Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 40 boards in Game 7 of the 1962 NBA Finals against the Lakers on April 18, 1962, in Game 2 of the 1960 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks on March 29, 1960 and in Game 3 of the 1958 Division Finals against the Philadelphia Warriors on March 23, 1958.
| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Russell | 40 | 4/18/1962 | vs | 53 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 40 | 3/29/1960 | vs | 48 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 65.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 40 | 3/23/1958 | vs | 48 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 39.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 39 | 3/23/1961 | vs | 41 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 42.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 39 | 3/19/1960 | vs | 40 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/16/1963 | vs | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 47.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 38 | 4/11/1961 | vs | 48 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 61.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 35 | 4/9/1964 | vs | 47 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 52.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 35 | 4/9/1960 | vs | 47 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 56.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 34 | 3/24/1968 | vs | 38 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 43.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 34 | 3/19/1961 | vs | 48 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 39.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 33 | 3/26/1961 | vs | 45 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 63.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/28/1966 | vs | 48 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/4/1965 | vs | 48 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 36.2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/22/1964 | @ | 47 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 37.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/1/1959 | vs | 46 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 37.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Russell | 32 | 3/28/1959 | vs | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 47.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 32 | 3/18/1959 | vs | 43 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 32 | 4/13/1957 | vs | 54 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/17/1968 | vs | 48 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 52.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/12/1966 | @ | 48 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 58.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/1/1966 | vs | 16 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Russell | 31 | 3/31/1964 | vs | 46 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 37.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 31 | 3/28/1962 | vs | 48 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 51.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 31 | 4/2/1961 | vs | 41 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 36.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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