Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds in a game 5, with 38 rebounds in Game 5 of the 1961 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks.
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most rebounds by a player in a playoff game 5| NAME | REB | 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 | 38 | 4/11/1961 | vs | 48 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 61.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Reed | 36 | 4/2/1970 | vs | 45 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 36 | 4/11/1967 | vs | 47 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 61.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 35 | 4/9/1964 | vs | 47 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 52.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | W. Chamberlain | 35 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 56 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 35 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 50 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | W. Chamberlain | 34 | 4/12/1966 | vs | 48 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 51.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 33 | 3/26/1961 | vs | 45 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 63.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 32 | 3/28/1959 | vs | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 |  | W. Chamberlain | 31 | 5/1/1969 | vs | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 51.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/12/1966 | @ | 48 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 58.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/1/1966 | vs | 16 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 30 | 4/15/1968 | vs | 48 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/25/1965 | vs | 42 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 77.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 30 | 3/27/1958 | vs | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 41.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | W. Chamberlain | 29 | 4/10/1973 | vs | 48 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 64.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Chamberlain | 29 | 5/7/1972 | vs | 47 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 66.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Chamberlain | 29 | 4/20/1969 | vs | 48 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 47.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/14/1962 | vs | 48 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | N. Thurmond | 28 | 4/23/1967 | @ | 48 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 35.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/24/1966 | vs | 48 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 61.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/11/1965 | vs | 48 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 65.2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 4/4/1969 | vs | 48 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 47.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | N. Thurmond | 27 | 4/10/1967 | vs | 46 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 60.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 4/26/1964 | @ | 48 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
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