most defensive rebounds per game by a rookie nba finals

Magic Johnson has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals with 8.3 per game.

	NAME	DREB	SEASON	SERIES	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8.3	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	7.3	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
3	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	6.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	26.8	11.5	9.8	1.0	1.8	0.8	4.5	14.0	32.1				2.5	3.0	83.3	37.5	3.3		107	46	39	4	7	3		9
4	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	5.4	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	13.7	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	1.6	227	96	56	7	4	5	11	35
5	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	5.0	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	5	22.8	5.6	8.2	0.4	0.8	0.2	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	69.7	3.2	1.0	114	28	41	2	4	1	5	11	-10
6	Tyler Herro T. Herro	4.0	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	14.7	4.2	3.0	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	2.3	208	88	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
7	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	4.0	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	24.3	6.8	4.5	1.3	1.0	0.0	2.8	5.3	52.4	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.8	45.5	52.2	0.5	0.8	97	27	18	5	4	0	3	7	-1
8	Marc Iavaroni M. Iavaroni	3.8	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	24.8	5.8	5.5	2.0	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.3	58.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.0	37.5	56.0	1.8	1.3	99	23	22	8	1	3	5	15
9	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	3.3	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	20.0	7.8	6.5	1.2	1.0	0.5	3.3	6.5	51.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.5	46.7	51.5	3.2	1.8	120	47	39	7	6	3	11	21
10	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	3.2	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	14.2	4.3	3.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2		183	85	26	20	11	1		19
11	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	3.0	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	22.6	10.5	3.5	1.8	0.0	0.2	4.0	8.5	47.1	1.5	3.8	39.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	58.7	0.5	1.3	135	63	21	11	0	1	8	10	-12
12	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3.0	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	28.7	8.7	4.5	2.0	2.2	0.5	2.7	7.7	34.8	0.5	2.3	21.4	2.8	3.5	81.0	47.1	1.5	1.7	172	52	27	12	13	3	10	18	+52
13	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	3.0	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	6	10.7	3.7	4.2	1.5	0.7	0.0	1.2	3.0	38.9				1.3	1.3	100.0	51.1	1.2	0.8	64	22	25	9	4	0	5	7
14	Oliver Miller O. Miller	2.5	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	17.8	5.0	4.2	1.3	0.7	2.0	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	49.1	1.7	1.2	107	30	25	8	4	12	7	20
15	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	2.3	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	22.6	10.0	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	1.0	2.3	43.8	3.6	3.9	92.6	61.5	0.9	2.6	158	70	22	20	9	2	18	22
16	Jordan Bell J. Bell	2.3	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	13.5	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.5	3.5	71.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.5	50.0	69.1	1.0	0.0	54	23	13	4	1	2	0	4	+10
17	Luke Walton L. Walton	2.3	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	4	19.3	3.3	3.0	4.5	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.3	38.5	0.3	1.5	16.7	0.5	0.5	100.0	46.8	0.8	1.8	77	13	12	18	6	2	7	15	+9
18	Johnny Davis J. Davis	2.2	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	32.7	10.7	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2		196	64	20	30	11	0		18
19	Glen Davis G. Davis	2.0	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	1	14.6	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	52.1	2.0	0.0	15	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	+15
20	Jacque Vaughn J. Vaughn	2.0	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	1	7.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-10
21	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	1.8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	15.8	4.3	1.0	1.3	1.0	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	77.8	58.7	2.5	1.0	160	95	26	6	8	6	6	15
22	Scott Williams S. Williams	1.8	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	4	11.3	2.0	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	60.2	0.5	0.3	45	8	9	3	0	1	1	9
23	Dave Corzine D. Corzine	1.8	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	4	5.5	0.5	2.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	25.0				0.0	0.0		25.0	1.0	0.0	22	2	11	2	0	0	0	2
24	Phil Smith P. Smith	1.8	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	24.0	10.8	3.0	2.5	0.8	1.3	4.0	9.8	41.0				2.8	4.5	61.1	45.8	1.3		96	43	12	10	3	5		13
25	Brian Cook B. Cook	1.7	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	3	7.0	1.3	2.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	29.1	1.0	0.7	21	4	8	0	1	0	2	4	0

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