most rebounds grabbed in the finals in a single game in the nba

Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game, with 40 rebounds on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.

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most rebounds by a player grabbed in the finals in a single game in the NBA
NAMEREBDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill 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
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
21
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
44
10
10
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
48
27
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
5Bill 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
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
30
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
47
22
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
53
16
10
6
8
75.0
4
9
44.4
66.9
2
9Bill 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
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
SFW SFW
47
16
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
54
19
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
13
3
5
9
55.6
3
8
37.5
51.9
0
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
8
1
3
8
37.5
2
11
18.2
31.2
3
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
53
24
3
10
20
50.0
4
5
80.0
54.1
3
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
31
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
41
15
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
36.1
2
16Bill 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
17Bill 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
18Bill 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
19Bill 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
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
5/7/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
24
4
10
14
71.4
4
9
44.4
66.8
2
21Bill 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
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
39
7
2
3
14
21.4
1
3
33.3
22.8
0
23Bill 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
24Bill 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
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
40
14
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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