Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards in a playoff game versus the Lakers, with 40 rebounds in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals.
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most rebounds by a player in a playoff game vs lakers| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Russell | 40 | 4/18/1962 | vs | 53 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/16/1963 | vs | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 47.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/28/1966 | vs | 48 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/25/1965 | vs | 42 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 77.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/9/1959 | @ | 48 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 56.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/7/1959 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 34.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 30 | 4/5/1959 | vs | 47 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 33.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/29/1969 | vs | 48 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 21.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/14/1963 | vs | 47 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/14/1962 | vs | 48 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | N. Thurmond | 28 | 3/28/1969 | @ | 48 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/24/1966 | vs | 48 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 61.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/18/1965 | vs | 38 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 51.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/7/1962 | vs | 45 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/4/1959 | vs | 43 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 20.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 27 | 4/23/1969 | @ | 48 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 56.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | N. Thurmond | 27 | 3/26/1969 | @ | 48 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 40.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 27 | 4/21/1963 | vs | 48 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 64.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | N. Thurmond | 26 | 4/17/1973 | @ | 48 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 45.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 26 | 4/17/1966 | vs | 53 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 66.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | T. Duncan | 25 | 5/14/2002 | @ | 45 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 58.3 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 5 | -4 | |||
| 22 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 25 | 3/31/1974 | vs | 47 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 51.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 25 | 4/22/1972 | vs | 48 | 37 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 43.2 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 47.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 25 | 4/30/1968 | vs | 53 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 45.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 25 | 4/21/1968 | vs | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 42.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
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