Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most boards in a game on December 25, with 36 boards versus the Knicks on December 25, 1961.
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most rebounds by a player on a christmas day NBA 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 | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Chamberlain | 36 | 12/25/1961 | @ | 58 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Russell | 34 | 12/25/1965 | @ | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | W. Chamberlain | 34 | 12/25/1959 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 51.7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 33 | 12/25/1958 | @ | 32 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 31 | 12/25/1964 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | W. Reed | 28 | 12/25/1968 | vs | 46 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 63.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | J. Lucas | 28 | 12/25/1964 | vs | 53 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 68.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Thurmond | 27 | 12/25/1966 | @ | 45 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 48.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | M. Stokes | 26 | 12/25/1956 | vs | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  | W. Chamberlain | 25 | 12/25/1967 | @ | 48 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 53.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | J. Lucas | 24 | 12/25/1967 | vs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 32.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | J. Lucas | 24 | 12/25/1966 | vs | 45 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 22.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | J. Green | 24 | 12/25/1961 | vs | 16 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 48.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | A. Risen | 24 | 12/25/1954 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  | C. Capela | 23 | 12/25/2018 | vs | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 51.8 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |||
| 16 | | W. Embry | 23 | 12/25/1958 | vs | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  | E. Kanter Freedom | 22 | 12/25/2017 | vs | 36 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +3 | |||
| 18 |  | D. Rodman | 22 | 12/25/1996 | vs | 46 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 48.6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 19 |  | W. Unseld | 22 | 12/25/1970 | vs | 41 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 58.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | W. Chamberlain | 22 | 12/25/1970 | vs | 37 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 58.9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | G. Smith | 22 | 12/25/1968 | vs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 22 | 12/25/1961 | @ | 48 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 51.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | B. Wallace | 21 | 12/25/2005 | vs | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | +17 | |||
| 24 |  | M. Malone | 21 | 12/25/1986 | @ | 41 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 43.2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 25 | | W. Unseld | 21 | 12/25/1974 | vs | 34 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
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