most rebounds in a finals series

Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in an NBA Finals, with 189 boards.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a finals series
NAMEREBSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
189
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
48.3
22.9
27.0
5.7
8.1
15.0
54.3
6.6
8.9
74.2
60.5
338
160
40
21
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
175
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
47.3
11.7
25.0
3.0
4.1
8.3
50.0
3.4
9.1
37.5
47.6
331
82
21
21
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
174
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
45.0
16.7
24.9
3.0
5.7
12.1
47.1
5.3
7.7
68.5
53.8
315
117
21
12
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
171
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
47.8
17.7
28.5
6.8
7.0
12.5
56.0
3.7
12.0
30.6
49.7
287
106
41
16
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
170
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
47.9
23.6
24.3
3.7
9.1
17.0
53.8
5.3
7.1
74.0
58.5
335
165
26
27
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
169
1969-70
NBA Finals
7
47.6
23.3
24.1
4.0
10.0
16.0
62.5
3.3
9.6
34.3
57.6
333
163
28
18
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
160
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
47.3
14.2
26.7
3.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
2.8
5.2
54.8
37.7
284
85
20
20
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
160
1956-57
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
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
156
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
47.8
20.0
26.0
5.3
7.0
15.0
46.7
6.0
8.7
69.2
53.2
287
120
32
16
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
148
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
48.0
9.1
21.1
5.1
3.6
9.0
39.7
2.0
3.4
58.3
43.5
336
64
36
29
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
144
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
46.6
17.6
28.8
4.4
6.6
15.4
42.9
4.4
9.4
46.8
45.0
233
88
22
13
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
138
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
46.0
29.2
27.6
2.4
12.4
24.0
51.7
4.4
10.6
41.5
50.9
230
146
12
12
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
131
1967-68
NBA Finals
6
48.7
17.3
21.8
5.7
5.7
13.2
43.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
49.3
292
104
34
22
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
128
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
44.7
30.1
18.3
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
23
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
126
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
42.8
11.2
25.2
5.0
4.4
11.4
38.6
2.4
5.0
48.0
41.2
214
56
25
20
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
125
1964-65
NBA Finals
5
44.2
17.8
25.0
5.8
6.6
9.4
70.2
4.6
8.0
57.5
68.9
221
89
29
14
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
125
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
45.9
40.6
17.9
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
26
22
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
118
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
46.5
9.3
29.5
3.0
9.5
31.6
3.3
7.3
44.8
36.4
186
37
9
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
116
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
13
18
20Bill Walton
B. Walton
114
1976-77
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
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
105
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
42.9
25.0
15.0
2.3
9.3
23.4
39.6
6.4
8.3
77.6
46.2
300
175
16
17
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
104
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
39.7
25.7
14.9
3.6
9.6
20.3
47.2
6.6
9.3
70.8
52.8
278
180
25
18
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
102
2002-03
NBA Finals
6
43.8
24.2
17.0
5.3
1.0
5.3
9.0
18.2
49.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.2
9.0
68.5
54.6
3.8
13.2
3.8
263
145
32
6
32
23
16
+42
24Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
102
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
39.7
29.3
17.0
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
18
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
45.5
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
14
6
16
13
20
+8
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