most rebounds by a player in a single finals game since 1973

Since 1972-73, Shaquille O'Neal and Bill Walton are tied for the most boards in an NBA Finals game, with 24 boards.

	NAME	REB	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	46	40	4	0	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		18	39	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
2	Bill Walton B. Walton	24	6/3/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	39	14	3	0	2	6	11	54.5				2	2	100.0	58.9	4	20		4
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	23	5/31/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	45	24	1	1	3	9	22	40.9	0	0		6	9	66.7	46.2	8	15	1	3
4	Bill Walton B. Walton	23	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	42	20	7	0	8	8	15	53.3				4	5	80.0	58.1	3	20		4
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	22	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	42	18	1	3	1	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	2	6	33.3	57.5	10	12	0	3	+23
6	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	22	6/1/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	39	24	3	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	63.7	7	15	4	3
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	22	5/10/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	48	24	0	0	0	11	30	36.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	38.9	9	13	3	4
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	32	10	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
9	Kevin Love K. Love	21	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	34	15	1	0	3	4	13	30.8	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	5	16	1	4	-11
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	21	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	49	16	2	0	9	5	12	41.7	0	0		6	14	42.9	44.1	6	15	7	4	-11
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	6/14/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	@	IND	47	36	1	2	2	13	25	52.0	0	0		10	17	58.8	55.4	7	14	3	6	+3
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	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
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	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
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	10	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21	5/10/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	23	3			9	16	56.3				5	14	35.7	51.9				3
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	47	36	2	0	1	16	21	76.2	0	0		4	11	36.4	69.7	3	17	2	4	-8
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	46	21	10	0	8	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	49.5	4	16	4	2	+11
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	44	32	6	3	7	11	17	64.7	0	0		10	14	71.4	69.1	3	17	1	1	+10
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	45	28	9	1	8	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	10	40.0	59.8	8	12	5	5	+14
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	44	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
22	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	20	6/7/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	42	10	0	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	57.9	11	9	4	4
23	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	20	6/15/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	HOU	40	16	3	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		6	8	75.0	69.4	9	11	2	4
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	20	5/28/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	42	29	0	2	0	12	24	50.0				5	10	50.0	51.1	9	11	0	5
25	Bill Walton B. Walton	20	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	43	28	3	2	2	11	17	64.7				6	7	85.7	69.7	3	17		3