highest rpg average in a single playoff with at least 6 games played

Bill Russell has the most rebounds per game with 6+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 29.9 per game in 1960-61.

	NAME	RPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	29.9	10	1960-61	BOS	46.2	19.1	4.8	7.3	17.1	42.7	4.5	8.6	52.3	45.7	462	191	299	48	24
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29.1	15	1966-67	PHI	47.9	21.7	9.0	8.8	15.2	57.9	4.1	10.7	38.8	54.6	718	326	437	135	37
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	27.7	11	1958-59	BOS	45.1	15.5	3.6	5.9	14.5	40.9	3.7	6.1	61.2	45.4	496	171	305	40	28
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	27.2	10	1963-64	BOS	45.1	13.1	4.4	4.7	13.2	35.6	3.7	6.7	55.2	40.6	451	131	272	44	33
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.2	11	1964-65	PHI	48.7	29.3	4.4	11.2	21.1	53.0	6.9	12.4	55.9	55.2	536	322	299	48	29
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	26.6	12	1961-62	PHI	48.0	35.0	3.1	13.5	28.9	46.7	8.0	12.6	63.6	50.8	576	420	319	37	27
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	26.4	14	1961-62	BOS	48.0	22.4	5.0	8.3	18.1	45.8	5.9	8.1	72.6	51.9	672	314	370	70	49
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.8	13	1959-60	BOS	44.0	18.5	2.9	7.2	15.8	45.6	4.1	5.8	70.7	50.4	572	241	336	38	38
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.8	9	1959-60	PHI	46.1	33.2	2.1	13.9	28.0	49.6	5.4	12.2	44.5	49.8	415	299	232	19	17
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.2	17	1965-66	BOS	47.9	19.1	5.0	7.3	15.4	47.5	4.5	7.2	61.8	51.4	814	324	428	85	60
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.2	12	1964-65	BOS	46.8	16.5	6.3	6.6	12.5	52.7	3.3	6.3	52.6	54.0	561	198	302	76	43
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.2	12	1963-64	SFW	46.5	34.7	3.3	14.6	26.8	54.3	5.5	11.6	47.5	54.3	558	416	302	39	27
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.1	13	1962-63	BOS	47.5	20.3	5.1	7.4	16.3	45.3	5.5	8.4	66.1	50.8	617	264	326	66	36
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.7	13	1967-68	PHI	48.5	23.7	6.5	9.5	17.8	53.4	4.6	12.2	38.0	51.1	631	308	321	85	29
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.7	18	1968-69	LAL	46.2	13.9	2.6	5.3	9.8	54.5	3.2	8.2	39.2	51.8	832	250	444	46	56
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.6	9	1957-58	BOS	39.4	15.1	2.7	5.3	14.8	36.1	4.4	7.3	60.6	42.0	355	136	221	24	24
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.4	10	1956-57	BOS	40.9	13.9	3.2	5.4	14.8	36.5	3.1	6.1	50.8	39.8	409	139	244	32	41
18	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	23.6	7	1969-70	BAL	41.3	10.4	3.4	4.1	10.0	41.4	2.1	2.7	78.9	46.6	289	73	165	24	25
19	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	23.1	15	1966-67	SFW	46.0	15.9	3.1	6.2	14.3	43.3	3.5	6.1	57.1	46.7	690	238	346	47	52
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.8	19	1967-68	BOS	45.7	14.4	5.2	5.2	12.7	40.9	4.0	6.8	58.5	45.8	869	274	434	99	73
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.5	17	1972-73	LAL	47.1	10.4	3.5	3.8	6.8	55.2	2.9	5.8	50.0	55.6	801	177	383	60	48
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.2	18	1969-70	LAL	47.3	22.1	4.5	8.8	16.0	54.9	4.6	11.2	40.6	52.8	851	398	399	81	42
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.0	9	1966-67	BOS	43.3	10.6	5.6	3.4	9.6	36.0	3.7	5.8	63.5	43.6	390	95	198	50	32
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21.0	15	1971-72	LAL	46.9	14.7	3.3	5.3	9.5	56.3	4.0	8.1	49.2	56.2	703	220	315	49	47
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	20.5	18	1968-69	BOS	46.1	10.8	5.4	4.3	10.1	42.3	2.3	4.5	50.6	44.8	829	195	369	98	65

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