most rebounds by one player in his first nba finals

Bill Russell had the most boards by a player in the NBA Finals in his first playoff, with 160 rebounds.

	NAME	REB	SERIES	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	160	NBA Finals	7	41.6	13.3	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93					30
2	Bill Walton B. Walton	114	NBA Finals	6	37.7	18.5	19.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5				2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	31	6	22		23
3	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	88	NBA Finals	7	36.3	24.0	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168					28
4	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	81	NBA Finals	7	31.4	16.1	11.6				5.4	12.7	42.7				5.3	7.4	71.2	50.5				220	113					33
5	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	78	NBA Finals	6	41.1	10.0	13.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.3	60.0	52.8	5.3	7.7	0.8	247	60	2	4	6	5	16	-67
6	George Yardley G. Yardley	76	NBA Finals	5		24.8	15.2	2.2			8.2	20.0	41.0				8.4	10.0	84.0	50.8					124	11				13
7	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	72	NBA Finals	6	37.5	14.7	12.0	1.8	1.5	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	88	11	9	9	8	23	+9
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	67	NBA Finals	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	52	16	2	30	17
9	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	65	NBA Finals	5	40.0	11.2	13.0	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	6				15
10	Larry Foust L. Foust	65	NBA Finals	5		19.4	13.0	1.8			5.4	14.4	37.5				8.6	10.2	84.3	51.4					97	9				19
11	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	64	NBA Finals	6	35.5	19.7	10.7	3.5	1.8	0.7	7.2	16.3	43.9				5.3	7.5	71.1	50.1	2.5	8.2		213	118	21	11	4		27
12	Alvan Adams A. Adams	61	NBA Finals	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	28	8	5		22
13	Cornell Warner C. Warner	60	NBA Finals	7	29.1	4.6	8.6	1.1	0.3	0.4	1.9	5.3	35.1				0.9	1.4	60.0	38.6	1.6	7.0		204	32	8	2	3		31
14	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	60	NBA Finals	6	31.3	3.5	10.0	1.3			1.7	4.5	37.0				0.2	1.2	14.3	34.9				188	21	8				22
15	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	56	NBA Finals	5	39.7	26.0	11.2	2.6	1.0	3.6	8.8	20.8	42.3	1.8	6.6	27.3	6.6	8.4	78.6	53.1	3.6	7.6	2.6	199	130	13	5	18	13	11	+8
16	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	56	NBA Finals	7	32.4	13.7	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	96	7	4	5	11	35
17	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	55	NBA Finals	5		13.6	11.0	3.8			4.6	13.6	33.8				4.4	7.2	61.1	40.6					68	19				23
18	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	54	NBA Finals	6	26.8	5.8	9.0	0.7	0.5	1.3	2.2	3.8	56.5				1.5	2.0	75.0	61.9	1.5	7.5		161	35	4	3	8		29
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	53	NBA Finals	6	43.3	40.8	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	20				25
20	Tom Gola T. Gola	50	NBA Finals	5		13.8	10.0	6.0			5.0	13.0	38.5				3.8	5.0	76.0	45.4					69	30				22
21	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	49	NBA Finals	5		11.0	9.8	3.2			4.4	15.2	28.9				2.2	3.2	68.8	33.1					55	16				13
22	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	48	NBA Finals	5		8.6	9.6	2.6			3.0	10.2	29.4				2.6	4.0	65.0	36.0					43	13				16
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	NBA Finals	4	42.3	22.8	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7	38.8				169	91					18
24	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	45	NBA Finals	5	23.8	9.6	9.0	1.2			4.2	8.2	51.2				1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4				119	48	6				21
25	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	41	NBA Finals	5	22.8	5.6	8.2	0.4	0.8	0.2	2.4	3.4	70.6	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.6	1.4	42.9	69.7	3.2	5.0	1.0	114	28	2	4	1	5	11	-10

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