most rebounds in first career nba finals game

Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds in the NBA Finals in his first game, with 23 boards.

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most rebounds by a player in first career NBA finals game

	NAME	REB	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23	NBA Finals	1	44.0	22.0	23.0	1.0			9.0	20.0	45.0				4.0	12.0	33.3	43.5				44	22	1				4
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	NBA Finals	1	44.0	18.0	21.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	17.0	52.9	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		52.9	7.0	14.0	5.0	44	18	9	1	0	5	1
3	Bill Walton B. Walton	20	NBA Finals	1	43.0	28.0	20.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	11.0	17.0	64.7				6.0	7.0	85.7	69.7	3.0	17.0		43	28	3	2	2		3
4	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	19	NBA Finals	1	38.7	22.0	19.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	10.0	80.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	87.0	2.0	17.0	0.0	39	22	0	1	0	0	3	+13
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	18	NBA Finals	1	42.0	7.0	18.0	4.0			3.0	13.0	23.1				1.0	4.0	25.0	23.7				42	7	4				6
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	17	NBA Finals	1	35.3	20.0	17.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	7.0	12.0	58.3	61.4	2.0	15.0	3.0	35	20	4	2	1	3	5	+1
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	17	NBA Finals	1	45.0	19.0	17.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	25.0	32.0				3.0	3.0	100.0	36.1	5.0	12.0		45	19	7	0	0		4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	NBA Finals	1	33.0	31.0	17.0	0.0			13.0	16.0	81.3				5.0	5.0	100.0	85.2				33	31	0				5
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	16	NBA Finals	1	44.0	13.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	7.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.0	71.4	64.5	5.0	11.0	0.0	44	13	0	0	5	0	5	+14
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	16	NBA Finals	1	44.0	33.0	16.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	13.0	21.0	61.9	0.0	0.0		7.0	10.0	70.0	65.0	3.0	13.0	1.0	44	33	2	2	2	1	3	+12
11	Kurt Thomas K. Thomas	16	NBA Finals	1	31.0	13.0	16.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	5.0	11.0	45.5	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	50.9	7.0	9.0	0.0	31	13	0	4	0	0	4	-4
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	16	NBA Finals	1	44.0	26.0	16.0	9.0	0.0	3.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	65.1	3.0	13.0	7.0	44	26	9	0	3	7	5
13	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	16	NBA Finals	1	35.0	14.0	16.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	65.8	6.0	10.0	1.0	35	14	3	2	0	1	4
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16	NBA Finals	1	48.0	29.0	16.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	13.0	29.0	44.8				3.0	5.0	60.0	46.5	6.0	10.0		48	29	2	2	3		3
15	Clifford Ray C. Ray	16	NBA Finals	1	38.0	9.0	16.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7				1.0	4.0	25.0	58.0	5.0	11.0		38	9	3	2	0		4
16	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	16	NBA Finals	1	39.0	19.0	16.0	5.0			8.0	20.0	40.0				3.0	3.0	100.0	44.6				39	19	5				3
17	Willis Reed W. Reed	16	NBA Finals	1	45.0	37.0	16.0	5.0			16.0	30.0	53.3				5.0	7.0	71.4	55.9				45	37	5				2
18	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	16	NBA Finals	1	39.0	13.0	16.0	0.0			4.0	9.0	44.4				5.0	7.0	71.4	53.8				39	13	0				2
19	Josh Hart J. Hart	15	NBA Finals	1	26.8	3.0	15.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	20.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	27.6	2.0	13.0	0.0	27	3	6	4	1	0	4	+22
20	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	15	NBA Finals	1	47.2	2.0	15.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		25.0	6.0	9.0	2.0	47	2	1	1	1	2	3	-6
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	15	NBA Finals	1	35.0	12.0	15.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		10.0	16.0	62.5	46.0	5.0	10.0	2.0	35	12	2	2	2	2	3	-19
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	15	NBA Finals	1	41.0	23.0	15.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	0.0	0.0		3.0	6.0	50.0	46.7	5.0	10.0	3.0	41	23	3	0	0	3	1	-5
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	15	NBA Finals	1	45.0	13.0	15.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	17.0	23.5	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	83.3	33.1	8.0	7.0	1.0	45	13	3	3	1	1	1
24	Gene Conley G. Conley	15	NBA Finals	1	14.0	9.0	15.0	1.0			4.0	7.0	57.1				1.0	3.0	33.3	54.1				14	9	1				5
25	George Yardley G. Yardley	15	NBA Finals	1		27.0	15.0	2.0			9.0	23.0	39.1				9.0	9.0	100.0	50.1					27	2				2

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Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds in the NBA Finals in his first game, with 23 boards.

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