Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in a season opener, with 36 rebounds on October 18, 1968 and on October 16, 1965.
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most reb by a player in a season opener| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Russell | 36 | 10/18/1968 | @ | 47 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 36 | 10/16/1965 | vs | 48 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 41.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 33 | 10/21/1961 | vs | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 42.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | W. Chamberlain | 31 | 10/16/1970 | @ | 48 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | W. Chamberlain | 31 | 10/22/1960 | @ | 47 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 50.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | N. Thurmond | 30 | 10/18/1969 | vs | 53 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 30 | 10/18/1967 | vs | 48 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 45.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 29 | 10/23/1962 | vs | 48 | 56 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 65.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | B. Pettit | 29 | 10/21/1961 | vs | 47 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 43.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | N. Thurmond | 28 | 10/13/1967 | vs | 39 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | W. Embry | 28 | 10/17/1964 | @ | 43 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 47.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | W. Bellamy | 28 | 10/16/1963 | vs | 32 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 28 | 10/24/1959 | @ | 48 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | H. Gallatin | 28 | 11/1/1952 | vs | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | N. Thurmond | 27 | 10/15/1965 | vs | 46 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 52.1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 27 | 10/22/1960 | vs | 48 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 40.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | D. Howard | 26 | 10/30/2013 | vs | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 53.9 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 3 | +10 | |||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 25 | 10/16/1965 | @ | 40 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 50.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 25 | 10/19/1961 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 44 | 47.7 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 48.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 25 | 10/25/1958 | @ | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Pettit | 25 | 10/23/1958 | vs | 38 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 46.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 22 |  | D. Jordan | 24 | 10/19/2017 | @ | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | +11 | |||
| 23 |  | B. Walton | 24 | 10/18/1974 | vs | 46 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 43.6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | |||||||
| 24 |  | J. Washington | 24 | 10/9/1973 | vs | 38 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Bridges | 24 | 10/17/1970 | vs | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 43.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
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