nba players to score at least 20 points and have at least 20 rebounds in a single playoff game and lose the game before 1980

Elvin Hayes lost when grabbing 20+ boards and scoring 20+ points in Game 1 of the 1979 Eastern Conference Finals against the Spurs on May 4, 1979.

NAME DATE L PTS REB TM OPP MIN AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
5/4/1979
1
22
20
WAS WAS
vs
SAS SAS
45
4
0
1
9
21
42.9
4
5
80.0
47.4
5
3
2 Moses Malone
M. Malone
4/13/1979
1
21
24
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
43
2
1
4
9
23
39.1
3
7
42.9
40.3
13
11
5
2
3 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
5/28/1978
1
29
20
WAS WAS
vs
SEA SEA
42
0
2
0
12
24
50.0
5
10
50.0
51.1
9
11
0
5
4 Bill Walton
B. Walton
5/22/1977
1
28
20
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
43
3
2
2
11
17
64.7
6
7
85.7
69.7
3
17
3
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5/10/1977
1
21
20
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
45
7
1
8
5
12
41.7
11
13
84.6
59.3
5
15
2
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5/1/1977
1
43
20
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
41
3
0
4
17
25
68.0
9
11
81.8
72.1
5
15
5
7 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
4/15/1977
1
21
23
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
47
2
1
1
8
19
42.1
5
6
83.3
48.5
4
19
5
8 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4/28/1976
1
29
26
BOS BOS
@
BUF BUF
48
8
12
24
50.0
5
5
100.0
55.3
7
19
5
9 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
4/20/1976
1
26
20
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
39
0
1
0
12
17
70.6
2
7
28.6
64.7
6
14
6
10 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
5/11/1975
1
23
21
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
46
0
11
22
50.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
5
11 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4/19/1974
1
28
22
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
47
4
12
29
41.4
4
4
100.0
45.5
5
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5/10/1973
1
23
21
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
48
3
9
16
56.3
5
14
35.7
51.9
3
13 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4/17/1973
1
22
26
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
48
5
8
21
38.1
6
7
85.7
45.7
4
14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/22/1972
1
37
25
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
8
16
37
43.2
5
5
100.0
47.2
5
15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/14/1972
1
33
21
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
6
15
37
40.5
3
6
50.0
41.6
4
16 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4/1/1972
1
21
21
GSW GSW
vs
MIL MIL
44
2
10
24
41.7
1
2
50.0
42.2
2
17 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
4/28/1971
1
20
23
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
45
6
10
22
45.5
0
1
0.0
44.6
3
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/11/1971
1
26
22
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
48
0
10
21
47.6
6
8
75.0
53.0
1
19 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/9/1971
1
22
20
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
46
1
10
19
52.6
2
10
20.0
47.0
3
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/1/1971
1
32
21
MIL MIL
@
SFW SFW
46
2
11
25
44.0
10
15
66.7
50.6
4
21 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3/30/1971
1
25
20
SFW SFW
@
MIL MIL
44
7
11
18
61.1
3
4
75.0
63.3
2
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5/8/1970
1
21
24
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
48
4
10
16
62.5
1
11
9.1
50.4
1
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/29/1970
1
21
26
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
53
4
7
10
70.0
7
13
53.8
66.8
4
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
4/24/1970
1
21
20
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
39
3
10
17
58.8
1
2
50.0
58.7
4
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4/13/1970
1
38
23
MIL MIL
@
NYK NYK
48
11
16
25
64.0
6
12
50.0
62.7
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

106.8

30th

DRTG

119.1

27th

NETRTG

-12.3

30th

3P%

33.5

29th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
12
Nets Nets
26
56
.317
38.0
13
76ers 76ers
24
58
.293
40.0
14
Hornets Hornets
19
63
.232
45.0
15
Wizards Wizards
18
64
.220
46.0
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118

Final

119

WAS Wizards

18 - 64

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM