most rebounds by a rookie in playoffs

Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 244 boards in 1956-57.

NAME REB SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
244
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
40.9
13.9
24.4
3.2
5.4
14.8
36.5
3.1
6.1
50.8
39.8
409
139
32
41
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
232
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
33.2
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
19
17
3 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
191
1975-76
PHX PHX
19
35.2
17.9
10.1
5.2
1.3
1.1
7.2
15.9
45.2
3.5
4.3
81.7
50.3
2.8
7.2
668
341
98
24
20
60
4 Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
178
1977-78
SEA SEA
22
31.9
13.7
8.1
1.2
0.8
0.5
5.2
11.2
46.6
3.2
4.1
78.0
52.4
2.3
5.8
1.6
701
301
27
18
11
35
101
5 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
168
1979-80
LAL LAL
16
41.1
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
151
49
6
65
47
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
168
1969-70
MIL MIL
10
43.5
35.2
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
41
25
7 Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
156
2023-24
DAL DAL
21
22.0
7.9
7.4
1.3
0.4
1.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.7
2.9
59.0
67.7
2.7
4.7
1.0
462
165
27
9
20
21
48
+98
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
156
1958-59
MIN MIN
13
42.8
25.5
12.0
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
43
52
9 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
148
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
34.2
10.0
12.3
1.0
3.5
8.2
42.9
3.0
4.4
67.9
49.5
410
120
12
46
10 Ray Scott
R. Scott
145
1961-62
DET DET
10
40.0
17.3
14.5
4.3
6.9
17.0
40.6
3.5
6.7
52.2
43.4
400
173
43
39
11 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
144
1984-85
PHI PHI
13
31.4
14.9
11.1
2.0
1.8
1.2
5.8
10.7
54.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
3.1
4.8
63.5
58.2
4.0
7.1
2.7
408
194
26
23
15
35
49
12 Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
138
1961-62
PHI PHI
12
42.3
20.1
11.5
2.7
7.4
18.7
39.7
5.3
6.1
86.3
47.0
508
241
32
48
13 Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
137
1950-51
NYK NYK
14
7.1
9.8
3.3
2.9
8.4
34.7
1.3
3.3
39.1
36.2
100
46
62
14 Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
127
2019-20
DEN DEN
19
23.7
11.4
6.7
0.8
0.7
0.3
4.1
8.6
47.6
1.8
4.7
38.2
1.4
1.8
74.3
60.2
1.1
5.6
1.3
451
216
16
13
6
25
43
+54
15 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
126
1953-54
MIN MIN
13
20.4
10.5
9.7
0.5
4.2
9.2
45.0
2.2
4.5
48.3
46.7
265
136
7
37
16 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
125
1963-64
CIN CIN
10
37.0
12.2
12.5
3.4
4.8
12.3
39.0
2.6
3.7
70.3
43.8
370
122
34
37
17 Oliver Miller
O. Miller
124
1992-93
PHX PHX
24
21.4
7.2
5.2
2.1
0.9
2.5
3.0
5.0
58.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.3
56.4
59.6
1.4
3.8
1.8
513
173
51
21
59
42
76
18 David Robinson
D. Robinson
120
1989-90
SAS SAS
10
37.5
24.3
12.0
2.3
1.1
4.0
8.9
16.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
9.6
67.7
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.4
375
243
23
11
40
24
35
19 Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
119
1974-75
GSW GSW
17
29.6
15.0
7.0
1.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.9
2.8
70.2
47.3
1.8
5.2
503
255
28
26
14
53
20 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
118
1954-55
SYR SYR
11
33.0
13.8
10.7
1.2
5.4
13.7
39.1
3.1
5.5
55.7
42.7
363
152
13
27
21 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
117
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
37.0
22.9
11.7
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
20
40
22 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
112
1977-78
MIL MIL
9
35.7
24.0
12.4
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
31
10
17
14
25
23 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
112
1956-57
STL STL
10
31.9
17.0
11.2
2.8
6.2
14.3
43.4
4.6
6.3
73.0
49.8
319
170
28
47
24 Anthony Roberts
A. Roberts
108
1977-78
DEN DEN
13
30.8
16.3
8.3
2.3
0.8
0.5
6.6
15.3
43.2
3.1
3.8
80.0
48.0
3.5
4.8
2.1
400
212
30
11
6
27
57
25 Tyler Herro
T. Herro
107
2019-20
MIA MIA
21
33.6
16.0
5.1
3.7
0.4
0.1
5.7
13.2
43.3
2.3
6.1
37.5
2.2
2.6
87.0
55.7
0.3
4.8
2.0
706
335
77
8
2
42
31
+1
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ORTG

120.6

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111.1

5th

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9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
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
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
1:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
1:00 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern 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
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
114-121
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
7:30 PM
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM