most defensive rebounds in an nba playoff game

6 players are tied for the most defensive boards in a playoff game, with 20 boards. The first three are Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett 2 times.

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebounds by a player in an NBA playoff game
NAMEDREBDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Davis
A. Davis
20
4/27/2024
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
42
25
23
6
0
1
11
17
64.7
0
0
3
4
75.0
66.6
3
1
4
+11
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
20
5/19/2019
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
45
12
23
7
1
4
5
16
31.3
0
3
0.0
2
7
28.6
31.4
3
8
6
+3
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
20
5/19/2004
MIN MIN
vs
SAC SAC
46
32
21
2
4
5
12
23
52.2
1
1
100.0
7
11
63.6
57.5
1
2
1
+1
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
20
4/21/2004
MIN MIN
vs
DEN DEN
44
20
22
10
1
3
9
27
33.3
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
35.9
2
2
1
+12
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
20
4/25/2003
SAS SAS
@
PHX PHX
41
11
23
6
0
3
3
6
50.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
63.7
3
4
5
+15
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
20
5/14/2002
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
45
34
25
4
1
2
11
23
47.8
0
0
12
14
85.7
58.3
5
6
5
-4
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
20
6/5/1977
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
42
20
23
7
0
8
8
15
53.3
4
5
80.0
58.1
3
4
8Bill Walton
B. Walton
20
6/3/1977
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
39
14
24
3
0
2
6
11
54.5
2
2
100.0
58.9
4
4
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
20
5/1/1977
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
46
11
27
1
5
16
31.3
1
2
50.0
32.6
7
3
10Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
20
4/22/1975
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
48
31
24
6
2
2
12
24
50.0
7
8
87.5
56.3
4
3
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
19
5/2/2023
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
44
30
23
5
0
4
11
19
57.9
0
2
0.0
8
8
100.0
66.6
4
1
2
+1
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
19
6/14/2021
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
36
17
21
4
0
0
4
20
20.0
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
36.1
2
4
3
0
13Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
19
6/10/2021
UTA UTA
vs
LAC LAC
36
13
20
0
2
3
4
5
80.0
0
0
5
7
71.4
80.4
1
3
4
+14
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
19
9/15/2020
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
40
16
22
13
2
3
5
13
38.5
0
4
0.0
6
6
100.0
51.2
3
5
4
+22
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
19
5/19/2006
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
46
26
21
5
1
0
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
8
8
100.0
66.6
2
3
1
-7
16Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
19
5/22/2004
DET DET
@
IND IND
39
11
22
5
1
5
5
11
45.5
0
0
1
2
50.0
46.3
3
1
5
0
17Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
19
4/25/2004
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
50
16
20
1
1
1
6
13
46.2
1
7
14.3
3
3
100.0
55.9
1
4
1
-9
18Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
19
4/29/2003
IND IND
vs
BOS BOS
50
19
22
1
1
3
7
16
43.8
0
0
5
7
71.4
49.8
3
3
3
+9
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
19
4/22/2003
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
43
35
20
7
2
1
15
21
71.4
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
74.0
1
2
3
+30
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
19
6/9/2000
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
40
24
4
0
3
11
18
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
2
5
+14
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
19
4/30/1988
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
43
41
26
2
3
4
15
27
55.6
0
0
11
14
78.6
61.8
7
3
4
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
19
4/23/1980
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
47
22
21
4
4
0
9
21
42.9
3
4
75.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
2
2
4
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
19
4/15/1977
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
47
21
23
2
1
1
8
19
42.1
5
6
83.3
48.5
4
5
24Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
19
4/28/1976
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
48
29
26
8
12
24
50.0
5
5
100.0
55.3
7
5
25Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
19
4/13/1975
KCO KCO
vs
CHI CHI
47
6
20
4
1
2
3
9
33.3
0
0
33.3
1
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for defensive rebounds going back to the 1984 playoffs.

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