who was the first player with 39 rebounds in a game

Neil Johnston grabbed 39 boards versus the Syracuse Nationals on December 4, 1954.

Interpreted as:

Who was the first player with 39 or more rebounds in a game?

	NAME	DATE	REB	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	12/4/1954	39	PHI	vs	SYR	42	27	4	10	22	45.5	7	9	77.8	52.0	2
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	11/16/1957	49	BOS	vs	PHI	43	28	4	11	21	52.4	6	13	46.2	52.4	3
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	2/12/1958	41	BOS	vs	SYR	40	18	7	8	22	36.4	2	4	50.0	37.9	3
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/23/1958	40	BOS	vs	PHI	48	14	6	6	17	35.3	2	2	100.0	39.1	3
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	12/12/1958	40	BOS	vs	CIN	53	20	5	6	20	30.0	8	9	88.9	41.7	0
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	1/25/1959	39	BOS	vs	DET	53	20		9	20	45.0	2	5	40.0	45.0	4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/4/1959	40	PHI	vs	SYR	47	41	0	17	40	42.5	7	15	46.7	44.0	1
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/10/1959	43	PHI	vs	NYK	48	39	4	14	29	48.3	11	19	57.9	52.2	3
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	12/19/1959	39	BOS	vs	NYK	48	15	6	7	16	43.8	1	9	11.1	37.6	3
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/28/1959	39	PHI		CIN	47	39	3	14	33	42.4	11	18	61.1	47.7	0
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/13/1960	39	PHI		SYR	53	42	5	15	32	46.9	12	19	63.2	52.0	1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/15/1960	43	PHI	vs	BOS	48	44	2	16	42	38.1	12	19	63.2	43.7	2
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/25/1960	42	PHI		DET	47	58	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/29/1960	39	PHI	vs	BOS	48	43	3	18	36	50.0	7	15	46.7	50.5	2
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	2/5/1960	51	BOS	vs	SYR	48	23	5	8	16	50.0	7	10	70.0	56.4	1
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/6/1960	45	PHI	vs	SYR	48	44	3	15	37	40.5	14	23	60.9	46.7	2
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/19/1960	39	BOS	vs	PHI	40	26	5	12	24	50.0	2	2	100.0	52.3	2
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/29/1960	40	BOS	vs	STL	48	21	1	8	12	66.7	5	9	55.6	65.8	2
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/4/1960	39	PHI	vs	DET	47	44	3	22	35	62.9	0	10	0.0	55.8	2
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11/24/1960	55	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	4	15	43	34.9	4	10	40.0	35.9	3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/21/1961	45	PHI	vs	LAL	48	56	0	25	46	54.3	6	13	46.2	54.1	2
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	2/12/1961	40	BOS	vs	PHI	48	19	4	9	26	34.6	1	4	25.0	34.2	5
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/23/1961	39	BOS	vs	SYR	41	18	5	8	20	40.0	2	3	66.7	42.2	0
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/8/1961	43	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	1	31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6	4
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	12/21/1961	39	BOS		NYK	48	16		6			4	6	66.7		4