most rebounds in a single game in nba past 1974

Elvin Hayes got the most boards in a game in 1973-74, with 32 rebounds against the Hawks on November 17, 1973.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA past 1974
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
32
11/17/1973
CAP CAP
@
ATL ATL
48
43
0
15
23
65.2
13
15
86.7
72.6
4
28
5
2George Johnson
G. Johnson
30
3/15/1974
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
48
14
7
0
1
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
56.8
10
20
4
3Jim Fox
J. Fox
30
12/26/1973
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
39
25
9
1
3
11
14
78.6
3
4
75.0
79.3
11
19
4
4Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29
12/29/1973
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
47
18
2
1
4
8
20
40.0
2
2
100.0
43.1
11
18
3
5Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
29
12/21/1973
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
35
20
5
7
9
77.8
6
8
75.0
79.9
10
19
4
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
29
12/2/1973
CAP CAP
vs
SEA SEA
48
36
0
5
14
28
50.0
8
11
72.7
54.8
6
23
4
7Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
28
3/10/1974
BUF BUF
POR POR
46
29
4
1
5
8
17
47.1
13
16
81.3
60.3
4
24
3
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
28
11/13/1973
BUF BUF
vs
ATL ATL
31
13
5
5
100.0
8
20
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
2/27/1974
CAP CAP
vs
SEA SEA
48
24
1
11
26
42.3
2
4
50.0
43.2
2
25
3
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27
12/11/1973
ATL ATL
vs
BUF BUF
47
17
3
7
21
33.3
3
5
60.0
36.6
11
16
3
11Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
27
12/5/1973
HOU HOU
vs
CAP CAP
41
12
1
5
10
50.0
2
4
50.0
51.0
10
17
2
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
26
2/27/1974
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
43
22
4
0
0
5
9
55.6
12
13
92.3
74.7
5
21
0
13George Johnson
G. Johnson
26
2/21/1974
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
48
23
3
0
5
10
18
55.6
3
5
60.0
56.9
11
15
3
14Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
26
1/2/1974
BOS BOS
@
KCO KCO
48
17
4
6
15
40.0
5
6
83.3
48.2
3
23
3
15Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
26
11/25/1973
KCO KCO
vs
SEA SEA
48
20
6
7
20
35.0
6
9
66.7
41.7
10
16
4
16Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
26
11/18/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CLE CLE
38
9
5
1
0
3
7
42.9
3
6
50.0
46.7
11
15
2
17Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
26
10/24/1973
PHI PHI
vs
POR POR
42
21
3
1
2
8
14
57.1
5
9
55.6
58.5
12
14
3
18Elmore Smith
E. Smith
26
10/19/1973
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
38
11
2
5
5
7
71.4
1
2
50.0
69.8
6
20
2
19Gar Heard
G. Heard
25
3/12/1974
BUF BUF
vs
PHX PHX
36
25
3
0
3
7
19
36.8
11
13
84.6
50.6
10
15
3
20Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
25
2/19/1974
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
45
10
5
1
3
3
18
16.7
4
4
100.0
25.3
9
16
2
21Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25
12/29/1973
CAP CAP
vs
KCO KCO
48
20
4
3
8
20
40.0
4
4
100.0
46.0
8
17
4
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
25
12/21/1973
BUF BUF
vs
NYK NYK
46
29
6
0
8
14
57.1
13
19
68.4
64.8
7
18
2
23Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
25
11/22/1973
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
35
13
2
1
5
16
31.3
3
3
100.0
37.5
9
16
4
24Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25
11/21/1973
CAP CAP
vs
LAL LAL
45
13
0
4
21
19.0
5
7
71.4
27.0
8
17
4
25Gar Heard
G. Heard
24
3/16/1974
BUF BUF
vs
CLE CLE
36
17
2
2
7
17
41.2
3
3
100.0
46.4
7
17
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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