most rebounds in a first nba playoff run

Bill Walton had the most boards by a player in his first playoff, with 288 boards.

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most rebounds by a player in a first NBA playoff run

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	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 Walton B. Walton	288	1976-77	POR	19	39.7	18.2	15.2	5.5	1.1	3.4	8.1	15.9	50.7				2.1	3.0	68.4	52.7	2.9	12.2		755	345	104	20	64		80
2	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	260	2020-21	PHX	22	36.4	15.8	11.8	1.1	0.8	1.1	7.0	10.6	65.8	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.4	73.6	67.4	3.0	8.8	1.3	801	347	25	18	24	28	63	+82
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	244	1956-57	BOS	10	40.9	13.9	24.4	3.2			5.4	14.8	36.5				3.1	6.1	50.8	39.8				409	139	32				41
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	239	2025-26	SAS	22	34.1	23.8	10.9	2.7	1.0	3.5	8.0	16.5	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.2	6.0	7.1	84.7	60.6	2.5	8.4	2.7	750	524	59	21	78	59	55	+196
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	232	1959-60	PHI	9	46.1	33.2	25.8	2.1			13.9	28.0	49.6				5.4	12.2	44.5	49.8				415	299	19				17
6	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	216	2014-15	CLE	20	36.4	9.6	10.8	0.5	0.3	1.2	3.6	6.5	55.8	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.5	58.2	4.4	6.4	0.8	727	192	9	5	24	15	50	+28
7	Carlos Boozer C. Boozer	207	2006-07	UTA	17	38.5	23.5	12.2	2.9	1.0	0.3	9.5	17.8	53.6	0.0	0.0		4.5	6.1	73.8	57.6	3.2	9.0	3.0	654	400	50	17	5	51	52	+5
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	203	1976-77	HOU	12	43.2	18.8	16.9	0.6	1.1	1.8	6.8	13.5	50.0				5.3	7.6	69.2	55.7	7.0	9.9		518	225	7	13	21		42
9	Arnie Risen A. Risen	196	1950-51	ROC	14		19.5	14.0	2.4			6.6	17.1	38.9				6.2	9.6	64.4	45.7					273	33				59
10	Alvan Adams A. Adams	191	1975-76	PHX	19	35.2	17.9	10.1	5.2	1.3	1.1	7.2	15.9	45.2				3.5	4.3	81.7	50.3	2.8	7.2		668	341	98	24	20		60
11	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	188	1976-77	POR	19	38.5	21.2	9.9	4.2	1.5	1.2	8.6	16.6	51.9				3.9	5.3	74.3	55.9	2.3	7.6		731	403	79	28	23		79
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	182	2018-19	DEN	14	39.7	25.1	13.0	8.4	1.1	0.9	9.4	18.6	50.6	1.6	4.0	39.3	4.7	5.6	84.6	59.6	3.9	9.1	2.6	556	352	118	16	13	36	54	+84
13	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	179	1950-51	ROC	14		10.0	12.8	4.7			3.9	9.9	39.6				2.1	2.9	73.2	44.6					140	66				49
14	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	178	1977-78	SEA	22	31.9	13.7	8.1	1.2	0.8	0.5	5.2	11.2	46.6				3.2	4.1	78.0	52.4	2.3	5.8	1.6	701	301	27	18	11	35	101
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	168	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	151	49	6	65	47
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	168	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	35.2	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	41				25
17	Cornell Warner C. Warner	163	1973-74	MIL	16	31.6	6.7	10.2	1.3	0.4	0.9	2.9	6.9	42.3				0.8	1.2	68.4	44.8	2.2	8.0		505	107	20	7	14		70
18	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	163	1950-51	NYK	14		11.8	11.6	1.9			3.5	10.0	35.0				4.8	6.2	77.0	46.3					165	26				57
19	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	161	2001-02	DET	10	40.8	7.3	16.1	1.2	1.9	2.6	2.8	5.9	47.5	0.0	0.0		1.7	3.9	43.6	47.9	4.8	11.3	1.9	408	73	12	19	26	19	24	-37
20	John Collins J. Collins	157	2020-21	ATL	18	32.0	13.9	8.7	0.9	0.4	0.6	5.6	10.1	54.9	1.1	3.1	35.7	1.7	2.0	83.3	63.2	2.0	6.7	1.3	576	250	16	8	11	23	59	+14
21	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	156	2023-24	DAL	21	22.0	7.9	7.4	1.3	0.4	1.0	3.0	4.5	67.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.7	2.9	59.0	67.7	2.7	4.7	1.0	462	165	27	9	20	21	48	+98
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	156	1958-59	MIN	13	42.8	25.5	12.0	3.3			9.4	23.3	40.3				6.7	8.7	77.0	46.9				556	331	43				52
23	Marcus Camby M. Camby	153	1998-99	NYK	20	25.5	10.4	7.7	0.3	1.2	1.9	4.1	7.2	56.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.7	61.6	59.1	2.6	5.1	0.8	509	207	6	24	38	15	76	+30
24	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	152	1971-72	BOS	11	40.1	15.5	13.8	3.0			6.5	14.2	45.5				2.5	4.3	59.6	48.1				441	170	33				50
25	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	151	1964-65	BAL	10	42.7	20.9	15.1	3.4			7.4	15.8	46.8				6.1	9.2	66.3	52.7				427	209	34				38

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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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