most rebounds in a single game in nba since 1966

Since 1965-66, Wilt Chamberlain and Nate Thurmond are tied for the most boards in a game, with 42 rebounds.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA since 1966
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/7/1969
vs
53
12
6
3
8
37.5
6
12
50.0
45.2
2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
1/14/1966
vs
48
37
6
15
28
53.6
7
14
50.0
54.2
2
3Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
42
11/9/1965
vs
48
18
3
6
17
35.3
6
13
46.2
39.6
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40
12/28/1965
vs
48
31
6
11
25
44.0
9
12
75.0
51.2
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
3/9/1969
vs
25
7
12
16
75.0
1
8
12.5
64.0
4
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
12/20/1967
@
45
53
6
20
23
87.0
13
26
50.0
76.9
2
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
3/2/1967
vs
48
24
13
8
20
40.0
8
17
47.1
43.7
2
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
37
2/9/1979
@
44
33
2
1
2
12
24
50.0
9
13
69.2
55.5
19
18
3
9Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
37
1/8/1970
vs
35
22
1
10
14
71.4
2
3
66.7
71.8
5
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
12/1/1967
48
52
2
22
29
75.9
8
30
26.7
61.6
3
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
37
12/23/1966
vs
43
11
6
3
8
37.5
5
7
71.4
49.6
3
12Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
37
12/20/1966
vs
43
23
4
9
20
45.0
5
10
50.0
47.1
2
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
3/3/1966
vs
48
62
3
26
39
66.7
10
19
52.6
65.5
2
14Bill Russell
B. Russell
36
10/18/1968
@
47
9
4
1
5
20.0
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
2/28/1967
45
28
9
11
14
78.6
6
13
46.2
71.0
1
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
3/9/1966
vs
48
31
5
13
25
52.0
5
13
38.5
50.5
3
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
3/5/1966
vs
45
27
4
11
25
44.0
5
11
45.5
45.2
2
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
36
2/2/1966
@
26
11
4
8
50.0
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
36
10/16/1965
vs
48
14
3
6
14
42.9
2
7
28.6
41.0
4
20Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
35
4/22/1988
vs
41
26
3
1
0
10
16
62.5
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
69.7
16
19
6
2
21Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
35
1/19/1971
@
50
29
1
13
40
32.5
3
5
60.0
34.4
2
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
2/2/1969
vs
63
23
3
7
10
70.0
9
17
52.9
65.8
5
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
1/12/1968
vs
46
36
6
16
25
64.0
4
13
30.8
58.6
2
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
11/27/1965
vs
48
28
3
12
28
42.9
4
10
40.0
43.2
0
25Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
35
11/13/1965
vs
38
17
27
63.0
4
4
100.0
66.1
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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