most rebounds in first nba finals game by player

Wilt Chamberlain had the most rebounds in his first game, with 23 boards against the Celtics on April 18, 1964.

	NAME	REB	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	44	22	1			9	20	45.0				4	12	33.3	43.5				4
2	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
3	Bill Walton B. Walton	20	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	43	28	3	2	2	11	17	64.7				6	7	85.7	69.7	3	17		3
4	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	19	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	39	22	0	1	0	8	10	80.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	87.0	2	17	0	3	+13
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	18	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	7	4			3	13	23.1				1	4	25.0	23.7				6
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	17	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	35	20	4	2	1	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	7	12	58.3	61.4	2	15	3	5	+1
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	17	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	45	19	7	0	0	8	25	32.0				3	3	100.0	36.1	5	12		4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	4/21/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BAL	33	31	0			13	16	81.3				5	5	100.0	85.2				5
9	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	16	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	44	13	0	0	5	4	7	57.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.5	5	11	0	5	+14
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	16	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	44	33	2	2	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		7	10	70.0	65.0	3	13	1	3	+12
11	Kurt Thomas K. Thomas	16	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	31	13	0	4	0	5	11	45.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	50.9	7	9	0	4	-4
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	16	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	9	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
13	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	16	6/8/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	NYK	35	14	3	2	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		4	6	66.7	65.8	6	10	1	4
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	GSW	48	29	2	2	3	13	29	44.8				3	5	60.0	46.5	6	10		3
15	Clifford Ray C. Ray	16	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	38	9	3	2	0	4	6	66.7				1	4	25.0	58.0	5	11		4
16	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	16	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	39	19	5			8	20	40.0				3	3	100.0	44.6				3
17	Willis Reed W. Reed	16	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	45	37	5			16	30	53.3				5	7	71.4	55.9				2
18	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	16	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	@	BOS	39	13	0			4	9	44.4				5	7	71.4	53.8				2
19	Josh Hart J. Hart	15	6/3/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	27	3	6	4	1	1	5	20.0	0	3	0.0	1	1	100.0	27.6	2	13	0	4	+22
20	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	15	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	47	2	1	1	1	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	6	9	2	3	-6
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	15	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	@	LAL	35	12	2	2	2	1	6	16.7	0	0		10	16	62.5	46.0	5	10	2	3	-19
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	15	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	41	23	3	0	0	10	22	45.5	0	0		3	6	50.0	46.7	5	10	3	1	-5
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	15	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	45	13	3	3	1	4	17	23.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	33.1	8	7	1	1
24	Gene Conley G. Conley	15	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	14	9	1			4	7	57.1				1	3	33.3	54.1				5
25	Arnie Risen A. Risen	15	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK		24	5			9	16	56.3				6	9	66.7	60.1				3

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