most rebounds per game by a player in a single finals series

Bill Russell has averaged the most rebounds per game in an NBA Finals, with 29.5 per game.

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	29.5	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	46.5	9.3				3.0	9.5	31.6			3.3	7.3	44.8	36.4				186	37	118					9
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	28.8	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	46.6	17.6	4.4			6.6	15.4	42.9			4.4	9.4	46.8	45.0				233	88	144	22				13
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.5	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	47.8	17.7	6.8			7.0	12.5	56.0			3.7	12.0	30.6	49.7				287	106	171	41				16
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.6	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	46.0	29.2	2.4			12.4	24.0	51.7			4.4	10.6	41.5	50.9				230	146	138	12				12
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	27.0	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.3	22.9	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3			6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	160	189	40				21
6	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	26.7	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	6	47.3	14.2	3.3			5.7	16.5	34.3			2.8	5.2	54.8	37.7				284	85	160	20				20
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	26.0	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	47.8	20.0	5.3			7.0	15.0	46.7			6.0	8.7	69.2	53.2				287	120	156	32				16
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.2	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	5	42.8	11.2	5.0			4.4	11.4	38.6			2.4	5.0	48.0	41.2				214	56	126	25				20
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.0	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.3	11.7	3.0			4.1	8.3	50.0			3.4	9.1	37.5	47.6				331	82	175	21				21
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	25.0	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	5	44.2	17.8	5.8			6.6	9.4	70.2			4.6	8.0	57.5	68.9				221	89	125	29				14
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.9	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	7	45.0	16.7	3.0			5.7	12.1	47.1			5.3	7.7	68.5	53.8				315	117	174	21				12
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.3	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.9	23.6	3.7			9.1	17.0	53.8			5.3	7.1	74.0	58.5				335	165	170	26				27
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.1	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.6	23.3	4.0			10.0	16.0	62.5			3.3	9.6	34.3	57.6				333	163	169	28				18
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23.2	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	47.2	19.4	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0			3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116	13				18
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	13.3				5.1	14.4	35.6			3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.8	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	6	48.7	17.3	5.7			5.7	13.2	43.0			6.0	10.0	60.0	49.3				292	104	131	34				22
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.1	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	9.1	5.1			3.6	9.0	39.7			2.0	3.4	58.3	43.5				336	64	148	36				29
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.3	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	4	34.3	14.5				4.3	12.3	34.7			6.0	9.5	63.2	44.1				137	58	77					12
19	Bill Walton B. Walton	19.0	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	37.7	18.5	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5			2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	31	6	22		23
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	19.0	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	4	42.8	15.0	5.8			6.3	15.8	39.7			2.5	4.5	55.6	42.3				171	60	76	23				12
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.6	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	48.0	11.6	3.8			4.4	8.4	52.4			2.8	7.6	36.8	49.4				240	58	93	19				16
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18.5	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	42.0	27.0	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5			4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74	11				12
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	18.3	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	44.7	30.1				9.9	25.4	38.8			10.4	13.9	75.3	47.8				313	211	128					23
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	18.0	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	39.3	25.8	2.0	1.5	1.5	9.0	17.8	50.7	0.0	0.0	7.8	11.8	66.0	56.2	6.8	11.3	2.8	157	103	72	8	6	6	11	15
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	17.9	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	7	45.9	40.6	3.7			14.4	33.6	43.0			11.7	14.1	82.8	51.0				321	284	125	26				22

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