oldest player to have 17 rebounds in a finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 17+ rebounds in an NBA Finals game. He was 38 years and 44 days old against the Celtics on May 30, 1985.

	NAME	Age	REB	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-044	17	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	30	8	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0	0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	37-313	17	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	31	13	1	0	2	6	8	75.0	0	0	1	4	25.0	66.6	4	13	1	2	+6
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37-054	17	6/18/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	44	30	0	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0	4	5	80.0	64.7	5	12	2	2	+16
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36-262	21	5/10/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	23	3			9	16	56.3			5	14	35.7	51.9				3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36-260	19	5/8/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	13	5			4	8	50.0			5	7	71.4	58.7				3
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36-255	20	5/3/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	5	0			2	4	50.0			1	9	11.1	31.4				3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36-253	20	5/1/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	12	6			5	11	45.5			2	4	50.0	47.0				3
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-260	29	5/7/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	47	24	4			10	14	71.4			4	9	44.4	66.8				2
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-258	24	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	53	12	3			5	11	45.5			2	5	40.0	45.5				5
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-256	20	5/3/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	26	1			9	10	90.0			8	11	72.7	87.6				4
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-253	24	4/30/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	23	4			10	19	52.6			3	7	42.9	52.1				3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-249	19	4/26/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	40	12	1			5	11	45.5			2	3	66.7	48.7				4
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-220	20	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	39	21	3			10	17	58.8			1	2	50.0	58.7				4
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-082	21	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	6	6			2	7	28.6			2	4	50.0	34.2				5
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-080	19	5/3/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	9	2			3	8	37.5			3	3	100.0	48.3				5
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-076	29	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	6	2			2	12	16.7			2	4	50.0	21.8				3
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-074	18	4/27/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	11	3			5	12	41.7			1	2	50.0	42.7				3
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-072	21	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	9	13			4	7	57.1			1	5	20.0	48.9				4
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	35-070	27	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	16	5			6	12	50.0			4	5	80.0	56.3				4
20	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	35-034	19	6/16/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	38	9	5	3	1	4	9	44.4	0	0	1	3	33.3	43.6	11	8	0	4
21	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	35-025	20	6/7/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	42	10	0	0	0	3	6	50.0	0	0	4	6	66.7	57.9	11	9	4	4
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	34-080	19	5/2/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	12	6			5	7	71.4			2	2	100.0	76.1				3
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	34-078	25	4/30/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	53	22	5			8	20	40.0			6	9	66.7	45.9				3
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	34-076	22	4/28/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	11	6			2	7	28.6			7	19	36.8	35.8				5
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	34-072	24	4/24/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	15	5			5	13	38.5			5	6	83.3	48.0				4

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