most rebounds in a finals game by small forward player

Elgin Baylor has the most rebounds by a small forward in an NBA Finals game, with 23 boards on April 17, 1963 and on April 10, 1962.

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 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
2 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
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
41
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
61
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
5 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21
6/6/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
49
29
2
3
0
9
24
37.5
1
3
33.3
10
10
100.0
51.1
9
12
3
4
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21
5/7/1981
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
45
19
3
5
0
8
18
44.4
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
49.2
4
17
5
3
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21
5/5/1981
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
44
18
9
1
0
9
17
52.9
0
0
0
0
52.9
7
14
5
1
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
4/24/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
39
21
3
10
17
58.8
1
2
50.0
58.7
4
9 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
47
36
2
13
28
46.4
10
13
76.9
53.4
4
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
43
1
15
34
44.1
13
17
76.5
51.8
3
11 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
20
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
31
16
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
12 George Yardley
G. Yardley
20
4/7/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
@
PHI PHI
30
2
11
20
55.0
8
12
66.7
59.3
2
13 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
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
19
4/19/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
31
4
11
28
39.3
9
11
81.8
47.2
5
15 George Yardley
G. Yardley
19
4/1/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
vs
PHI PHI
30
1
11
23
47.8
8
10
80.0
54.7
2
16 LeBron James
L. James
18
6/16/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
47
32
9
2
0
13
33
39.4
2
10
20.0
4
8
50.0
43.8
3
15
6
3
-3
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
18
4/26/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
28
3
12
25
48.0
4
5
80.0
51.5
1
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
17
6/8/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
34
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
2
2
100.0
2
4
50.0
78.1
2
15
5
4
19 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17
4/7/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
36
35
3
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
2
20 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
17
4/5/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
48
40
6
16
28
57.1
8
9
88.9
62.6
4
21 Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
17
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
38
16
5
5
15
33.3
6
8
75.0
43.2
4
22 Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
16
6/10/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
@
BOS BOS
43
17
2
1
0
7
17
41.2
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
47.5
3
13
2
2
+20
23 LeBron James
L. James
16
6/13/2016
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
43
41
7
3
3
16
30
53.3
4
8
50.0
5
8
62.5
61.2
4
12
2
1
+13
24 LeBron James
L. James
16
6/7/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
50
39
11
1
1
11
35
31.4
3
6
50.0
14
18
77.8
45.4
4
12
3
3
0
25 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
16
6/20/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
MIA MIA
45
19
0
1
1
8
17
47.1
1
4
25.0
2
4
50.0
50.6
4
12
2
2
-8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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