Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards in an elimination game, with 40 rebounds in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals versus the Lakers.
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NBA most rebounds by a player in an elimination 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 |  | B. Russell | 40 | 4/18/1962 | vs | 53 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | W. Chamberlain | 35 | 3/22/1962 | vs | 48 | 56 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 48.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 35 | 4/9/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 56.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | W. Chamberlain | 35 | 3/22/1960 | @ | 46 | 50 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 51.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | W. Chamberlain | 34 | 4/19/1968 | vs | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 44.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 34 | 4/12/1966 | vs | 48 | 46 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 51.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/28/1966 | vs | 48 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 32 | 4/15/1965 | @ | 48 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 72.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/1/1959 | vs | 46 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 37.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/13/1957 | vs | 54 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/17/1968 | vs | 48 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 52.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/1/1966 | vs | 16 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 30 | 4/16/1964 | vs | 48 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 61.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 29 | 4/15/1965 | vs | 48 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | W. Chamberlain | 28 | 4/15/1973 | vs | 48 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 60.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | N. Thurmond | 28 | 4/23/1967 | @ | 48 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 35.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Russell | 28 | 4/9/1967 | vs | 48 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 41.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | D. Cowens | 27 | 5/1/1977 | @ | 46 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 32.6 | 7 | 20 | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 5/6/1970 | vs | 46 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 4/9/1970 | vs | 43 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 5/5/1969 | vs | 43 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 65.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 27 | 4/26/1964 | @ | 48 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 26 | 5/4/1977 | vs | 47 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 61.2 | 8 | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 26 | 4/7/1970 | @ | 48 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 36.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 26 | 4/19/1968 | @ | 48 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 57.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
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