Bill Russell had the most rebounds in his first game, with 31 rebounds in Game 1 of the 1957 Division Finals against the Syracuse Nationals.
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most rebounds by a player in first playoff game| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Russell | 31 | 3/21/1957 | vs | 33 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 44.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 3/11/1960 | vs | 48 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 44.4 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 43.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Lucas | 25 | 3/22/1964 | vs | 25 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 55.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 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 | |||
| 5 |  | B. Wallace | 20 | 4/21/2002 | vs | 37 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | +14 | |||
| 6 |  | J. Ruland | 20 | 4/20/1982 | @ | 39 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 7 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 20 | 3/25/1970 | vs | 39 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 58.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Bellamy | 20 | 3/24/1965 | @ | 44 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 66.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | D. Howard | 19 | 4/21/2007 | @ | 44 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 50.6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | -13 | |||
| 10 |  | S. O'Neal | 19 | 4/28/1994 | vs | 45 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 53.0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 11 |  | R. Scott | 19 | 3/16/1962 | vs | 34 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 50.9 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Howell | 19 | 3/12/1960 | vs | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  | J. Valančiūnas | 18 | 4/19/2014 | vs | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 57.6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | -17 | |||
| 14 |  | A. Nocioni | 18 | 4/24/2005 | vs | 47 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 58.1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Dalembert | 18 | 4/23/2005 | @ | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | -14 | ||||
| 16 |  | D. Roundfield | 18 | 4/11/1979 | @ | 36 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 17 | | D. DeBusschere | 18 | 3/20/1963 | @ | 34 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 65.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | J. Noah | 17 | 4/18/2009 | @ | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 42.7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | -6 | |||
| 19 | | C. Ray | 17 | 3/28/1972 | @ | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 47.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | C. Tyra | 17 | 3/13/1959 | vs | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  | D. Ayton | 16 | 5/23/2021 | vs | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 88.4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +16 | |||
| 22 |  | S. Walker | 16 | 4/22/2000 | vs | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 61.1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | -2 | |||
| 23 |  | M. Johnson | 16 | 4/11/1978 | @ | 38 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 24 |  | D. Cowens | 16 | 3/29/1972 | vs | 40 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 50.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Dandridge | 16 | 3/25/1970 | vs | 39 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 48.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
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