what player has the 2nd most rebounds in a game in playoff games in nba history

Bill Russell has grabbed the 2nd most rebounds in a playoff game, with 40 boards 3 times.

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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41
4/5/1967
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
20
9
8
14
57.1
4
8
50.0
57.1
3
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
4/18/1962
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
30
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
3/29/1960
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
21
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
4 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
3/23/1958
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
48
14
6
6
17
35.3
2
2
100.0
39.1
3
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39
4/6/1965
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
30
8
12
19
63.2
6
9
66.7
65.3
3
6 Bill Russell
B. Russell
39
3/23/1961
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
41
18
5
8
20
40.0
2
3
66.7
42.2
0
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
39
3/19/1960
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
40
26
5
12
24
50.0
2
2
100.0
52.3
2
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/16/1967
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
44
10
10
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/24/1964
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
48
27
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/16/1963
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
16
6
6
13
46.2
4
9
44.4
47.2
3
11 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/11/1961
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
30
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
4/8/1965
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
24
1
7
21
33.3
10
15
66.7
43.5
3
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
3/27/1962
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
42
5
16
31
51.6
10
17
58.8
54.6
1
14 Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
36
3/27/1971
ATL ATL
@
NYK NYK
48
12
2
6
19
31.6
0
4
0.0
28.9
4
15 Willis Reed
W. Reed
36
4/2/1970
NYK NYK
vs
BAL BAL
45
36
3
14
26
53.8
8
9
88.9
60.1
3
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
4/11/1967
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
47
29
13
10
16
62.5
9
17
52.9
61.8
2
17 Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
4/9/1964
BOS BOS
vs
CIN CIN
47
20
7
7
16
43.8
6
7
85.7
52.4
3
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
3/22/1962
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
56
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
19 Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
4/9/1960
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
47
22
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
3/22/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
50
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
21 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
34
3/29/1970
BAL BAL
@
NYK NYK
41
23
4
9
17
52.9
5
6
83.3
58.6
2
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
4/19/1968
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
14
5
4
9
44.4
6
15
40.0
44.9
2
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
34
3/24/1968
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
38
15
9
6
15
40.0
3
5
60.0
43.6
5
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
4/12/1966
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
46
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
4/9/1965
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
53
34
3
11
24
45.8
12
20
60.0
51.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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