most rebounds in a rookie debut game in the finals in the nba

Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 32 boards against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

NAMEREBDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
54
19
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
3/31/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
31
11
5
15
33.3
1
3
33.3
33.7
3
3Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
23
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
37
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
46
17
5
16
31.3
7
12
58.3
39.9
4
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
36
14
3
5
15
33.3
4
6
66.7
39.7
5
6Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
20
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
31
16
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
20
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
44
17
5
7
10
70.0
3
7
42.9
65.0
3
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
19
4/6/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
38
8
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
25.9
4
9Clyde Lee
C. Lee
18
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
30
11
3
5
14
35.7
1
4
25.0
34.9
1
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
18
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
42
7
4
3
13
23.1
1
4
25.0
23.7
6
11Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
17
4/2/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
vs
FTW FTW
17
8
1
2
50.0
2
12Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
17
4/13/1951
1950-51
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
ROC ROC
14
6
6
13
46.2
2
6
33.3
44.8
5
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
16
4/18/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
39
13
0
4
9
44.4
5
7
71.4
53.8
2
14Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
40
24
0
7
15
46.7
10
14
71.4
56.7
6
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
42
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15
5/14/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
39
14
10
3
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
5
10
10
5
17Alvan Adams
A. Adams
15
5/27/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
36
19
5
2
0
8
19
42.1
3
5
60.0
44.8
3
12
3
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
44
13
2
2
9
22.2
9
11
81.8
47.0
4
19Tom Gola
T. Gola
15
4/7/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
FTW FTW
16
5
5
15
33.3
6
9
66.7
42.2
5
20Alvan Adams
A. Adams
14
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
40
33
2
2
1
14
25
56.0
5
6
83.3
59.7
6
8
3
21Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
14
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
43
11
0
3
11
27.3
5
6
83.3
40.3
2
22Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
14
4/24/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
36
6
1
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
46.6
3
23Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
14
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
29
2
2
1
5
20.0
0
2
0.0
17.0
6
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
45
30
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
25Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
14
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
30
19
6
19
31.6
7
9
77.8
41.4
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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