most rebounds in an nba finals game in a loss by player

Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards in a loss in an NBA Finals game, with 40 rebounds against the St. Louis Hawks on March 29, 1960.

NAME REB L DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
1
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
21
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
1
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
48
27
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
1
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
SFW SFW
47
16
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
1
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
8
1
3
8
37.5
2
11
18.2
31.2
3
5 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31
1
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
53
24
3
10
20
50.0
4
5
80.0
54.1
3
6 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29
1
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
39
7
2
3
14
21.4
1
3
33.3
22.8
0
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
1
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
26
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
8 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
1
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
40
14
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
1
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
4
13
23
56.5
6
7
85.7
61.3
5
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
1
5/5/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
43
18
3
7
8
87.5
4
13
30.8
65.6
5
11 Bill Russell
B. Russell
27
1
4/23/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
16
5
6
12
50.0
4
5
80.0
56.3
4
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
1
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
48
30
2
12
28
42.9
6
13
46.2
44.5
5
13 Bill Russell
B. Russell
27
1
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
24
5
7
13
53.8
10
13
76.9
64.1
4
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
1
4/29/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
53
21
4
7
10
70.0
7
13
53.8
66.8
4
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
1
4/27/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
16
2
6
11
54.5
4
11
36.4
50.5
3
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
1
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
@
SFW SFW
48
26
5
12
23
52.2
2
9
22.2
48.2
3
17 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
1
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
28
5
12
18
66.7
4
7
57.1
66.4
4
18 Mel Counts
M. Counts
25
1
5/2/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
39
11
2
5
12
41.7
1
3
33.3
41.3
3
19 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
25
1
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
48
8
5
4
18
22.2
0
2
0.0
21.2
2
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
1
4/20/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
44
32
3
14
27
51.9
4
9
44.4
51.7
2
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
1
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
48
21
4
10
16
62.5
1
11
9.1
50.4
1
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
1
4/24/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
48
17
5
8
14
57.1
1
10
10.0
46.2
2
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
1
4/24/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
15
5
5
13
38.5
5
6
83.3
48.0
4
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
1
4/23/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
48
20
4
9
15
60.0
2
12
16.7
49.3
4
25 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
23
1
4/30/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
vs
MIL MIL
39
11
10
3
12
25.0
5
8
62.5
35.4
5
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