LeBron James has the most defensive boards by a player 41 or older in a playoff game, with 13 boards in Game 3 of the 2026 First Round versus the Rockets.
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most defensive rebounds by a player in a playoff game after turning 41 years old| NAME | DREB | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. James | 13 | 41-115 | 4/24/2026 | @ | 45 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | L. James | 12 | 41-132 | 5/11/2026 | vs | 40 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 55.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -17 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 10 | 42-056 | 6/11/1989 | vs | 33 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | | L. James | 8 | 41-109 | 4/18/2026 | vs | 38 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 59.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 5 |  | D. Mutombo | 8 | 42-297 | 4/18/2009 | @ | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +10 | ||||
| 6 | | D. Mutombo | 8 | 41-309 | 4/29/2008 | vs | 24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 53.9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +10 | |||
| 7 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 42-011 | 4/27/1989 | vs | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | | L. James | 7 | 41-112 | 4/21/2026 | vs | 39 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 53.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 9 | | D. Mutombo | 7 | 41-304 | 4/24/2008 | @ | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | ||||
| 10 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 41-057 | 6/12/1988 | @ | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 57.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | | L. James | 6 | 41-130 | 5/9/2026 | vs | 37 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 45.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -24 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 6 | 41-122 | 5/1/2026 | @ | 37 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 49.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 41-049 | 6/4/1988 | vs | 35 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 58.9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 41-047 | 6/2/1988 | @ | 32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 15 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 41-029 | 5/15/1988 | @ | 35 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 56.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 41-022 | 5/8/1988 | vs | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 17 | | D. Mutombo | 5 | 41-299 | 4/19/2008 | vs | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +3 | ||||
| 18 |  | J. Stockton | 5 | 41-033 | 4/28/2003 | vs | 33 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 51.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -12 | |||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 5 | 41-027 | 5/13/1988 | @ | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 20 | | L. James | 4 | 41-117 | 4/26/2026 | @ | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -18 | ||
| 21 | | D. Mutombo | 4 | 41-312 | 5/2/2008 | @ | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 75.8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | D. Mutombo | 4 | 41-306 | 4/26/2008 | @ | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | ||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 42-028 | 5/14/1989 | @ | 22 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 24 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 42-024 | 5/10/1989 | vs | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 42-017 | 5/3/1989 | @ | 29 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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