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

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ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

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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
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

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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
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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2
Celtics Celtics
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.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
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Pacers Pacers
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Bucks Bucks
48
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Pistons Pistons
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38
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
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ORL ORL
96-87

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM