Bill Russell has the most rebounds by an MVP in a game, with 49 boards on March 11, 1965 and on November 16, 1957.
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most rebounds in a regular-season game vs mvp by a player| NAME | REB | MVP | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Russell | 49 | 1 | 3/11/1965 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 49.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 49 | 1 | 11/16/1957 | vs | 43 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 52.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 45 | 1 | 2/6/1960 | vs | 48 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 40.5 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 46.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 43 | 1 | 1/20/1963 | vs | 48 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 54.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 1 | 1/15/1960 | vs | 48 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 38.1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 43.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 1 | 11/10/1959 | vs | 48 | 39 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 52.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 42 | 1 | 1/14/1966 | vs | 48 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 54.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 42 | 1 | 1/25/1960 | 47 | 58 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 62.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 41 | 1 | 3/14/1965 | vs | 48 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 50.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 41 | 1 | 2/12/1958 | vs | 40 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 37.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | W. Chamberlain | 40 | 1 | 12/28/1965 | vs | 48 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 51.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 40 | 1 | 2/12/1961 | vs | 48 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 34.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 40 | 1 | 11/4/1959 | vs | 47 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 42.5 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 44.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 39 | 1 | 12/21/1961 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | W. Chamberlain | 39 | 1 | 1/29/1960 | vs | 48 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 50.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 39 | 1 | 1/13/1960 | 53 | 42 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 52.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Chamberlain | 39 | 1 | 12/28/1959 | 47 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 42.4 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 47.7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 38 | 1 | 12/20/1967 | @ | 45 | 53 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 76.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 38 | 1 | 3/2/1967 | vs | 48 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 43.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 38 | 1 | 3/3/1965 | vs | 48 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 29.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 38 | 1 | 1/30/1965 | @ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 38 | 1 | 2/23/1958 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 23.5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | M. Malone | 37 | 1 | 2/9/1979 | @ | 44 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 55.5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | |||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 37 | 1 | 12/1/1967 | 48 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 8 | 30 | 26.7 | 61.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 37 | 1 | 3/3/1966 | vs | 48 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 66.7 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 65.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
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