most rebounds by a celtics player in a game before 1961

Before 1960-61, Bill Russell had the most rebounds for the Celtics in a game, with 51 rebounds versus the Syracuse Nationals on February 5, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a celtics player in a regular-season game before 1961

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	51	2/5/1960	BOS	vs	SYR	48	23	5	8	16	50.0	7	10	70.0	56.4	1
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	49	11/16/1957	BOS	vs	PHI	43	28	4	11	21	52.4	6	13	46.2	52.4	3
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	41	2/12/1958	BOS	vs	SYR	40	18	7	8	22	36.4	2	4	50.0	37.9	3
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	12/12/1958	BOS	vs	CIN	53	20	5	6	20	30.0	8	9	88.9	41.7	0
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	12/19/1959	BOS	vs	NYK	48	15	6	7	16	43.8	1	9	11.1	37.6	3
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	1/25/1959	BOS	vs	DET	53	20		9	20	45.0	2	5	40.0	45.0	4
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	12/4/1959	BOS	vs	NYK	42	26		11	18	61.1	4	6	66.7	63.0	2
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	2/23/1958	BOS		PHI		13	2	5	25	20.0	3	6	50.0	23.5	5
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	37	1/4/1960	BOS	vs	SYR	48	32	4	14	30	46.7	4	7	57.1	48.4	4
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	36	2/14/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	44	23	6	10	24	41.7	3	5	60.0	43.9	2
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	1/27/1960	BOS	vs	STL	48	15	4	6	15	40.0	3	5	60.0	43.6	2
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	11/7/1959	BOS	vs	PHI	48	22	2	7	19	36.8	8	8	100.0	48.8	5
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	3/3/1959	BOS		MIN	48	19		8	13	61.5	3	7	42.9	59.1	2
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	2/15/1958	BOS	@	PHI		18	0	8	19	42.1	2	7	28.6	40.8	4
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	2/3/1960	BOS	vs	MIN	39	20	3	8	15	53.3	4	5	80.0	58.1	1
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	2/1/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	52	28		11	18	61.1	6	10	60.0	62.5	5
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	12/26/1957	BOS	vs	NYK	42	14	8	6	14	42.9	2	3	66.7	45.7	2
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	2/5/1957	BOS		SYR	44	19	3	8	23	34.8	3	5	60.0	37.7	2
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	12/26/1956	BOS	vs	PHI	26	15	4	6	13	46.2	3	6	50.0	48.0	6
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	3/2/1960	BOS	vs	PHI	48	26	7	11	31	35.5	4	6	66.7	38.6	3
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	2/13/1960	BOS	vs	PHI	48	19	3	8	21	38.1	3	5	60.0	40.9	2
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	12/6/1959	BOS	@	MIN		17		6	10	60.0	5	8	62.5	62.9	0
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	3/4/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	48	23	5	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	57.8	3
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	12/29/1958	BOS	vs	SYR	48	28	5	13	18	72.2	2	6	33.3	67.8	2
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	12/25/1958	BOS	@	NYK		32		9			14	19	73.7		2