who has the most rebounds in an nba finals game since 1971

Since 1970-71, Wilt Chamberlain has the most boards in an NBA Finals game, with 29 rebounds versus the Knicks on May 7, 1972.

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	5/7/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	47	24	4			10	14	71.4				4	9	44.4	66.8				2
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	46	40	4	0	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		18	39	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
3	Bill Walton B. Walton	24	6/3/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	39	14	3	0	2	6	11	54.5				2	2	100.0	58.9	4	20		4
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	53	12	3			5	11	45.5				2	5	40.0	45.5				5
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24	4/30/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	23	4			10	19	52.6				3	7	42.9	52.1				3
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24	4/25/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BAL	45	27	2			13	22	59.1				1	1	100.0	60.2				2
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	23	5/31/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	45	24	1	1	3	9	22	40.9	0	0		6	9	66.7	46.2	8	15	1	3
8	Bill Walton B. Walton	23	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	42	20	7	0	8	8	15	53.3				4	5	80.0	58.1	3	20		4
9	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	23	4/30/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	MIL	39	11	10			3	12	25.0				5	8	62.5	35.4				5
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	23	4/28/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	@	MIL	45	20	6			10	22	45.5				0	1	0.0	44.6				3
11	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	22	6/15/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	42	18	1	3	1	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	2	6	33.3	57.5	10	12	0	3	+23
12	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	22	6/1/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	39	24	3	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	63.7	7	15	4	3
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	22	5/10/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	48	24	0	0	0	11	30	36.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	38.9	9	13	3	4
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	32	10	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
15	Kevin Love K. Love	21	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	34	15	1	0	3	4	13	30.8	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	5	16	1	4	-11
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	21	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	49	16	2	0	9	5	12	41.7	0	0		6	14	42.9	44.1	6	15	7	4	-11
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	6/14/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	@	IND	47	36	1	2	2	13	25	52.0	0	0		10	17	58.8	55.4	7	14	3	6	+3
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	49	29	2	3	0	9	24	37.5	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	51.1	9	12	3	4
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	45	19	3	5	0	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	49.2	4	17	5	3
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
21	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	21	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	10	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21	5/10/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	23	3			9	16	56.3				5	14	35.7	51.9				3
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	21	4/28/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BAL	46	23	2			10	22	45.5				3	4	75.0	48.4				3
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	47	36	2	0	1	16	21	76.2	0	0		4	11	36.4	69.7	3	17	2	4	-8
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	46	21	10	0	8	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	49.5	4	16	4	2	+11

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