youngest player with 20 rebounds in a finals game

Tom Heinsohn is the youngest with 20+ rebounds in an NBA Finals game. He was 22 years and 230 days old against the St. Louis Hawks on April 13, 1957.

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youngest player with 20 or more rebounds in a finals game

	NAME	Age	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	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22-230	23	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	37	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	23-047	25	3/31/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	11				5	15	33.3				1	3	33.3	33.7				3
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	23-054	20	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	44	17	5			7	10	70.0				3	7	42.9	65.0				3
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	23-056	23	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	36	14	3			5	15	33.3				4	6	66.7	39.7				5
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	23-058	23	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	46	17				5	16	31.3				7	12	58.3	39.9				4
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	23-060	32	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	54	19	2			7	17	41.2				5	10	50.0	44.4				5
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	23-185	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
8	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23-226	20	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	34	18	4			4	17	23.5				10	11	90.9	41.2				6
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24-009	24	4/25/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BAL	45	27	2			13	22	59.1				1	1	100.0	60.2				2
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24-012	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
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	24-045	29	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	40	14				4	15	26.7				6	13	46.2	33.8				4
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	24-046	27	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	43	22				7	15	46.7				8	10	80.0	56.7				2
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24-115	28	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	42	26				9	33	27.3				8	10	80.0	34.8				1
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24-120	23	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	44	32	5			8	24	33.3				16	22	72.7	47.5				4
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	24-149	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
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	24-151	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
17	Bill Walton B. Walton	24-198	20	5/22/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	43	28	3	2	2	11	17	64.7				6	7	85.7	69.7	3	17		3
18	Bill Walton B. Walton	24-210	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
19	Bill Walton B. Walton	24-212	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
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	25-042	20	4/25/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	MIL	42	13	4			6	12	50.0				1	3	33.3	48.8				1
21	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	25-045	23	4/28/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	@	MIL	45	20	6			10	22	45.5				0	1	0.0	44.6				3
22	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	25-047	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
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	25-051	28	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	43	5	7			2	11	18.2				1	3	33.3	20.3				3
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	25-052	30	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	47	9				2	10	20.0				5	8	62.5	33.3				3
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	25-054	30	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	8	8			3	8	37.5				2	8	25.0	34.7				2

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