most rebounds by a rookie in the finals game

Bill Russell has the most rebounds by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 32 boards versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

	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	32	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	54	19	2			7	17	41.2				5	10	50.0	44.4				5
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	25	3/31/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	11				5	15	33.3				1	3	33.3	33.7				3
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	37	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	23	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	46	17				5	16	31.3				7	12	58.3	39.9				4
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	23	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	36	14	3			5	15	33.3				4	6	66.7	39.7				5
6	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	20	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	31	16	4			7	14	50.0				2	3	66.7	52.2				5
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	20	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	44	17	5			7	10	70.0				3	7	42.9	65.0				3
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	19	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	38	8				4	15	26.7				0	1	0.0	25.9				4
9	Clyde Lee C. Lee	18	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	30	11	3			5	14	35.7				1	4	25.0	34.9				1
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	18	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	7	4			3	13	23.1				1	4	25.0	23.7				6
11	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	17	4/2/1955	1954-55	NBA Finals	SYR	vs	FTW		17				8						1	2	50.0					2
12	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	17	4/13/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	ROC		14	6			6	13	46.2				2	6	33.3	44.8				5
13	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	16	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	39	13	0			4	9	44.4				5	7	71.4	53.8				2
14	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	16	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	24	0			7	15	46.7				10	14	71.4	56.7				6
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	42	7	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	39	14	10	3	0	4	13	30.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	43.5	5	10	10	5
17	Alvan Adams A. Adams	15	5/27/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	@	BOS	36	19	5	2	0	8	19	42.1				3	5	60.0	44.8	3	12		3
18	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	15	4/24/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	BOS	44	13	2			2	9	22.2				9	11	81.8	47.0				4
19	Tom Gola T. Gola	15	4/7/1956	1955-56	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	FTW		16	5			5	15	33.3				6	9	66.7	42.2				5
20	Alvan Adams A. Adams	14	5/30/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	BOS	40	33	2	2	1	14	25	56.0				5	6	83.3	59.7	6	8		3
21	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	14	4/26/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	43	11	0			3	11	27.3				5	6	83.3	40.3				2
22	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	14	4/24/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	36	6	1			3	6	50.0				0	1	0.0	46.6				3
23	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	14	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	29	2	2			1	5	20.0				0	2	0.0	17.0				6
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	vs	BOS	45	30				12	29	41.4				6	8	75.0	46.1				4
25	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	14	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	30	19				6	19	31.6				7	9	77.8	41.4				5

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