most defensive rebounds per game by a player in a playoff run

Kevin Garnett has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game in a single NBA playoff run with 13.8 per game in 2002-03.

NAME DREB SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
13.8
2002-03
MIN MIN
6
44.2
27.0
15.7
5.2
1.7
1.7
11.8
23.0
51.4
0.5
1.5
33.3
2.8
4.7
60.7
53.9
1.8
3.0
265
162
94
31
10
10
18
23
-31
2 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
13.5
2002-03
IND IND
6
45.3
22.8
17.5
0.7
0.5
3.0
7.2
15.3
46.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.5
10.8
78.5
56.8
4.0
3.0
272
137
105
4
3
18
18
22
-14
3 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
13.3
2001-02
MIN MIN
3
43.3
24.0
18.7
5.0
1.7
1.7
8.0
18.7
42.9
0.3
0.7
50.0
7.7
10.7
71.9
51.4
5.3
4.0
130
72
56
15
5
5
12
11
-14
4 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
13.2
1974-75
KCO KCO
6
44.0
9.5
15.7
5.0
2.0
1.5
3.8
10.2
37.7
1.8
3.0
61.1
41.4
2.5
264
57
94
30
12
9
19
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
13.1
1976-77
LAL LAL
11
42.5
34.6
17.7
4.1
1.7
3.5
13.4
22.0
60.7
7.9
10.9
72.5
64.6
4.6
467
381
195
45
19
38
42
6 Kermit Washington
K. Washington
12.7
1980-81
POR POR
3
42.7
8.7
17.3
2.3
2.7
0.7
4.0
7.7
52.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
54.4
4.7
2.3
128
26
52
7
8
2
7
9
7 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
12.6
2023-24
LAL LAL
5
41.6
27.8
15.6
4.0
0.4
1.6
11.8
18.6
63.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
66.5
3.0
2.2
208
139
78
20
2
8
11
19
-9
8 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
12.4
2003-04
MIN MIN
18
43.5
24.3
14.6
5.1
1.3
2.3
9.3
20.7
45.2
0.3
0.9
31.3
5.4
6.9
77.6
51.3
2.2
4.2
783
438
263
92
24
41
75
57
+40
9 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
12.4
1974-75
WAS WAS
17
43.2
10.7
16.2
3.8
0.9
1.2
4.2
7.6
54.6
2.4
3.6
65.6
58.0
3.8
734
182
276
64
15
20
39
10 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
12.4
2006-07
DEN DEN
5
36.8
7.6
14.8
2.0
0.8
3.2
3.4
9.0
37.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
66.7
39.9
2.4
2.0
184
38
74
10
4
16
10
14
-2
11 Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
12.3
1989-90
DAL DAL
3
43.0
16.7
15.3
0.3
2.3
3.3
7.3
15.3
47.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
48.8
3.0
3.0
129
50
46
1
7
10
9
12
12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12.3
1980-81
LAL LAL
3
44.7
26.7
16.7
4.0
1.0
2.7
10.0
21.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
6.7
9.3
71.4
51.7
4.3
3.7
134
80
50
12
3
8
11
14
13 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
12.3
1976-77
DET DET
3
39.3
28.0
16.7
2.0
1.0
2.3
11.3
18.0
63.0
5.3
6.3
84.2
67.4
4.3
118
84
50
6
3
7
10
14 Bill Walton
B. Walton
12.2
1976-77
POR POR
19
39.7
18.2
15.2
5.5
1.1
3.4
8.1
15.9
50.7
2.1
3.0
68.4
52.7
2.9
755
345
288
104
20
64
80
15 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
12.2
2012-13
BOS BOS
6
35.3
12.7
13.7
3.5
0.8
1.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.7
2.8
94.1
56.3
1.5
3.2
212
76
82
21
5
6
19
23
-6
16 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
12.0
2021-22
MIL MIL
12
37.3
31.7
14.2
6.8
0.7
1.3
11.7
23.8
49.1
0.8
3.4
22.0
7.6
11.2
67.9
55.2
2.2
4.5
448
380
170
81
8
15
54
43
+79
17 Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
12.0
1982-83
ATL ATL
3
41.3
17.7
14.0
3.3
1.3
1.3
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.7
3.7
45.5
48.3
2.0
3.7
124
53
42
10
4
4
11
5
18 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
12.0
1974-75
BOS BOS
11
43.5
20.5
16.5
4.2
1.6
0.5
9.2
21.5
42.8
2.1
2.4
88.5
45.5
4.5
479
225
181
46
18
6
50
19 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.8
1987-88
HOU HOU
4
40.5
37.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
20 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
11.7
2022-23
LAL LAL
16
38.0
22.6
14.1
2.6
1.4
3.1
8.3
15.9
52.0
0.3
0.9
33.3
5.8
6.8
85.2
59.9
2.4
2.1
608
361
225
41
22
50
34
46
+54
21 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
11.7
1976-77
BOS BOS
9
42.1
16.6
14.9
4.0
0.9
1.4
7.3
16.4
44.6
1.9
2.4
77.3
47.2
3.2
379
149
134
36
8
13
37
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.6
1973-74
MIL MIL
16
47.4
32.2
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
23 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
11.6
1975-76
BOS BOS
18
44.3
21.0
16.4
4.6
1.2
0.7
8.7
18.9
45.7
3.7
4.8
75.9
49.8
4.8
798
378
296
83
22
13
85
24 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11.6
2024-25
MIL MIL
5
37.6
33.0
15.4
6.6
1.0
1.0
12.0
19.8
60.6
0.2
1.0
20.0
8.8
12.6
69.8
65.1
3.8
4.6
188
165
77
33
5
5
23
12
-35
25 Josh Smith
J. Smith
11.6
2011-12
ATL ATL
5
39.2
16.8
13.6
4.8
0.6
1.0
6.8
17.6
38.6
0.0
0.8
0.0
3.2
4.2
76.2
43.2
2.0
3.0
196
84
68
24
3
5
15
14
-8
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
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48
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48
34
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
5/14
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

1 - 4

96

Final

103

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
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NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
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BKN BKN
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM