which nba player has the most rebounds in a game 5

Bill Russell has the most rebounds in a game 5, with 38 rebounds in Game 5 of the 1961 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks.

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	38	4/11/1961	BOS	vs	STL	48	30	3	9	17	52.9	12	17	70.6	61.3	2
2	Willis Reed W. Reed	36	4/2/1970	NYK	vs	BAL	45	36	3	14	26	53.8	8	9	88.9	60.1	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	4/11/1967	PHI	vs	BOS	47	29	13	10	16	62.5	9	17	52.9	61.8	2
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	4/9/1964	BOS	vs	CIN	47	20	7	7	16	43.8	6	7	85.7	52.4	3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	56	1	22	48	45.8	12	22	54.5	48.5	2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	50	2	22	42	52.4	6	14	42.9	51.9	2
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	46	1	19	34	55.9	8	25	32.0	51.1	5
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	3/26/1961	BOS	vs	SYR	45	25	3	11	17	64.7	3	6	50.0	63.6	3
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	32	3/28/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	44	18		8	18	44.4	2	2	100.0	47.7	1
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	5/1/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	3	5	9	55.6	3	8	37.5	51.9	0
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	31	4/12/1966	BOS	@	PHI	48	18	6	6	11	54.5	6	10	60.0	58.4	5
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	31	4/1/1966	BOS	vs	CIN		16	11	7	13	53.8	2	6	33.3	51.2	3
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	4/15/1968	PHI	vs	BOS	48	28	7	11	21	52.4	6	11	54.5	54.2	0
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	4/25/1965	BOS	vs	LAL	42	22	4	6	9	66.7	10	12	83.3	77.0	2
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	30	3/27/1958	BOS	vs	PHI	46	18	2	6	19	31.6	6	6	100.0	41.6	4
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	4/10/1973	LAL	vs	CHI	48	21	4	8	11	72.7	5	12	41.7	64.5	4
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	5/7/1972	LAL	vs	NYK	47	24	4	10	14	71.4	4	9	44.4	66.8	2
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	4/20/1969	LAL	vs	ATL	48	16	3	5	11	45.5	6	13	46.2	47.8	3
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	29	4/14/1962	BOS	vs	LAL	48	26	3	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	60.1	3
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	28	4/23/1967	SFW	@	PHI	48	17	1	7	21	33.3	3	7	42.9	35.3	4
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	28	4/24/1966	BOS	vs	LAL	48	32	4	13	23	56.5	6	7	85.7	61.3	5
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	28	4/11/1965	BOS	vs	PHI	48	12	7	4	7	57.1	4	5	80.0	65.2	6
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	4/4/1969	LAL	vs	SFW	48	7	2	3	6	50.0	1	3	33.3	47.8	3
24	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	27	4/10/1967	SFW	vs	STL	46	23	3	9	15	60.0	5	9	55.6	60.7	3
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	4/26/1964	SFW	@	BOS	48	30	2	12	28	42.9	6	13	46.2	44.5	5