most rebounds in a single playoff game in nba since 1975

Since 1974-75, Dave Cowens has grabbed the most rebounds in a playoff game, with 27 rebounds in Game 7 of the 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the 76ers.

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most rebounds by a player in a single playoff game in NBA since 1975
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
27
5/1/1977
@
46
11
1
5
16
31.3
1
2
50.0
32.6
7
20
3
2Bismack Biyombo
B. Biyombo
26
5/21/2016
vs
39
7
1
0
4
3
6
50.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
50.9
8
18
1
3
+12
3Dwight Howard
D. Howard
26
4/24/2015
@
38
13
3
2
2
5
10
50.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
53.3
11
15
3
3
+16
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26
4/30/1988
@
43
41
2
3
4
15
27
55.6
0
0
11
14
78.6
61.8
7
19
3
4
5Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
26
4/2/1980
vs
37
18
4
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
55.6
10
16
4
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26
5/4/1977
vs
47
36
4
5
1
14
25
56.0
8
10
80.0
61.2
8
18
5
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
4/21/1977
vs
47
31
0
3
0
13
24
54.2
5
7
71.4
57.2
15
11
5
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
26
4/28/1976
@
48
29
8
12
24
50.0
5
5
100.0
55.3
7
19
5
9Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
25
4/17/2022
@
31
18
3
0
0
7
21
33.3
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
38.1
13
12
1
2
-11
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25
5/14/2002
@
45
34
4
1
2
11
23
47.8
0
0
12
14
85.7
58.3
5
20
6
5
-4
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25
5/14/1987
@
53
49
2
2
6
19
33
57.6
0
0
11
13
84.6
63.3
11
14
2
4
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
25
5/11/1977
vs
46
30
0
1
1
11
17
64.7
8
16
50.0
62.4
11
14
3
13Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
25
5/7/1975
vs
46
16
7
5
11
45.5
6
9
66.7
53.5
1
14Paul Silas
P. Silas
25
5/3/1975
vs
44
10
4
3
11
27.3
4
7
57.1
35.5
8
17
4
15Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
25
4/12/1975
@
45
17
6
7
16
43.8
3
5
60.0
46.7
1
16Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
24
4/30/2025
@
39
27
0
0
2
12
15
80.0
0
0
3
6
50.0
76.5
9
15
0
4
+18
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
24
4/28/2009
vs
37
24
1
1
2
8
14
57.1
0
0
8
12
66.7
62.2
10
14
4
4
+8
18Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
24
5/9/2004
@
44
15
4
2
2
6
14
42.9
0
0
3
4
75.0
47.6
11
13
4
4
-23
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24
5/23/2003
@
42
34
6
2
6
12
19
63.2
0
0
10
14
71.4
67.6
8
16
7
4
+31
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
24
4/27/2003
@
40
12
2
7
1
6
8
75.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
67.6
11
13
1
3
-7
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24
6/9/2000
vs
46
40
4
0
3
11
18
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
22Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
24
5/1/1994
vs
45
25
2
0
0
10
18
55.6
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.6
8
16
4
2
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
24
6/5/1993
vs
46
44
1
1
1
12
20
60.0
1
1
100.0
19
22
86.4
74.1
10
14
1
3
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
24
4/19/1985
vs
45
26
2
0
3
9
25
36.0
1
1
100.0
7
14
50.0
41.7
9
15
2
6
25Moses Malone
M. Malone
24
4/13/1979
@
43
21
2
1
4
9
23
39.1
3
7
42.9
40.3
13
11
5
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