Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 32 boards versus the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.
| NAME | REB | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Russell | 32 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 54 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 25 | 3/31/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 33.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | T. Heinsohn | 23 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 48.9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 23 | 4/11/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 39.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 23 | 4/9/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 39.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | C. Hagan | 20 | 4/11/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 52.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 20 | 4/7/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 65.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 19 | 4/6/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  | C. Lee | 18 | 4/20/1967 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 34.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 18 | 3/30/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | J. Kerr | 17 | 4/2/1955 | 1954-55 | NBA Finals | vs | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  | N. Clifton | 17 | 4/13/1951 | 1950-51 | NBA Finals | vs | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 44.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | N. Thurmond | 16 | 4/18/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 53.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | C. Hagan | 16 | 4/13/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 56.7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | M. Johnson | 15 | 5/16/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 5/14/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 43.5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 17 |  | A. Adams | 15 | 5/27/1976 | 1975-76 | NBA Finals | @ | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 44.8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | | N. Thurmond | 15 | 4/24/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 47.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | T. Gola | 15 | 4/7/1956 | 1955-56 | NBA Finals | vs | 16 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 42.2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | A. Adams | 14 | 5/30/1976 | 1975-76 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| 21 | | N. Thurmond | 14 | 4/26/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 40.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | G. Wiley | 14 | 4/24/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | G. Wiley | 14 | 4/21/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | E. Baylor | 14 | 4/9/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 30 | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 46.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | T. Heinsohn | 14 | 4/7/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | @ | 30 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 41.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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