who was the first player with 41 rebounds in a game

Bill Russell got 49 rebounds versus the Philadelphia Warriors on November 16, 1957.

Interpreted as:
Who was the first player with 41 or more rebounds in a game?
NAMEDATEREBTMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
11/16/1957
49
vs
43
28
4
11
21
52.4
6
13
46.2
52.4
3
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
2/12/1958
41
vs
40
18
7
8
22
36.4
2
4
50.0
37.9
3
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11/10/1959
43
vs
48
39
4
14
29
48.3
11
19
57.9
52.2
3
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/15/1960
43
vs
48
44
2
16
42
38.1
12
19
63.2
43.7
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/25/1960
42
47
58
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
2/5/1960
51
vs
48
23
5
8
16
50.0
7
10
70.0
56.4
1
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2/6/1960
45
vs
48
44
3
15
37
40.5
14
23
60.9
46.7
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11/24/1960
55
vs
48
34
4
15
43
34.9
4
10
40.0
35.9
3
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/21/1961
45
vs
48
56
0
25
46
54.3
6
13
46.2
54.1
2
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12/8/1961
43
vs
63
78
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10/26/1962
41
vs
53
50
1
20
29
69.0
10
19
52.6
66.9
0
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
1/20/1963
43
vs
48
29
3
11
22
50.0
7
11
63.6
54.0
4
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/6/1965
43
vs
48
27
8
10
22
45.5
7
17
41.2
45.8
4
14Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/11/1965
49
48
27
6
11
24
45.8
5
7
71.4
49.9
1
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/14/1965
41
vs
48
20
4
6
16
37.5
8
9
88.9
50.1
3
16Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
11/9/1965
42
vs
48
18
3
6
17
35.3
6
13
46.2
39.6
2
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1/14/1966
42
vs
48
37
6
15
28
53.6
7
14
50.0
54.2
2
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4/5/1967
41
vs
48
20
9
8
14
57.1
4
8
50.0
57.1
3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/7/1969
42
vs
53
12
6
3
8
37.5
6
12
50.0
45.2
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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