mel counts most rebounds in a playoff game

Mel Counts had his most rebounds in a playoff game in Game 6 of the 1968 NBA Finals versus the Celtics, with 25 rebounds.

NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Mel Counts
M. Counts
25
5/2/1968
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
39
11
2
5
12
41.7
1
3
33.3
41.3
3
2Mel Counts
M. Counts
17
4/5/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
23
18
0
9
11
81.8
0
0
81.8
4
3Mel Counts
M. Counts
17
3/31/1969
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
28
11
2
3
14
21.4
5
8
62.5
31.4
3
4Mel Counts
M. Counts
16
4/26/1968
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
22
15
5
6
11
54.5
3
3
100.0
60.9
6
5Mel Counts
M. Counts
15
3/30/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
27
13
4
5
13
38.5
3
5
60.0
42.8
4
6Mel Counts
M. Counts
15
3/28/1969
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
41
15
0
6
26
23.1
3
3
100.0
27.5
5
7Mel Counts
M. Counts
14
4/30/1968
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
29
20
3
9
14
64.3
2
2
100.0
67.2
5
8Mel Counts
M. Counts
13
4/21/1973
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
21
17
3
6
12
50.0
5
5
100.0
59.9
2
9Mel Counts
M. Counts
13
4/13/1969
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
25
19
3
7
12
58.3
5
7
71.4
63.0
3
10Mel Counts
M. Counts
13
4/2/1969
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
27
9
4
4
9
44.4
1
1
100.0
47.7
6
11Mel Counts
M. Counts
12
4/13/1968
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
9
3
3
9
33.3
3
4
75.0
41.8
3
12Mel Counts
M. Counts
11
3/31/1968
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
20
10
0
5
5
100.0
0
3
0.0
79.1
5
13Mel Counts
M. Counts
11
3/29/1968
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
25
14
0
7
10
70.0
0
0
70.0
4
14Mel Counts
M. Counts
10
4/1/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
26
12
3
6
10
60.0
0
0
60.0
4
15Mel Counts
M. Counts
10
5/1/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
29
13
2
6
9
66.7
1
1
100.0
68.9
4
16Mel Counts
M. Counts
10
4/17/1969
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
30
13
1
4
16
25.0
5
5
100.0
35.7
3
17Mel Counts
M. Counts
9
5/1/1973
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
28
11
2
5
8
62.5
1
1
100.0
65.2
3
18Mel Counts
M. Counts
9
4/10/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
17
8
2
2
7
28.6
4
4
100.0
45.7
6
19Mel Counts
M. Counts
9
3/29/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
25
9
3
4
13
30.8
1
1
100.0
33.5
6
20Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
5/3/1973
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
15
6
1
2
8
25.0
2
2
100.0
33.8
3
21Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
4/14/1970
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
14
4
0
1
6
16.7
2
2
100.0
29.1
2
22Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
3/25/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
17
6
2
3
6
50.0
0
0
50.0
5
23Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
4/5/1969
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
22
14
3
6
10
60.0
2
2
100.0
64.3
3
24Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
4/4/1969
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
30
17
3
4
13
30.8
9
9
100.0
50.1
2
25Mel Counts
M. Counts
8
4/24/1968
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
21
8
1
4
8
50.0
0
0
50.0
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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