Bill Russell has averaged the most rebounds per game in an NBA Finals, with 29.5 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg by a player in a single NBA finals year

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	29.5	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	46.5	9.3				3.0	9.5	31.6			3.3	7.3	44.8	36.4				186	37	118					9
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	28.8	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	46.6	17.6	4.4			6.6	15.4	42.9			4.4	9.4	46.8	45.0				233	88	144	22				13
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.5	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	47.8	17.7	6.8			7.0	12.5	56.0			3.7	12.0	30.6	49.7				287	106	171	41				16
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.6	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	46.0	29.2	2.4			12.4	24.0	51.7			4.4	10.6	41.5	50.9				230	146	138	12				12
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	27.0	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.3	22.9	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3			6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	160	189	40				21
6	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	26.7	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	6	47.3	14.2	3.3			5.7	16.5	34.3			2.8	5.2	54.8	37.7				284	85	160	20				20
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	26.0	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	47.8	20.0	5.3			7.0	15.0	46.7			6.0	8.7	69.2	53.2				287	120	156	32				16
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.2	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	5	42.8	11.2	5.0			4.4	11.4	38.6			2.4	5.0	48.0	41.2				214	56	126	25				20
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.3	11.7	3.0			4.1	8.3	50.0			3.4	9.1	37.5	47.6				331	82	175	21				21
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.0	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	5	44.2	17.8	5.8			6.6	9.4	70.2			4.6	8.0	57.5	68.9				221	89	125	29				14
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.9	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	7	45.0	16.7	3.0			5.7	12.1	47.1			5.3	7.7	68.5	53.8				315	117	174	21				12
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.3	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.9	23.6	3.7			9.1	17.0	53.8			5.3	7.1	74.0	58.5				335	165	170	26				27
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.1	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.6	23.3	4.0			10.0	16.0	62.5			3.3	9.6	34.3	57.6				333	163	169	28				18
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23.2	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	47.2	19.4	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0			3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116	13				18
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3				5.1	14.4	35.6			3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.8	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	6	48.7	17.3	5.7			5.7	13.2	43.0			6.0	10.0	60.0	49.3				292	104	131	34				22
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.1	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	9.1	5.1			3.6	9.0	39.7			2.0	3.4	58.3	43.5				336	64	148	36				29
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.3	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	4	34.3	14.5				4.3	12.3	34.7			6.0	9.5	63.2	44.1				137	58	77					12
19	Bill Walton B. Walton	19.0	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	37.7	18.5	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5			2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	31	6	22		23
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	19.0	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	4	42.8	15.0	5.8			6.3	15.8	39.7			2.5	4.5	55.6	42.3				171	60	76	23				12
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.6	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	48.0	11.6	3.8			4.4	8.4	52.4			2.8	7.6	36.8	49.4				240	58	93	19				16
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18.5	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	42.0	27.0	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5			4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74	11				12
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	18.3	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	44.7	30.1				9.9	25.4	38.8			10.4	13.9	75.3	47.8				313	211	128					23
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	18.0	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	39.3	25.8	2.0	1.5	1.5	9.0	17.8	50.7	0.0	0.0	7.8	11.8	66.0	56.2	6.8	11.3	2.8	157	103	72	8	6	6	11	15
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	17.9	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.9	40.6	3.7			14.4	33.6	43.0			11.7	14.1	82.8	51.0				321	284	125	26				22

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