most 18 rebound games by a player in the nba finals

Bill Russell had the most games in the NBA Finals with 18+ rebounds, with 65 games.

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most 18 or more rebound games by a player in the NBA finals

	NAME	GP	REB	SERIES	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	65	1,652	NBA Finals	46.0	16.6	25.4				6.0	13.2	45.7				4.6	7.5	60.9	50.4				2,987	1,080					208
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	849	NBA Finals	47.3	19.0	25.0	3.8			7.7	13.8	55.9				3.6	9.6	37.8	52.9				1,609	647	129				97
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	12	249	NBA Finals	43.6	33.4	20.8				11.5	26.8	42.9				10.4	12.8	81.7	51.5				523	401					38
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	9	187	NBA Finals	45.9	37.6	20.8	3.3			13.7	31.1	43.9				10.2	12.7	80.7	51.2				413	338	30				33
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6	124	NBA Finals	46.8	37.8	20.7	4.2	0.7	2.8	15.0	23.7	63.4	0.0	0.0		7.8	17.5	44.8	60.3	5.8	14.8	3.0	281	227	25	4	17	18	25	+35
6	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	6	160	NBA Finals	47.3	14.2	26.7	3.3			5.7	16.5	34.3				2.8	5.2	54.8	37.7				284	85	20				20
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	4	77	NBA Finals	46.3	26.8	19.3	5.3	0.8	5.0	10.0	19.8	50.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.8	10.5	64.3	54.9	4.5	14.8	3.0	185	107	21	3	20	12	10	+29
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	4	82	NBA Finals	43.5	25.8	20.5	1.8	1.5	1.5	9.8	22.8	42.9	0.0	0.0		6.3	9.0	69.4	48.2	8.0	12.5	2.0	174	103	7	6	6	8	14
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	4	85	NBA Finals	40.8	20.5	21.3	5.5	1.0	4.0	8.5	14.5	58.6				3.5	4.3	82.4	62.6	4.0	17.3		163	82	22	4	16		14
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	4	86	NBA Finals	42.3	13.3	21.5	6.0	2.0	1.0	5.5	13.3	41.5				2.3	4.5	50.0	43.5	5.0	15.0		169	53	24	2	1		11
11	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	3	58	NBA Finals	36.0	10.3	19.3	2.0	1.3	0.7	3.3	7.0	47.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.7	5.0	73.3	56.2	9.7	9.7	2.7	108	31	6	4	2	8	12
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	63	NBA Finals	46.0	22.0	21.0	4.7	3.0	0.0	8.7	19.7	44.1	0.3	1.3	25.0	4.3	4.3	100.0	51.0	6.7	14.3	4.3	138	66	14	9	0	13	8
13	LeBron James L. James	2	36	NBA Finals	44.1	25.0	18.0	9.5	1.0	0.0	10.0	24.5	40.8	1.5	7.5	20.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	46.1	2.5	15.5	4.0	88	50	19	2	0	8	3	-6
14	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	2	40	NBA Finals	51.5	25.5	20.0	7.0	0.5	0.0	10.0	21.5	46.5				5.5	7.5	73.3	51.4	4.0	16.0		103	51	14	1	0		9
15	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	2	39	NBA Finals	43.0	15.5	19.5	1.5			6.0	14.5	41.4				3.5	5.0	70.0	46.4				86	31	3				5
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	45	NBA Finals	45.5	25.0	22.5	2.0			11.5	22.0	52.3				2.0	2.5	80.0	54.1				91	50	4				5
17	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	2	47	NBA Finals	39.5	8.5	23.5	5.0			4.0	6.5	61.5				0.5	2.0	25.0	57.6				79	17	10				8
18	Larry Foust L. Foust	2	41	NBA Finals	32.0	20.0	20.5				8.5	15.0	56.7				3.0	3.0	100.0	61.3				64	40					6
19	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	2	43	NBA Finals	39.5	27.5	21.5	3.0			10.5	25.0	42.0				6.5	11.0	59.1	46.1				79	55	6				12
20	George Yardley G. Yardley	2	39	NBA Finals		30.0	19.5	1.5			11.0	21.5	51.2				8.0	11.0	72.7	56.9					60	3				4
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	21	NBA Finals	43.7	32.0	21.0	10.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	1.0	2.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.3	3.0	18.0	3.0	44	32	10	0	2	3	5	+15
22	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	1	19	NBA Finals	38.7	22.0	19.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	10.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	87.0	2.0	17.0	0.0	39	22	0	1	0	0	3	+13
23	Draymond Green D. Green	1	19	NBA Finals	44.2	11.0	19.0	13.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	10.0	50.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	50.6	4.0	15.0	8.0	44	11	13	3	2	8	4	0
24	Kevin Love K. Love	1	21	NBA Finals	34.2	15.0	21.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	50.8	5.0	16.0	1.0	34	15	1	0	3	1	4	-11
25	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	1	18	NBA Finals	42.2	19.0	18.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	16.0	37.5	0.0	0.0		7.0	13.0	53.8	43.7	9.0	9.0	1.0	42	19	4	0	2	1	2	+7

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