most rebounds in a nba game 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Charles Oakley got the most boards in a game, with 35 boards versus the Cavaliers on April 22, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a NBA regular-season game 1980s
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
35
4/22/1988
vs
41
26
3
1
0
10
16
62.5
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
69.7
16
19
6
2
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
32
2/11/1982
vs
44
38
2
3
0
17
35
48.6
0
0
4
7
57.1
49.9
21
11
4
3
3Swen Nater
S. Nater
32
12/14/1979
vs
44
12
3
1
1
5
11
45.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.5
7
25
7
4
4Larry Smith
L. Smith
31
3/28/1981
vs
45
23
5
1
0
10
19
52.6
0
0
3
8
37.5
51.1
14
17
1
5
5Michael Cage
M. Cage
30
4/24/1988
vs
48
8
3
1
3
1
8
12.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
37.6
11
19
3
3
6Herb Williams
H. Williams
29
1/23/1989
vs
40
21
1
1
3
9
21
42.9
0
0
3
5
60.0
45.3
4
25
0
2
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
29
10/17/1979
vs
40
44
0
1
2
16
22
72.7
0
0
12
14
85.7
78.1
16
13
8
3
8Swen Nater
S. Nater
28
1/12/1980
vs
46
8
5
3
1
4
9
44.4
0
0
0
4
0.0
37.2
8
20
2
4
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
28
11/10/1979
vs
46
18
5
3
1
6
20
30.0
0
6
9
66.7
37.6
14
14
4
3
10Buck Williams
B. Williams
27
2/1/1987
@
60
18
2
0
1
7
13
53.8
0
0
4
4
100.0
61.0
5
22
2
4
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
27
3/25/1984
vs
46
32
1
0
1
11
25
44.0
0
0
10
12
83.3
52.8
15
12
7
3
12Swen Nater
S. Nater
27
12/7/1979
@
44
28
4
1
0
11
20
55.0
0
0
6
7
85.7
60.7
8
19
2
3
13Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
26
3/15/1986
vs
44
35
7
3
1
14
27
51.9
0
0
7
9
77.8
56.5
18
8
4
3
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
2/3/1981
vs
44
38
3
1
2
15
33
45.5
0
0
8
11
72.7
50.2
8
18
9
5
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
10/23/1980
vs
44
30
0
0
4
9
18
50.0
0
12
17
70.6
58.9
10
16
1
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
10/21/1980
@
41
41
1
1
0
12
20
60.0
0
0
17
21
81.0
70.1
8
18
4
17Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
26
3/11/1980
vs
47
28
4
1
9
18
50.0
0
0
10
11
90.9
61.3
9
17
4
18Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
26
2/24/1980
vs
46
23
10
1
2
8
18
44.4
0
0
7
8
87.5
53.4
8
18
10
5
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
26
1/8/1980
@
46
9
4
0
0
2
8
25.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
42.3
3
23
2
3
20Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
25
3/15/1989
vs
46
12
4
0
6
4
10
40.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
47.5
10
15
1
5
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25
2/21/1989
@
41
29
3
1
3
13
24
54.2
0
1
0.0
3
7
42.9
53.5
8
17
3
4
22Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
25
11/17/1987
vs
36
6
0
0
7
3
9
33.3
0
0
0
2
0.0
30.4
6
19
0
5
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25
3/24/1987
@
47
17
6
2
3
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
48.2
11
14
6
6
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25
3/20/1987
vs
41
26
9
3
2
10
16
62.5
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
68.1
16
9
4
2
25Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
25
1/17/1987
vs
37
12
4
0
2
3
7
42.9
0
0
6
8
75.0
57.0
6
19
2
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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