highest rebounds per game in a finals series in the last 25 years

Between December 18, 2000 and December 18, 2025, Nikola Jokić has averaged the most rebounds per game in the NBA Finals, with 14.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rebounds per game by a player in a finals series in the last 25 years
NAMERPGSERIESGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
14.0
NBA Finals
5
41.1
30.2
7.2
0.8
1.4
11.2
19.2
58.3
1.6
3.8
42.1
6.2
7.4
83.8
67.2
1.8
12.2
3.4
205
151
70
36
4
7
17
17
+39
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
13.2
NBA Finals
29
38.5
19.7
2.8
0.8
2.4
7.4
15.7
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.9
69.8
52.5
3.8
9.3
2.7
1,117
571
382
82
22
70
79
73
+133
3Giannis 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
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12.2
NBA Finals
20
40.7
26.3
3.2
0.5
1.8
10.0
16.7
59.9
0.0
0.0
6.3
12.4
50.6
59.3
3.7
8.5
3.4
815
525
243
64
9
36
67
71
+26
5Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
12.0
NBA Finals
6
37.5
14.7
1.8
1.5
1.5
5.7
10.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
3.3
3.7
90.9
59.7
2.2
9.8
1.3
225
88
72
11
9
9
8
23
+9
6Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
11.7
NBA Finals
12
40.3
10.8
1.2
1.8
2.2
4.6
8.7
52.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.6
4.6
34.5
50.3
3.8
7.8
1.1
483
129
140
14
21
26
13
34
+67
7Anthony 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
8Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
10.4
NBA Finals
18
41.1
17.3
3.2
0.7
1.7
6.2
11.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.3
58.5
3.2
7.3
1.7
739
311
188
57
12
30
31
56
+28
9Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
10.3
NBA Finals
4
25.8
7.8
0.5
0.5
1.0
3.3
9.3
35.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.5
83.3
39.1
4.5
5.8
1.0
103
31
41
2
2
4
4
10
-51
10Dirk 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
11LeBron 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
12Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
9.7
NBA Finals
9
38.1
18.9
2.9
0.2
0.8
7.6
15.8
47.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.8
5.0
75.6
52.5
2.6
7.1
2.2
343
170
87
26
2
7
20
24
-58
13Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
9.4
NBA Finals
18
37.0
20.1
2.3
1.9
0.9
6.7
13.4
49.6
1.9
4.7
40.5
4.9
5.8
84.6
62.9
2.5
6.9
1.9
665
362
169
41
34
16
34
53
+89
14Draymond Green
D. Green
9.1
NBA Finals
33
38.5
11.5
6.6
1.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
41.4
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
59
32
87
138
+140
15Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
9.0
NBA Finals
22
31.7
8.5
0.9
0.4
0.8
3.5
6.3
55.4
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
55.9
56.7
3.7
5.4
0.7
698
187
199
20
9
18
16
54
-101
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
9.0
NBA Finals
13
34.6
16.6
3.0
1.5
1.2
6.9
14.8
46.6
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.8
3.4
81.8
50.9
2.3
6.7
2.1
450
216
117
39
20
15
27
44
+8
17Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
8.9
NBA Finals
7
30.3
12.3
0.6
0.6
1.6
4.3
10.9
39.5
0.4
2.7
15.8
3.3
3.9
85.2
48.9
2.0
6.9
1.4
212
86
62
4
4
11
10
15
+34
18Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
8.8
NBA Finals
6
39.2
18.3
2.2
1.5
1.5
7.5
16.8
44.6
1.8
6.2
29.7
1.5
2.2
69.2
51.5
2.0
6.8
1.8
235
110
53
13
9
9
11
13
+29
19Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
8.8
NBA Finals
6
37.3
9.7
0.7
1.2
1.2
3.2
5.3
59.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.5
62.9
4.0
4.8
0.5
224
58
53
4
7
7
3
24
+30
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.8
NBA Finals
5
38.8
29.2
5.6
2.6
0.0
11.8
25.0
47.2
2.2
9.0
24.4
3.4
5.8
58.6
53.0
0.0
8.8
4.6
194
146
44
28
13
0
23
14
+7
21Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
8.6
NBA Finals
10
38.3
17.6
2.3
1.6
1.8
7.1
18.0
39.4
0.1
1.0
10.0
3.3
5.0
66.0
43.6
2.3
6.3
3.6
383
176
86
23
16
18
36
44
-18
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
8.5
NBA Finals
11
25.8
8.5
1.4
0.8
2.0
2.5
4.6
52.9
0.1
0.1
100.0
3.5
5.9
60.0
59.0
2.2
6.3
2.3
284
94
93
15
9
22
25
33
-54
23Kevin Love
K. Love
8.4
NBA Finals
19
27.5
12.3
1.1
1.2
0.5
4.1
10.6
38.6
1.8
5.2
34.7
2.3
2.8
81.5
51.8
2.3
6.2
1.0
523
234
160
21
22
10
19
37
-92
24Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
8.4
NBA Finals
5
29.4
9.6
0.8
0.0
0.4
3.8
11.6
32.8
0.8
5.6
14.3
1.2
1.6
75.0
39.0
1.4
7.0
0.4
147
48
42
4
0
2
2
6
+22
25Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
8.3
NBA Finals
4
27.5
12.8
0.3
0.3
0.5
5.5
11.0
50.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.8
2.0
87.5
53.7
3.0
5.3
1.3
110
51
33
1
1
2
5
14
-28
StatMuse has game-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1956 Finals.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
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16 - 7

125

Final

128

DEN Nuggets

19 - 6

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
14
12
.538
7.0
9
15
13
.536
7.0
10
11
15
.423
10.0
11
11
16
.407
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
10
.630
7.5
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
14
.481
11.5
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
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119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123
Sat
11/15
@
129-106
Sat
11/15
@
124-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM