which nba player has the most 20 rebound games in finals

Bill Russell has the most games with 20+ rebounds in the NBA Finals, with 51 games.

	NAME	GP	REB	SERIES	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	51	1,389	NBA Finals	46.1	17.4	27.2				6.3	13.5	46.7				4.8	8.1	59.5	51.0				2,352	889					165
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	755	NBA Finals	47.6	20.3	26.0	3.9			8.3	14.7	56.7				3.6	10.1	35.4	52.8				1,380	588	112				82
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	7	150	NBA Finals	46.1	39.9	21.4	3.3			14.3	32.4	44.1				11.3	14.0	80.6	51.6				323	279	23				27
4	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	6	160	NBA Finals	47.3	14.2	26.7	3.3			5.7	16.5	34.3				2.8	5.2	54.8	37.7				284	85	20				20
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	105	NBA Finals	47.4	36.8	21.0	4.2	0.8	2.8	13.8	22.2	62.2	0.0	0.0		9.2	19.8	46.5	59.5	5.8	15.2	3.2	237	184	21	4	14	16	23	+17
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	5	118	NBA Finals	43.4	31.4	23.6				9.4	26.2	35.9				12.6	15.4	81.8	47.6				217	157					15
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	4	86	NBA Finals	42.3	13.3	21.5	6.0	2.0	1.0	5.5	13.3	41.5				2.3	4.5	50.0	43.5	5.0	15.0		169	53	24	2	1		11
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	3	63	NBA Finals	46.0	22.0	21.0	4.7	3.0	0.0	8.7	19.7	44.1	0.3	1.3	25.0	4.3	4.3	100.0	51.0	6.7	14.3	4.3	138	66	14	9	0	13	8
9	Bill Walton B. Walton	3	67	NBA Finals	41.3	20.7	22.3	4.3	0.7	4.0	8.3	14.3	58.1				4.0	4.7	85.7	63.1	3.3	19.0		124	62	13	2	12		11
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2	40	NBA Finals	45.0	26.5	20.0	8.0	1.5	7.5	10.0	18.0	55.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	6.5	9.5	68.4	59.7	3.5	16.5	2.5	90	53	16	3	15	5	3	+21
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	2	45	NBA Finals	46.5	24.0	22.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	10.0	26.0	38.5	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.5	72.7	42.2	8.5	14.0	2.0	93	48	1	1	3	4	7
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	45	NBA Finals	45.5	25.0	22.5	2.0			11.5	22.0	52.3				2.0	2.5	80.0	54.1				91	50	4				5
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	2	43	NBA Finals	39.5	27.5	21.5	3.0			10.5	25.0	42.0				6.5	11.0	59.1	46.1				79	55	6				12
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1	21	NBA Finals	43.7	32.0	21.0	10.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	1.0	2.0	50.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	65.3	3.0	18.0	3.0	44	32	10	0	2	3	5	+15
15	Kevin Love K. Love	1	21	NBA Finals	34.2	15.0	21.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	3.0	6.0	50.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	50.8	5.0	16.0	1.0	34	15	1	0	3	1	4	-11
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1	21	NBA Finals	48.8	16.0	21.0	2.0	0.0	9.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	0.0	0.0		6.0	14.0	42.9	44.1	6.0	15.0	7.0	49	16	2	0	9	7	4	-11
17	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	22	NBA Finals	42.0	18.0	22.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	57.5	10.0	12.0	0.0	42	18	1	3	1	0	3	+23
18	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	1	20	NBA Finals	42.0	10.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	57.9	11.0	9.0	4.0	42	10	0	0	0	4	4
19	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	1	20	NBA Finals	40.0	16.0	20.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	69.4	9.0	11.0	2.0	40	16	3	1	0	2	4
20	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1	22	NBA Finals	39.0	24.0	22.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	14.0	64.3	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.0	54.5	63.7	7.0	15.0	4.0	39	24	3	1	1	4	3
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1	20	NBA Finals	42.0	29.0	20.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	24.0	50.0				5.0	10.0	50.0	51.1	9.0	11.0	0.0	42	29	0	2	0	0	5
22	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	21	NBA Finals	48.0	25.0	21.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	20.0	55.0				3.0	4.0	75.0	57.4	3.0	18.0		48	25	10	1	0		3
23	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	1	20	NBA Finals	41.0	13.0	20.0	0.0			5.0	17.0	29.4				3.0	4.0	75.0	34.6				41	13	0				2
24	Mel Counts M. Counts	1	25	NBA Finals	39.0	11.0	25.0	2.0			5.0	12.0	41.7				1.0	3.0	33.3	41.3				39	11	2				3
25	Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff	1	20	NBA Finals	34.0	11.0	20.0	6.0			5.0	9.0	55.6				1.0	3.0	33.3	53.3				34	11	6				4

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5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
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Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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RPG Leaders

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7.0

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5.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
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12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
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1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
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