who has the most defensive rebounds in a game for the cavs

Cliff Robinson and Elmore Smith are tied for the most defensive rebounds for the Cavaliers in a game, with 21 boards.

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Who has the most defensive rebounds in a regular-season game for the cavs?

	NAME	DREB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	21	1/20/1983	CLE	@	WAS	45	22	23	3	2	3	10	20	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	52.7	2	0	1
2	Elmore Smith E. Smith	21	2/2/1978	CLE	vs	WAS	47	32	24	1	0	2	13	23	56.5				6	13	46.2	55.7	3	5	3
3	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	20	3/8/1991	CLE	@	SAC	41	21	24	2	0	0	8	18	44.4	0	0		5	6	83.3	50.9	4	3	4
4	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	20	2/27/1983	CLE	vs	POR	45	18	23	1	0	3	7	16	43.8	0	0		4	6	66.7	48.3	3	3	3
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	19	1/9/2021	CLE	@	MIL	41	26	24	3	1	1	11	23	47.8	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	51.6	5	6	4	-2
6	Kevin Love K. Love	19	10/30/2019	CLE	vs	CHI	31	17	20	6	1	0	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	69.7	1	3	1	+12
7	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	19	11/10/2004	CLE	vs	PHX	38	16	21	2	0	4	6	13	46.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	52.6	2	1	6	+9
8	Tristan Thompson T. Thompson	18	4/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	43	3	20	1	1	2	1	4	25.0	0	0		1	6	16.7	22.6	2	3	3	-25
9	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	18	3/20/2024	CLE	vs	MIA	39	25	20	3	0	0	10	13	76.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	79.9	2	2	2	+4
10	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	18	1/31/2021	CLE	@	MIN	33	25	22	4	1	1	9	18	50.0	0	0		7	10	70.0	55.8	4	3	3	+1
11	Kevin Love K. Love	18	1/20/2016	CLE	@	BKN	31	17	18	0	2	0	5	10	50.0	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	62.9	0	4	3	+18
12	Kevin Love K. Love	18	12/15/2014	CLE	vs	CHA	39	22	19	5	4	0	7	14	50.0	4	9	44.4	4	5	80.0	67.9	1	1	1	+16
13	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	18	1/31/1984	CLE	vs	DET	41	32	21	2	0	4	13	25	52.0	1	1	100.0	5	8	62.5	56.1	3	4	4
14	Kevin Love K. Love	17	10/23/2019	CLE	@	ORL	36	11	18	3	1	0	4	9	44.4	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	51.1	1	2	2	-15
15	Kevin Love K. Love	17	10/19/2018	CLE	@	MIN	39	25	19	7	0	0	6	19	31.6	3	7	42.9	10	10	100.0	53.4	2	3	4	+3
16	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	17	1/20/2014	CLE	vs	DAL	38	18	21	4	2	0	7	12	58.3	0	0		4	6	66.7	61.5	4	1	5	+12
17	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	17	1/2/2014	CLE	vs	ORL	39	18	25	3	0	1	8	17	47.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	48.0	8	1	3	+8
18	LeBron James L. James	17	4/14/2005	CLE	vs	NYK	42	27	18	7	2	2	7	25	28.0	4	13	30.8	9	14	64.3	43.3	1	4	3	+1
19	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	17	12/26/2004	CLE	vs	NOH	36	18	18	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		4	7	57.1	68.8	1	2	4	+13
20	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	17	2/16/1983	CLE	vs	DAL	40	23	22	1	0	0	8	18	44.4	0	0		7	10	70.0	51.3	5	2	3
21	Kenny Carr K. Carr	17	11/28/1980	CLE	vs	WAS	39	19	20	5	1	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		7	7	100.0	94.2	3	3	2
22	John Lambert J. Lambert	17	2/6/1979	CLE	vs	NJN	27	11	22	1	2	1	4	7	57.1				3	3	100.0	66.1	5	3	3
23	Elmore Smith E. Smith	17	1/22/1978	CLE	vs	ATL	38	16	22	0	1	5	8	16	50.0				0	0		50.0	5	5	2
24	Jim Chones J. Chones	17	11/6/1974	CLE	@	WAS	34	11	19	1	0	3	5	8	62.5				1	1	100.0	65.2	2		3
25	Kevin Love K. Love	16	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	38	12	17	2	0	0	4	10	40.0	3	9	33.3	1	2	50.0	55.1	1	1	6	+6

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