playoff most defensive rebounds in a game by cleveland

The Cleveland Cavaliers got their most defensive rebounds in a playoff game 2 times, with 44 boards.

	TEAM	DREB	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	44	4/20/2024	CLE	vs	ORL	W 97-83	240	97	54	21	9	4	36	81	44.4	8	30	26.7	17	21	81.0	53.7	10	18	21
2	Cavaliers	44	6/1/2017	CLE	@	GSW	L 91-113	240	91	59	15	0	6	30	86	34.9	11	31	35.5	20	25	80.0	46.9	15	20	23
3	Cavaliers	43	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	W 138-83	240	138	51	26	15	6	47	86	54.7	22	47	46.8	22	25	88.0	71.1	8	12	12
4	Cavaliers	43	5/26/2015	CLE	vs	ATL	W 118-88	240	118	56	23	5	7	43	87	49.4	13	31	41.9	19	30	63.3	58.9	13	10	18
5	Cavaliers	41	5/5/2017	CLE	@	TOR	W 115-94	240	115	49	15	2	7	39	76	51.3	13	23	56.5	24	28	85.7	65.1	8	16	20
6	Cavaliers	41	6/7/2015	CLE	@	GSW	W 95-93	265	95	55	14	11	3	29	90	32.2	9	27	33.3	28	40	70.0	44.1	14	17	24
7	Cavaliers	40	5/3/2026	CLE	vs	TOR	W 114-102	240	114	60	23	8	5	38	85	44.7	11	39	28.2	27	37	73.0	56.3	20	17	23
8	Cavaliers	40	4/26/2026	CLE	@	TOR	L 89-93	240	89	56	15	5	5	32	87	36.8	10	40	25.0	15	23	65.2	45.8	16	18	27
9	Cavaliers	40	6/16/2015	CLE	vs	GSW	L 97-105	240	97	56	14	3	7	32	82	39.0	6	26	23.1	27	39	69.2	48.9	16	19	26
10	Cavaliers	40	4/26/2015	CLE	@	BOS	W 101-93	240	101	50	13	9	9	31	78	39.7	7	33	21.2	32	43	74.4	52.1	10	8	30
11	Cavaliers	40	4/25/2007	CLE	vs	WAS	W 109-102	240	109	56	20	2	5	40	84	47.6	3	12	25.0	26	33	78.8	55.3	16	14	21
12	Cavaliers	39	5/27/2018	CLE	@	BOS	W 87-79	240	87	41	15	2	4	30	66	45.5	9	35	25.7	18	25	72.0	56.5	2	13	21
13	Cavaliers	39	5/1/2017	CLE	vs	TOR	W 116-105	240	116	46	26	8	4	39	85	45.9	14	34	41.2	24	29	82.8	59.3	7	12	18
14	Cavaliers	39	6/19/2016	CLE	@	GSW	W 93-89	240	93	48	17	7	6	33	82	40.2	6	25	24.0	21	25	84.0	50.0	9	11	15
15	Cavaliers	39	5/19/2016	CLE	vs	TOR	W 108-89	240	108	46	24	5	2	38	76	50.0	7	21	33.3	25	37	67.6	58.5	7	11	16
16	Cavaliers	38	5/9/2025	CLE	@	IND	W 126-104	240	126	56	24	5	7	42	100	42.0	14	47	29.8	28	37	75.7	54.2	18	14	26
17	Cavaliers	38	5/5/2024	CLE	vs	ORL	W 106-94	240	106	48	19	8	8	34	77	44.2	8	24	33.3	30	36	83.3	57.1	10	16	23
18	Cavaliers	38	5/21/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	W 111-102	240	111	47	15	6	8	41	81	50.6	8	23	34.8	21	29	72.4	59.2	9	19	23
19	Cavaliers	38	5/25/2016	CLE	vs	TOR	W 116-78	240	116	48	23	11	6	44	77	57.1	10	21	47.6	18	24	75.0	66.2	10	17	26
20	Cavaliers	38	5/10/2015	CLE	@	CHI	W 86-84	240	86	44	16	4	6	29	75	38.7	5	25	20.0	23	24	95.8	50.3	6	15	16
21	Cavaliers	38	5/14/2007	CLE	@	NJN	W 87-85	240	87	43	17	6	4	27	65	41.5	5	14	35.7	28	37	75.7	53.5	5	13	25
22	Cavaliers	38	5/9/2006	CLE	@	DET	L 91-97	240	91	51	18	2	1	35	79	44.3	6	14	42.9	15	22	68.2	51.3	13	14	26
23	Cavaliers	38	4/30/1992	CLE	@	NJN	W 98-89	240	98	55	18	9	8	34	80	42.5	2	5	40.0	28	34	82.4	51.6	17	19	24
24	Cavaliers	38	5/1/1990	CLE	vs	PHI	W 122-95	240	122	47	32	12	5	43	76	56.6	4	7	57.1	32	44	72.7	64.0	9	14	27
25	Cavaliers	38	4/15/1977	CLE	vs	WAS	W 91-83	240	91	54	25	11	6	41	98	41.8				9	13	69.2	43.9	16	16	27

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RPG

9.0

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5.7

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119.2

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DRTG

115.1

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4.1

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

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33.5

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31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

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8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

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67.4

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

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Thompson

36.4

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1.52

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Dončić

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Worst Record ATS

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36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0