who has the most defensive rebounds in a nba finals game

Bill Walton has gotten the most defensive boards in an NBA Finals game, with 20 boards on June 5, 1977 and on June 3, 1977.

NAMEDREBDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Walton
B. Walton
20
6/5/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
42
20
23
7
0
8
8
15
53.3
4
5
80.0
58.1
3
4
2Bill Walton
B. Walton
20
6/3/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
39
14
24
3
0
2
6
11
54.5
2
2
100.0
58.9
4
4
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
19
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
40
24
4
0
3
11
18
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
2
5
+14
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
44
32
21
10
0
2
12
21
57.1
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
65.3
3
3
5
+15
5Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
18
5/23/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
PHX PHX
48
25
21
10
1
0
11
20
55.0
3
4
75.0
57.4
3
3
6Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
17
7/6/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
vs
MIL MIL
39
22
19
0
1
0
8
10
80.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
87.0
2
0
3
+13
7Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
17
6/13/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
47
36
20
2
0
1
16
21
76.2
0
0
4
11
36.4
69.7
3
2
4
-8
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
17
6/4/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
44
32
20
6
3
7
11
17
64.7
0
0
10
14
71.4
69.1
3
1
1
+10
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
17
6/13/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
53
24
19
4
1
1
9
20
45.0
1
1
100.0
5
9
55.6
50.1
2
2
5
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
17
5/7/1981
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
45
19
21
3
5
0
8
18
44.4
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
49.2
4
5
3
11Bill Walton
B. Walton
17
5/22/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
POR POR
@
PHI PHI
43
28
20
3
2
2
11
17
64.7
6
7
85.7
69.7
3
3
12Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
16
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
6
17
5
0
3
3
9
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
1
2
2
-7
13Kevin Love
K. Love
16
6/1/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
34
15
21
1
0
3
4
13
30.8
3
6
50.0
4
4
100.0
50.8
5
1
4
-11
14LeBron James
L. James
16
6/6/2013
2012-13
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
SAS SAS
42
18
18
10
0
0
7
16
43.8
1
5
20.0
3
4
75.0
50.7
2
2
0
-3
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
16
6/15/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
46
21
20
10
0
8
9
19
47.4
0
1
0.0
3
5
60.0
49.5
4
4
2
+11
16Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
16
6/14/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
@
POR POR
33
6
17
2
1
1
3
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
1
0
5
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
15
6/12/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
42
28
16
4
0
1
12
16
75.0
1
3
33.3
3
5
60.0
76.9
1
4
3
+12
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
15
7/6/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
35
20
17
4
2
1
6
11
54.5
1
2
50.0
7
12
58.3
61.4
2
3
5
+1
19Draymond Green
D. Green
15
6/13/2019
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
44
11
19
13
3
2
5
10
50.0
1
4
25.0
0
2
0.0
50.6
4
8
4
0
20LeBron James
L. James
15
6/16/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
47
32
18
9
2
0
13
33
39.4
2
10
20.0
4
8
50.0
43.8
3
6
3
-3
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
15
6/11/2009
2008-09
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
vs
LAL LAL
49
16
21
2
0
9
5
12
41.7
0
0
6
14
42.9
44.1
6
7
4
-11
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
15
6/11/2006
2005-06
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
vs
MIA MIA
41
26
16
4
0
2
8
16
50.0
0
2
0.0
10
11
90.9
62.4
1
1
2
+19
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
15
6/23/1999
1998-99
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
47
28
18
3
0
3
9
19
47.4
0
0
10
12
83.3
57.7
3
5
4
+3
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
15
6/1/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
39
24
22
3
1
1
9
14
64.3
0
0
6
11
54.5
63.7
7
4
3
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
6/8/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
34
17
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
2
2
100.0
2
4
50.0
78.1
2
5
4
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