most rebounds in a nba finals by a center

Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards by a center in an NBA Finals, with 189 boards.

	NAME	REB	SEASON	SERIES	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 Russell B. Russell	189	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	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
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	175	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	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
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	174	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	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
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	171	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	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
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	170	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	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
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	169	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	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
7	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	160	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	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
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	160	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93					30
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	156	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	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
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	148	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	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
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	144	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	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
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	138	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	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
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	131	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	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
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	126	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	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
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	125	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	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
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	118	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	46.5	9.3	29.5				3.0	9.5	31.6				3.3	7.3	44.8	36.4				186	37					9
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	116	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	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
18	Bill Walton B. Walton	114	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	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
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	100	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	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
20	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	98	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	42.3	20.5	16.3	3.3	1.2	0.3	8.3	16.0	52.1				3.8	5.3	71.9	55.9	4.3	12.0		254	123	20	7	2		28
21	Marvin Webster M. Webster	97	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	42.9	14.9	13.9	2.1	0.3	2.6	5.7	12.7	44.9				3.4	4.9	70.6	50.0	4.7	9.1	3.6	300	104	15	2	18	25	27
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	94	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	6	44.8	22.3	15.7	1.3	0.8	2.2	8.0	19.8	40.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	9.2	69.1	46.8	7.7	8.0	2.0	269	134	8	5	13	12	11
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	93	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	48.0	11.6	18.6	3.8			4.4	8.4	52.4				2.8	7.6	36.8	49.4				240	58	19				16
24	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	89	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	5	35.4	7.6	17.8	2.0			3.2	6.2	51.6				1.2	2.2	54.5	53.0				177	38	10				16
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	87	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	7	44.0	18.9	12.4	1.7	1.3	4.3	8.3	22.9	36.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.1	3.0	71.4	39.0	4.6	7.9	3.1	308	132	12	9	30	22	29

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