most rebounds by a celtics player in a game after 1973 playoff

Since 1973-74, Dave Cowens has gotten the most boards for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 27 boards in Game 7 of the 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the 76ers.

	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	27	5/1/1977	BOS	@	PHI	46	11	1			5	16	31.3				1	2	50.0	32.6	7	20		3
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	26	4/28/1976	BOS	@	BUF	48	29	8			12	24	50.0				5	5	100.0	55.3	7	19		5
3	Paul Silas P. Silas	25	5/3/1975	BOS	vs	WAS	44	10	4			3	11	27.3				4	7	57.1	35.5	8	17		4
4	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	24	4/22/1975	BOS	@	HOU	48	31	6	2	2	12	24	50.0				7	8	87.5	56.3	4	20		3
5	Paul Silas P. Silas	22	4/30/1976	BOS	vs	BUF	41	15	3			7	15	46.7				1	1	100.0	48.6				5
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	22	4/19/1974	BOS	vs	NYK	47	28	4			12	29	41.4				4	4	100.0	45.5				5
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	6/6/1984	BOS	@	LAL	49	29	2	3	0	9	24	37.5	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	51.1	9	12	3	4
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/7/1981	BOS	vs	HOU	45	19	3	5	0	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	49.2	4	17	5	3
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/5/1981	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	4/23/1980	BOS	@	PHI	47	22	4	4	0	9	21	42.9	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	50.3	2	19	2	4
11	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	4/24/1977	BOS	vs	PHI	48	37	4			16	24	66.7				5	6	83.3	69.4				3
12	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	5/23/1976	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	10	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
13	Paul Silas P. Silas	21	5/11/1976	BOS	@	CLE	45	12	1	1	2	3	11	27.3				6	6	100.0	44.0	8	13		4
14	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	5/11/1975	BOS	@	WAS	46	23	0			11	22	50.0				1	2	50.0	50.3				5
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	5/3/1975	BOS	vs	WAS	47	24	3			10	22	45.5				4	4	100.0	50.5				4
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	5/19/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	42	20	8	1	1	8	19	42.1	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	48.2	4	16	3	2
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	20	5/11/1976	BOS	@	CLE	46	19	3	1	1	8	18	44.4				3	5	60.0	47.0	7	13		3
18	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	19	4/28/2009	BOS	vs	CHI	48	16	2	1	7	7	13	53.8	0	0		2	4	50.0	54.2	3	16	2	0	-2
19	Robert Parish R. Parish	19	5/17/1987	BOS	vs	MIL	38	23	1	0	4	9	20	45.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	50.8	11	8	1	5
20	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	19	4/29/1977	BOS	vs	PHI	43	11	3			5	12	41.7				1	2	50.0	42.7				5
21	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	19	6/4/1976	BOS	vs	PHX	55	26	4	0	0	9	23	39.1				8	11	72.7	46.7	5	14		6
22	Paul Silas P. Silas	19	5/9/1976	BOS	vs	CLE	44	7	2	2	0	2	8	25.0				3	4	75.0	35.9	5	14		1
23	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	19	4/27/1975	BOS	vs	WAS	47	18	3			8	27	29.6				2	2	100.0	32.3				4
24	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	19	4/14/1975	BOS	vs	HOU	44	17	7		0	8	17	47.1				1	1	100.0	48.7				5
25	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	19	4/3/1974	BOS	vs	BUF	45	23	4			10	24	41.7				3	4	75.0	44.6				5