most rebound by a team in the playoffs final in a game in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, the Boston Celtics grabbed the most boards by a team in an NBA Finals game, with 86 boards versus the Minneapolis Lakers on April 4, 1959.

	TEAM	REB	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Celtics	86	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 118-115	240	118	29	47	130	36.2	24	33	72.7	40.8	20
2	Celtics	82	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 128-108	240	128	31	47	116	40.5	34	43	79.1	47.4	23
3	Celtics	81	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 125-123	290	125	22	47	128	36.7	31	54	57.4	41.2	37
4	Celtics	81	3/31/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 119-99	240	119	24	47	121	38.8	25	31	80.6	44.2	27
5	Celtics	77	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 136-112	240	136	25	48	103	46.6	40	46	87.0	55.2	32
6	Hawks	74	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	W 100-98	240	100	24	36	101	35.6	28	37	75.7	42.6	32
7	Warriors	73	4/7/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW	W 99-88	240	99	31	42	112	37.5	15	27	55.6	40.0	28
8	Hawks	72	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	W 96-94	240	96	24	33	103	32.0	30	43	69.8	39.4	26
9	Hawks	71	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	L 123-125	290	123	23	39	102	38.2	45	62	72.6	47.6	37
10	Royals	71	4/8/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK	W 99-84	240	99	27	36	81	44.4	27	36	75.0	51.1	22
11	Lakers	70	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	L 110-123	240	110	23	45	114	39.5	20	26	76.9	43.8	27
12	Lakers	70	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	L 108-128	240	108	24	41	122	33.6	26	34	76.5	39.4	29
13	Celtics	70	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 124-109	240	124	33	49	106	46.2	26	39	66.7	50.3	33
14	Pistons	70	4/7/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	FTW	@	PHI	L 88-99	240	88	18	30	92	32.6	28	41	68.3	40.0	20
15	Celtics	69	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 102-104	240	102	11	32	100	32.0	38	50	76.0	41.8	30
16	Celtics	67	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 123-125	290	123	17	44	124	35.5	35	42	83.3	43.2	34
17	Celtics	66	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 100-102	240	100	18	32	106	30.2	36	50	72.0	39.1	35
18	Celtics	65	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	W 118-113	240	118	20	46	111	41.4	26	40	65.0	45.9	24
19	Lakers	65	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	@	BOS	L 115-118	240	115	24	50	120	41.7	15	26	57.7	43.7	24
20	Hawks	65	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	W 102-100	240	102	15	29	83	34.9	44	57	77.2	47.2	32
21	Celtics	65	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 94-96	240	94	17	35	115	30.4	24	34	70.6	36.2	28
22	Lakers	65	4/10/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	MIN	@	SYR	W 84-73	240	84	21	31	76	40.8	22	34	64.7	46.2	34
23	Celtics	64	4/5/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 109-98	240	109		36	110	32.7	37	42	88.1	42.4	35
24	Celtics	64	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 98-100	240	98	19	29	99	29.3	40	48	83.3	40.8	27
25	Royals	64	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK	W 92-65	240	92	31	36	81	44.4	20	30	66.7	48.8	22