Bill Russell got the most rebounds in a game in 1959-60, with 51 boards versus the Syracuse Nationals on February 5, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in 1960

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	51	2/5/1960	BOS	vs	SYR	48	23	5	8	16	50.0	7	10	70.0	56.4	1
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	2/6/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	44	3	15	37	40.5	14	23	60.9	46.7	2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	1/15/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	44	2	16	42	38.1	12	19	63.2	43.7	2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	11/10/1959	PHI	vs	NYK	48	39	4	14	29	48.3	11	19	57.9	52.2	3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	58	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40	11/4/1959	PHI	vs	SYR	47	41	0	17	40	42.5	7	15	46.7	44.0	1
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	1/29/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	43	3	18	36	50.0	7	15	46.7	50.5	2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	1/13/1960	PHI		SYR	53	42	5	15	32	46.9	12	19	63.2	52.0	1
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	12/28/1959	PHI		CIN	47	39	3	14	33	42.4	11	18	61.1	47.7	0
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	12/19/1959	BOS	vs	NYK	48	15	6	7	16	43.8	1	9	11.1	37.6	3
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	12/4/1959	BOS	vs	NYK	42	26		11	18	61.1	4	6	66.7	63.0	2
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	1/24/1960	PHI	@	CIN	48	30	6	10	31	32.3	10	18	55.6	38.5	2
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	1/9/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	48	3	20	38	52.6	8	15	53.3	53.8	3
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	37	1/4/1960	BOS	vs	SYR	48	32	4	14	30	46.7	4	7	57.1	48.4	4
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	1/2/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	47	1	18	36	50.0	11	14	78.6	55.7	2
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	1/27/1960	BOS	vs	STL	48	15	4	6	15	40.0	3	5	60.0	43.6	2
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	11/25/1959	PHI	@	BOS	48	45	1	19	37	51.4	7	16	43.8	51.1	4
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	11/8/1959	PHI	vs	CIN	39	32	2	12	32	37.5	8	14	57.1	41.9	0
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	11/7/1959	BOS	vs	PHI	48	22	2	7	19	36.8	8	8	100.0	48.8	5
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	2/3/1960	BOS	vs	MIN	39	20	3	8	15	53.3	4	5	80.0	58.1	1
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	12/25/1959	PHI		SYR	47	45	2	15	33	45.5	15	24	62.5	51.7	0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	11/29/1959	PHI	vs	NYK	48	33	4	12	32	37.5	9	13	69.2	43.7	1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	10/31/1959	PHI	vs	DET	47	36	2	13	32	40.6	10	15	66.7	46.6	0
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	3/2/1960	BOS	vs	PHI	48	26	7	11	31	35.5	4	6	66.7	38.6	3
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	2/13/1960	BOS	vs	PHI	48	19	3	8	21	38.1	3	5	60.0	40.9	2