most rebounds in a single game in nba with less than 40 rebounds

Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Neil Johnston are tied for the most rebounds in a game with fewer than 40 rebounds, with 39 boards.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA with less than 40 rebounds

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	12/21/1961	BOS		NYK	48	16				6			4	6	66.7				4
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	11/4/1960	PHI	vs	DET	47	44	3			22	35	62.9	0	10	0.0	55.8			2
3	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
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	1/13/1960	PHI		SYR	53	42	5			15	32	46.9	12	19	63.2	52.0			1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	12/28/1959	PHI		CIN	47	39	3			14	33	42.4	11	18	61.1	47.7			0
6	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
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	1/25/1959	BOS	vs	DET	53	20				9	20	45.0	2	5	40.0	45.0			4
8	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	39	12/4/1954	PHI	vs	SYR	42	27	4			10	22	45.5	7	9	77.8	52.0			2
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	3/9/1969	LAL	vs	BAL		25	7			12	16	75.0	1	8	12.5	64.0			4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	12/20/1967	PHI	@	SEA	45	53	6			20	23	87.0	13	26	50.0	76.9			2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	3/2/1967	PHI	vs	SFW	48	24	13			8	20	40.0	8	17	47.1	43.7			2
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	3/3/1965	BOS	vs	LAL	48	10	5			4	15	26.7	2	5	40.0	29.1			3
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	1/30/1965	BOS	@	NYK		12	6			4			4	12	33.3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	2/21/1963	SFW	vs	BOS	48	40	4			16	29	55.2	8	11	72.7	59.1			3
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	11/25/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	39	3			15	37	40.5	9	12	75.0	46.1			2
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	12/18/1960	PHI	@	CIN	40	32	3			14	31	45.2	4	9	44.4	45.8			0
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	11/29/1960	PHI		LAL	48	44	7			21	45	46.7	2	8	25.0	45.3			1
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	12/4/1959	BOS	vs	NYK	42	26				11	18	61.1	4	6	66.7	63.0			2
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	2/23/1958	BOS		PHI		13	2			5	25	20.0	3	6	50.0	23.5			5
20	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	38	1/14/1956	ROC	vs	SYR	45	26	12			11	18	61.1	4	8	50.0	60.4			4
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	37	2/9/1979	HOU	@	NOJ	44	33	2	1	2	12	24	50.0	9	13	69.2	55.5	19	18	3
22	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	37	1/8/1970	CHI	vs	PHX	35	22	1			10	14	71.4	2	3	66.7	71.8			5
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	12/1/1967	PHI		SEA	48	52	2			22	29	75.9	8	30	26.7	61.6			3
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	37	12/23/1966	BOS	vs	STL	43	11	6			3	8	37.5	5	7	71.4	49.6			3
25	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	37	12/20/1966	SFW	vs	LAL	43	23	4			9	20	45.0	5	10	50.0	47.1			2