most rebounds in a finals game while also having 30+ points

Bill Russell has grabbed the most rebounds with 30+ points in an NBA Finals game, with 40 boards against the Lakers on April 18, 1962.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a finals game while also having 30+ points
NAME REB PTS DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
30
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
30
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
32
4/24/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
4
13
23
56.5
6
7
85.7
61.3
5
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
45
5/6/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
46
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
30
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
48
2
12
28
42.9
6
13
46.2
44.5
5
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
35
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
46
5
15
22
68.2
5
11
45.5
65.2
0
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
32
4/20/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
44
3
14
27
51.9
4
9
44.4
51.7
2
8 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24
40
6/9/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
4
0
3
11
18
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
9 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24
31
4/8/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
48
3
9
24
37.5
13
14
92.9
51.4
5
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23
38
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
45
8
14
27
51.9
10
10
100.0
60.5
5
11 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23
39
4/10/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
4
13
35
37.1
13
16
81.3
46.4
2
12 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
23
37
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
13 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
23
32
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
44
5
8
24
33.3
16
22
72.7
47.5
4
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22
41
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
22
61
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
16 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
22
35
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
43
7
14
29
48.3
7
7
100.0
54.6
2
17 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
21
32
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
44
10
0
2
12
21
57.1
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
65.3
3
18
3
5
+15
18 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
21
36
6/14/2000
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
47
1
2
2
13
25
52.0
0
0
10
17
58.8
55.4
7
14
3
6
+3
19 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
21
33
4/9/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
@
BOS BOS
40
7
21
33.3
19
24
79.2
52.3
3
20 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20
36
6/13/2004
2003-04
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
47
2
0
1
16
21
76.2
0
0
4
11
36.4
69.7
3
17
2
4
-8
21 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
20
32
6/4/2003
2002-03
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
vs
NJN NJN
44
6
3
7
11
17
64.7
0
0
10
14
71.4
69.1
3
17
1
1
+10
22 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20
44
6/6/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
52
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
22
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
23 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
36
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
47
2
13
28
46.4
10
13
76.9
53.4
4
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
20
43
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
1
15
34
44.1
13
17
76.5
51.8
3
25 George Yardley
G. Yardley
20
30
4/7/1956
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
@
PHI PHI
2
11
20
55.0
8
12
66.7
59.3
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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