mel counts most rebounds in a playoff game

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

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Mel Counts M. Counts	25	5/2/1968	LAL	vs	BOS	39	11	2	5	12	41.7	1	3	33.3	41.3	3
2	Mel Counts M. Counts	17	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	23	18	0	9	11	81.8	0	0		81.8	4
3	Mel Counts M. Counts	17	3/31/1969	LAL	@	SFW	28	11	2	3	14	21.4	5	8	62.5	31.4	3
4	Mel Counts M. Counts	16	4/26/1968	LAL	vs	BOS	22	15	5	6	11	54.5	3	3	100.0	60.9	6
5	Mel Counts M. Counts	15	3/30/1973	LAL	vs	CHI	27	13	4	5	13	38.5	3	5	60.0	42.8	4
6	Mel Counts M. Counts	15	3/28/1969	LAL	vs	SFW	41	15	0	6	26	23.1	3	3	100.0	27.5	5
7	Mel Counts M. Counts	14	4/30/1968	LAL	@	BOS	29	20	3	9	14	64.3	2	2	100.0	67.2	5
8	Mel Counts M. Counts	13	4/21/1973	LAL	@	GSW	21	17	3	6	12	50.0	5	5	100.0	59.9	2
9	Mel Counts M. Counts	13	4/13/1969	LAL	vs	ATL	25	19	3	7	12	58.3	5	7	71.4	63.0	3
10	Mel Counts M. Counts	13	4/2/1969	LAL	@	SFW	27	9	4	4	9	44.4	1	1	100.0	47.7	6
11	Mel Counts M. Counts	12	4/13/1968	LAL	@	SFW		9	3	3	9	33.3	3	4	75.0	41.8	3
12	Mel Counts M. Counts	11	3/31/1968	LAL	vs	CHI	20	10	0	5	5	100.0	0	3	0.0	79.1	5
13	Mel Counts M. Counts	11	3/29/1968	LAL	@	CHI	25	14	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		70.0	4
14	Mel Counts M. Counts	10	4/1/1973	LAL	vs	CHI	26	12	3	6	10	60.0	0	0		60.0	4
15	Mel Counts M. Counts	10	5/1/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	29	13	2	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	68.9	4
16	Mel Counts M. Counts	10	4/17/1969	LAL	@	ATL	30	13	1	4	16	25.0	5	5	100.0	35.7	3
17	Mel Counts M. Counts	9	5/1/1973	LAL	vs	NYK	28	11	2	5	8	62.5	1	1	100.0	65.2	3
18	Mel Counts M. Counts	9	4/10/1973	LAL	vs	CHI	17	8	2	2	7	28.6	4	4	100.0	45.7	6
19	Mel Counts M. Counts	9	3/29/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	25	9	3	4	13	30.8	1	1	100.0	33.5	6
20	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	5/3/1973	LAL	vs	NYK	15	6	1	2	8	25.0	2	2	100.0	33.8	3
21	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	4/14/1970	LAL	@	ATL	14	4	0	1	6	16.7	2	2	100.0	29.1	2
22	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	3/25/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	17	6	2	3	6	50.0	0	0		50.0	5
23	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	4/5/1969	LAL	@	SFW	22	14	3	6	10	60.0	2	2	100.0	64.3	3
24	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	4/4/1969	LAL	vs	SFW	30	17	3	4	13	30.8	9	9	100.0	50.1	2
25	Mel Counts M. Counts	8	4/24/1968	LAL	@	BOS	21	8	1	4	8	50.0	0	0		50.0	3

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