most defensive rebounds per game in a playoff run with at least one game played

Dave Cowens averaged the most defensive rebounds per game in the playoffs when playing 1+ game with 10.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebounds per game by a player in a playoff run with at least one game played
NAME DREB 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 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
10.4
65
42.0
18.9
14.1
3.9
1.2
0.9
8.2
18.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
3.2
79.5
47.7
3.7
0.9
2,729
1,229
917
252
78
56
8
294
2 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9.7
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
3 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
9.4
79
40.6
9.5
13.3
4.0
0.8
0.7
3.9
7.5
51.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
1.8
2.9
61.0
54.2
3.9
1.8
3,209
751
1,048
313
67
55
69
238
4 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
9.3
60
37.7
26.1
11.8
2.8
1.3
2.2
9.6
17.7
54.2
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.6
84.0
62.2
2.5
2.3
2,259
1,566
705
170
76
129
140
172
+202
5 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
9.1
87
38.1
27.4
12.2
7.7
1.2
0.9
10.5
19.8
52.8
1.7
4.4
39.5
4.7
5.7
82.7
61.4
3.1
3.2
3,317
2,381
1,062
671
104
76
280
286
+178
6 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
9.0
85
43.0
22.5
13.0
2.1
1.1
2.6
9.1
19.8
45.8
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.7
64.9
49.4
4.0
2.8
3,654
1,910
1,104
175
97
222
124
341
7 Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
8.9
7
36.6
20.9
11.9
5.3
1.9
0.4
8.4
18.7
45.0
0.4
1.1
37.5
3.6
5.7
62.5
49.1
3.0
2.1
256
146
83
37
13
3
15
26
+33
8 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8.7
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
2.9
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
9 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
8.7
59
35.3
24.9
10.9
3.1
0.8
1.7
7.9
17.2
45.9
1.1
3.8
28.9
8.0
9.7
82.8
58.0
2.2
3.7
2,083
1,469
641
182
49
102
218
197
+324
10 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
8.5
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
2.3
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
11 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8.5
55
39.2
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
89
26
232
150
+73
12 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
8.5
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
2.4
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
178
186
342
431
+298
13 Moses Malone
M. Malone
8.4
94
40.4
22.1
13.8
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
84
151
215
244
14 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
8.3
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
2.5
9,370
5,172
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
15 Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
8.3
83
35.4
17.1
11.1
2.3
0.7
0.3
7.0
14.6
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
72.6
52.1
2.8
2.6
2,942
1,420
920
194
60
26
213
273
-91
16 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
8.3
125
31.6
15.3
11.8
1.2
0.8
2.0
5.4
9.2
58.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.4
8.0
54.8
59.9
3.5
2.6
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
94
248
323
467
-77
17 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
8.2
38
34.7
19.0
10.2
2.3
0.7
0.8
6.6
14.0
47.2
1.6
4.3
37.0
4.2
5.0
83.2
58.6
1.9
2.4
1,320
721
387
86
28
32
92
142
-60
18 Karl Malone
K. Malone
8.1
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
19 Larry Bird
L. Bird
8.1
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
20 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
8.0
41
39.0
19.1
10.2
3.3
0.7
1.0
6.7
12.9
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
7.5
75.6
58.8
2.2
2.4
1,600
782
419
137
27
40
98
113
21 Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
8.0
24
33.6
17.0
12.8
1.3
1.2
1.8
7.1
14.0
51.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
3.8
70.7
54.2
4.8
2.0
806
407
307
32
29
43
48
99
22 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7.9
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
23 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
7.9
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
2.5
5,207
2,813
1,435
275
122
303
345
522
+8
24 Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
7.9
16
32.3
18.4
9.9
3.2
0.5
0.9
7.3
16.3
44.8
2.1
6.2
34.3
1.6
2.0
81.3
53.4
2.0
2.1
516
294
158
51
8
14
34
39
-150
25 Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
7.6
45
33.7
15.9
10.5
1.3
0.6
0.9
7.1
11.3
62.9
0.0
0.1
50.0
1.6
2.4
66.1
64.1
2.9
1.4
1,517
714
473
57
29
41
64
132
+61
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

4 - 1

120

Final

89

ORL Magic

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

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
@
NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
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