which rookie has the most rebounds in an nba finals game

Bill Russell has gotten the most boards by a rookie in an NBA Finals game, with 32 boards against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

NAME REB DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
54
19
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
3/31/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
31
11
5
15
33.3
1
3
33.3
33.7
3
3 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
23
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
37
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
4 Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
46
17
5
16
31.3
7
12
58.3
39.9
4
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
36
14
3
5
15
33.3
4
6
66.7
39.7
5
6 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
20
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
31
16
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
20
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
44
17
5
7
10
70.0
3
7
42.9
65.0
3
8 Bill Russell
B. Russell
19
4/6/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
38
8
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
25.9
4
9 Clyde Lee
C. Lee
18
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
30
11
3
5
14
35.7
1
4
25.0
34.9
1
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
18
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
42
7
4
3
13
23.1
1
4
25.0
23.7
6
11 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
17
4/2/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
SYR SYR
vs
FTW FTW
17
8
1
2
50.0
2
12 Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
17
4/13/1951
1950-51
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
ROC ROC
14
6
6
13
46.2
2
6
33.3
44.8
5
13 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
16
4/18/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
39
13
0
4
9
44.4
5
7
71.4
53.8
2
14 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
40
24
0
7
15
46.7
10
14
71.4
56.7
6
15 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15
5/16/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
47
42
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
16 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15
5/14/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
39
14
10
3
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
5
10
10
5
17 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
15
5/27/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
36
19
5
2
0
8
19
42.1
3
5
60.0
44.8
3
12
3
18 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
44
13
2
2
9
22.2
9
11
81.8
47.0
4
19 Tom Gola
T. Gola
15
4/7/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
FTW FTW
16
5
5
15
33.3
6
9
66.7
42.2
5
20 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
14
5/30/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
40
33
2
2
1
14
25
56.0
5
6
83.3
59.7
6
8
3
21 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
14
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
43
11
0
3
11
27.3
5
6
83.3
40.3
2
22 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
14
4/24/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
36
6
1
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
46.6
3
23 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
14
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
29
2
2
1
5
20.0
0
2
0.0
17.0
6
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
vs
BOS BOS
45
30
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
25 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
14
4/7/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
30
19
6
19
31.6
7
9
77.8
41.4
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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