most rebounds by a player in a single game finals game vs lakers

Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards in an NBA Finals game versus the Lakers, with 40 boards on April 18, 1962.

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 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
30
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
16
6
6
13
46.2
4
9
44.4
47.2
3
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
25
1
10
22
45.5
5
5
100.0
51.7
5
4 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
22
4
6
9
66.7
10
12
83.3
77.0
2
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
15
5
9
55.6
5
10
50.0
56.0
1
6 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
8
8
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
47
9
2
10
20.0
5
8
62.5
33.3
3
8 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
6
2
2
12
16.7
2
4
50.0
21.8
3
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
47
25
3
10
19
52.6
5
8
62.5
55.5
3
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
26
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
11 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
4
13
23
56.5
6
7
85.7
61.3
5
12 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
4/18/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
38
18
6
7
13
53.8
4
10
40.0
51.7
4
13 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
4/7/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
45
15
6
6
14
42.9
3
3
100.0
49.0
4
14 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
43
5
7
2
11
18.2
1
3
33.3
20.3
3
15 Bill Russell
B. Russell
27
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
16
5
6
12
50.0
4
5
80.0
56.3
4
16 Bill Russell
B. Russell
27
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
24
5
7
13
53.8
10
13
76.9
64.1
4
17 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
28
5
12
18
66.7
4
7
57.1
66.4
4
18 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
4/30/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
22
5
8
20
40.0
6
9
66.7
45.9
3
19 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
4/21/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
19
3
5
16
31.3
9
14
64.3
42.9
4
20 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
23
10
10
11
90.9
3
6
50.0
84.3
3
21 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
4/24/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
15
5
5
13
38.5
5
6
83.3
48.0
4
22 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
4/19/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
19
4
8
12
66.7
3
3
100.0
71.3
2
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
4/24/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
12
9
5
12
41.7
2
5
40.0
42.3
3
24 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
19
10
6
11
54.5
7
10
70.0
61.7
2
25 Moses Malone
M. Malone
23
5/31/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
45
24
1
1
3
9
22
40.9
0
0
6
9
66.7
46.2
8
15
1
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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