most rebounds in a finals game 3

Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 32 rebounds versus the San Francisco Warriors on April 22, 1964.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a finals game 3
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
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
SFW SFW
47
16
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
2 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
3 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
28
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
35
11
5
5
6
83.3
1
2
50.0
79.9
4
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
28
4/6/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
26
9
33
27.3
8
10
80.0
34.8
1
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
4/29/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
53
21
4
7
10
70.0
7
13
53.8
66.8
4
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
4/27/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
16
2
6
11
54.5
4
11
36.4
50.5
3
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
SFW SFW
48
26
5
12
23
52.2
2
9
22.2
48.2
3
8 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
25
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
48
17
4
6
13
46.2
5
6
83.3
54.3
5
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
46
35
5
15
22
68.2
5
11
45.5
65.2
0
10 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24
4/8/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
48
31
3
9
24
37.5
13
14
92.9
51.4
5
11 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
23
4/28/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
45
20
6
10
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
3
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
45
38
8
14
27
51.9
10
10
100.0
60.5
5
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
39
4
13
35
37.1
13
16
81.3
46.4
2
14 Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
26
6
9
16
56.3
8
11
72.7
62.4
4
15 Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/8/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
48
24
9
10
18
55.6
4
13
30.8
50.6
3
16 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
22
6/1/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
39
24
3
1
1
9
14
64.3
0
0
6
11
54.5
63.7
7
15
4
3
17 Larry Foust
L. Foust
22
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
37
26
11
19
57.9
4
4
100.0
62.6
4
18 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
21
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
44
32
10
0
2
12
21
57.1
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
65.3
3
18
3
5
+15
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21
4/28/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
vs
BAL BAL
46
23
2
10
22
45.5
3
4
75.0
48.4
3
20 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
20
5/28/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
vs
SEA SEA
42
29
0
2
0
12
24
50.0
5
10
50.0
51.1
9
11
0
5
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
20
5/3/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
48
26
1
9
10
90.0
8
11
72.7
87.6
4
22 Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
20
5/3/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
41
13
0
5
17
29.4
3
4
75.0
34.6
2
23 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
19
6/13/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
53
24
4
1
1
9
20
45.0
1
1
100.0
5
9
55.6
50.1
2
17
2
5
24 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
19
6/11/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
28
12
1
1
1
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
69.4
7
12
4
4
25 Moses Malone
M. Malone
19
5/29/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
40
28
6
3
0
10
19
52.6
0
0
8
13
61.5
56.6
8
11
1
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 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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3/24
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HOU HOU
114-121
Mon
3/24
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Sat
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CLE CLE
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BOS BOS
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