Pettit has averaged the most career rebounds per game by a forward in the NBA Finals, with 16.6 per game.

	NAME	RPG	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.6	NBA Finals	25	41.5	28.4				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	709	416					77
2	George Yardley G. Yardley	15.2	NBA Finals	5		24.8	2.2			8.2	20.0	41.0				8.4	10.0	84.0	50.8					124	76	11				13
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	15.1	NBA Finals	18	43.2	23.7	3.3	0.8	3.2	8.8	18.5	47.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.0	8.4	71.1	53.3	3.9	11.2	3.2	777	426	271	59	14	58	57	44	+58
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	13.5	NBA Finals	44	42.0	26.4				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	1,161	593					140
5	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	13.4	NBA Finals	5	38.2	13.2	2.4	1.4	0.6	4.8	10.8	44.4	1.6	4.4	36.4	2.0	2.0	100.0	56.5	2.4	11.0	0.2	191	66	67	12	7	3	1	25
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13.2	NBA Finals	6	39.8	35.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	211	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30
7	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	13.0	NBA Finals	6	46.2	27.3	5.5	1.2	0.5	10.0	21.0	47.6	0.3	1.3	25.0	7.0	9.3	75.0	54.4	3.7	9.3	1.7	277	164	78	33	7	3	10	20
8	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13.0	NBA Finals	5	40.0	11.2	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	65	6				15
9	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	12.5	NBA Finals	6	36.2	9.2	1.8			3.5	9.5	36.8				2.2	3.5	61.9	41.5				217	55	75	11				25
10	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	12.4	NBA Finals	17	35.9	15.5	2.3			6.9	15.9	43.2				1.7	2.5	69.0	45.4				610	263	210	39				60
11	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	12.3	NBA Finals	4	31.5	21.0				7.8	18.0	43.1				5.5	7.8	71.0	49.0				126	84	49					12
12	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	11.9	NBA Finals	7	40.7	11.0	2.4	1.1	0.1	4.4	9.1	48.4	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.6	83.3	53.5	4.1	7.7	2.1	285	77	83	17	8	1	15	27
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	11.6	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	6.0	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	1.5	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11.6	NBA Finals	16	40.5	20.5	1.4	1.2	2.2	8.1	18.4	43.7				4.4	6.7	65.4	47.9	4.2	7.4	2.5	648	328	185	23	19	35	30	71
15	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	11.3	NBA Finals	7	39.6	9.3	3.3	0.9	0.0	3.9	7.4	51.9	0.0	0.0		1.6	3.1	50.0	52.7	3.3	8.0	1.1	277	65	79	23	6	0	8	23
16	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	10.8	NBA Finals	25	37.0	23.0				8.0	17.9	45.0				7.0	8.4	83.3	53.4				926	576	269					109
17	Anthony Davis A. Davis	10.7	NBA Finals	6	38.2	25.0	3.2	1.3	2.0	9.3	16.3	57.1	1.3	3.2	42.1	5.0	5.3	93.8	66.9	3.3	7.3	2.7	229	150	64	19	8	12	16	18	+49
18	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	10.7	NBA Finals	6	35.5	19.7	3.5	1.8	0.7	7.2	16.3	43.9				5.3	7.5	71.1	50.1	2.5	8.2		213	118	64	21	11	4		27
19	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	10.3	NBA Finals	12	42.0	24.4	2.3	0.7	0.7	7.8	19.2	40.4	1.1	3.6	30.2	7.8	8.4	93.1	53.4	0.9	9.3	2.5	504	293	123	27	8	8	30	35	+48
20	LeBron James L. James	10.2	NBA Finals	55	42.5	28.4	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
21	Dale Davis D. Davis	10.0	NBA Finals	6	29.5	8.7	1.0	0.3	1.0	3.8	6.7	57.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.8	54.5	58.0	3.2	6.8	0.0	177	52	60	6	2	6	0	28	+4
22	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	10.0	NBA Finals	6	40.3	23.3	2.2	1.3	2.0	8.2	14.8	55.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	7.0	8.2	85.7	63.3	4.3	5.7	4.0	242	140	60	13	8	12	24	28
23	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	9.8	NBA Finals	5		11.0	3.2			4.4	15.2	28.9				2.2	3.2	68.8	33.1					55	49	16				13
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	9.6	NBA Finals	16	38.1	19.6	3.3	1.1	0.6	7.6	16.6	46.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.3	6.4	67.6	50.5	3.0	6.6	2.6	610	313	154	53	17	10	41	46	-31
25	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	9.6	NBA Finals	5		8.6	2.6			3.0	10.2	29.4				2.6	4.0	65.0	36.0					43	48	13				16

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Johnson

RPG

10.3

Johnson

APG

7.9

Johnson

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.1

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DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

2.4

12th

3P%

37.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 2

140

Final

Hawks

2 - 4

Thu 30 Apr 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

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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

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	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