most rebounds per game in a playoff year by a rookie since 1990

Since 1989-90, Drew Gooden has averaged the most rebounds per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 12.7 per game in 2002-03.

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	12.7	2002-03	ORL	7	33.4	14.0	0.6	0.4	0.9	5.1	12.9	40.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.7	5.1	72.2	46.3	4.0	8.7	1.7	234	98	89	4	3	6	12	23	-38
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.0	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	24.3	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.5	9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	243	120	23	11	40	24	35
3	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	11.7	1996-97	MIN	3	39.3	12.7	1.3	0.7	1.0	5.0	9.7	51.7	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.3	80.0	56.9	6.3	5.3	0.3	118	38	35	4	2	3	1	11	-19
4	Al Horford A. Horford	10.4	2007-08	ATL	7	39.6	12.6	3.6	0.4	1.0	4.9	10.3	47.2	0.0	0.0		2.9	3.9	74.1	52.5	3.1	7.3	2.1	277	88	73	25	3	7	15	26	-86
5	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	10.2	1995-96	POR	5	35.4	23.6	1.8	0.8	0.6	7.0	16.2	43.2	1.0	1.8	55.6	8.6	12.0	71.7	54.9	2.4	7.8	2.0	177	118	51	9	4	3	10	17
6	Kenneth Faried K. Faried	10.0	2011-12	DEN	7	27.4	10.4	0.6	0.7	1.1	4.6	8.6	53.3	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.7	75.0	55.9	3.6	6.4	2.0	192	73	70	4	5	8	14	20	-14
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	9.9	1992-93	CHA	9	40.8	23.8	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.0	10.3	77.4	56.6	3.1	6.8	4.1	367	214	89	13	6	31	37	37
8	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	9.4	2017-18	PHI	10	36.9	16.3	7.7	1.7	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	54.1	1.6	7.8	4.4	369	163	94	77	17	8	44	34	-23
9	Luis Scola L. Scola	9.3	2007-08	HOU	6	36.7	14.0	1.3	0.7	0.2	5.0	11.2	44.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.0	5.8	68.6	51.0	4.0	5.3	2.0	220	84	56	8	4	1	12	30	-28
10	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	9.0	2021-22	TOR	4	33.3	12.8	4.3	1.0	0.3	4.5	10.5	42.9	0.5	3.0	16.7	3.3	4.0	81.3	52.0	1.8	7.3	1.3	133	51	36	17	4	1	5	12	-27
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	9.0	1997-98	SAS	9	41.6	20.7	1.9	0.6	2.6	8.1	15.6	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.7	66.7	55.9	2.2	6.8	2.8	374	186	81	17	5	23	25	24	+16
12	Shawn Marion S. Marion	8.8	1999-00	PHX	9	31.2	9.1	0.8	0.7	1.6	4.0	9.6	41.9	0.1	0.7	16.7	1.0	1.2	81.8	45.1	2.3	6.4	0.8	281	82	79	7	6	14	7	17	-59
13	Chris Webber C. Webber	8.7	1993-94	GSW	3	36.3	15.7	9.0	1.0	3.0	7.3	13.3	55.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.3	30.0	52.9	4.3	4.3	3.0	109	47	26	27	3	9	9	11
14	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	8.3	2003-04	DEN	4	35.8	15.0	2.8	1.3	0.0	5.3	16.0	32.8	0.5	2.8	18.2	4.0	5.0	80.0	41.2	1.8	6.5	4.3	143	60	33	11	5	0	17	11	-31
15	Billy Owens B. Owens	8.3	1991-92	GSW	4	39.3	19.3	3.3	2.0	0.5	7.5	14.3	52.6	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.8	63.0	55.9	3.3	5.0	1.5	157	77	33	13	8	2	6	14
16	Andres Nocioni A. Nocioni	8.2	2004-05	CHI	6	33.7	12.8	2.3	0.2	1.0	4.5	11.2	40.3	1.0	2.8	35.3	2.8	3.8	73.9	49.9	1.3	6.8	1.8	202	77	49	14	1	6	11	20	-20
17	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	7.8	2002-03	PHX	6	33.8	14.2	1.2	1.7	1.5	5.7	10.8	52.3	0.2	0.2	100.0	2.7	4.7	57.1	55.0	2.7	5.2	3.2	203	85	47	7	10	9	19	28	-9
18	Zach Edey Z. Edey	7.8	2024-25	MEM	4	27.0	6.3	1.8	0.0	2.5	2.5	3.8	66.7	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.8	71.4	69.1	2.8	5.0	1.5	108	25	31	7	0	10	6	12	-58
19	Chris Mills C. Mills	7.7	1993-94	CLE	3	37.3	17.0	2.7	2.3	0.3	6.3	12.7	50.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	3.0	3.7	81.8	59.5	3.3	4.3	1.7	112	51	23	8	7	1	5	9
20	Terrence Jones T. Jones	7.5	2012-13	HOU	2	17.5	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	35.3	2.5	5.0	0.5	35	8	15	1	0	1	1	2	-2
21	Nenad Krstic N. Krstic	7.5	2004-05	NJN	4	38.5	18.3	1.8	0.3	0.5	6.8	12.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.0	79.2	62.3	2.5	5.0	1.5	154	73	30	7	1	2	6	20	-36
22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	7.5	1997-98	CLE	4	36.8	17.3	0.5	0.5	1.3	7.0	12.3	57.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	6.3	52.0	57.5	3.5	4.0	2.5	147	69	30	2	2	5	10	22	-22
23	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	7.4	2023-24	DAL	21	22.0	7.9	1.3	0.4	1.0	3.0	4.5	67.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.7	2.9	59.0	67.7	2.7	4.7	1.0	462	165	156	27	9	20	21	48	+98
24	Lorenzen Wright L. Wright	7.3	1996-97	LAC	3	30.7	10.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	4.3	10.7	40.6	0.0	0.0		1.7	1.7	100.0	45.3	2.3	5.0	0.3	92	31	22	2	3	2	1	6	-39
25	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	7.3	2008-09	MIA	7	25.4	12.1	1.0	0.3	1.0	4.9	12.6	38.6	0.6	1.9	30.8	1.9	2.4	76.5	44.5	1.4	5.9	1.6	178	85	51	7	2	7	11	14	-16

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1989-90, Drew Gooden has averaged the most rebounds per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 12.7 per game in 2002-03.

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8.4

5.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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Scores

Schedule