most rebounds scored in an nba finals game by player

Bill Russell has the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game, with 40 rebounds on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.

NAMEREBDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
30
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
21
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
44
10
10
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
48
27
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
16
6
6
13
46.2
4
9
44.4
47.2
3
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
30
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
47
22
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
53
16
10
6
8
75.0
4
9
44.4
66.9
2
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
25
1
10
22
45.5
5
5
100.0
51.7
5
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
SFW SFW
47
16
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
54
19
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
13
3
5
9
55.6
3
8
37.5
51.9
0
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
8
1
3
8
37.5
2
11
18.2
31.2
3
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
53
24
3
10
20
50.0
4
5
80.0
54.1
3
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
31
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
41
15
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
36.1
2
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
22
4
6
9
66.7
10
12
83.3
77.0
2
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
15
5
9
55.6
5
10
50.0
56.0
1
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
8
8
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
47
9
2
10
20.0
5
8
62.5
33.3
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
5/7/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
24
4
10
14
71.4
4
9
44.4
66.8
2
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
6
2
2
12
16.7
2
4
50.0
21.8
3
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
39
7
2
3
14
21.4
1
3
33.3
22.8
0
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
47
25
3
10
19
52.6
5
8
62.5
55.5
3
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
26
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
40
14
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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