Bill Russell grabbed 40 rebounds in Game 3 of the 1958 Division Finals versus the Philadelphia Warriors on March 23, 1958.

who was the first player with 40 rebounds in a playoff game
Interpreted as:
Who was the first player with 40 or more rebounds in a playoff game?
NAME DATE REB TM OPP MIN PTS AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
Bill Russell Bill Russell 3/23/1958 40
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
48 14 6 6 17 35.3 2 2 100.0 39.1 3
Bill Russell Bill Russell 3/29/1960 40
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48 21 1 8 12 66.7 5 9 55.6 65.8 2
Bill Russell Bill Russell 4/18/1962 40
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53 30 4 8 18 44.4 14 17 82.4 58.9 2
Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain 4/5/1967 41
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48 20 9 8 14 57.1 4 8 50.0 57.1 3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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