most rebounds in a game in 1970-1971

Elvin Hayes got the most rebounds in a game in 1970-71, with 35 boards versus the Knicks on January 19, 1971.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a regular-season game in 1970-1971
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
35
1/19/1971
@
50
29
1
13
40
32.5
3
5
60.0
34.4
2
2Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
33
3/9/1971
vs
42
21
4
6
14
42.9
9
12
75.0
54.5
2
3Willis Reed
W. Reed
33
2/2/1971
vs
48
27
1
11
28
39.3
5
8
62.5
42.8
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
3/7/1971
vs
48
20
5
8
18
44.4
4
10
40.0
44.6
4
5Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
32
12/27/1970
@
46
10
2
4
24
16.7
2
4
50.0
19.4
2
6Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
31
1/23/1971
vs
44
31
7
7
14
50.0
17
20
85.0
68.0
4
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
11/29/1970
vs
46
19
7
7
14
50.0
5
7
71.4
55.6
4
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
10/16/1970
@
48
26
7
10
18
55.6
6
16
37.5
51.9
2
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30
2/28/1971
@
43
26
3
9
26
34.6
8
8
100.0
44.0
1
10Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
30
12/5/1970
vs
48
38
4
16
39
41.0
6
8
75.0
44.7
5
11Willis Reed
W. Reed
30
11/12/1970
vs
48
34
1
13
26
50.0
8
8
100.0
57.6
3
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
2/19/1971
@
45
42
7
18
29
62.1
6
9
66.7
63.7
3
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
1/24/1971
vs
48
35
7
15
23
65.2
5
8
62.5
66.0
2
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28
3/5/1971
vs
48
22
6
10
26
38.5
2
5
40.0
39.0
4
15Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
28
2/17/1971
vs
44
10
11
4
10
40.0
2
3
66.7
44.2
3
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
28
2/2/1971
@
47
22
0
7
26
26.9
8
10
80.0
36.2
5
17Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
28
12/19/1970
vs
30
14
2
3
66.7
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28
12/15/1970
@
53
25
1
10
18
55.6
5
8
62.5
58.1
3
19Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
28
10/24/1970
vs
45
26
1
12
22
54.5
2
5
40.0
53.7
3
20Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
27
2/10/1971
vs
45
15
4
7
15
46.7
1
1
100.0
48.6
4
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
1/31/1971
vs
43
33
6
11
22
50.0
11
18
61.1
55.1
1
22Paul Silas
P. Silas
27
1/18/1971
41
10
1
4
6
66.7
2
4
50.0
64.4
3
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
12/22/1970
vs
48
18
2
7
13
53.8
4
6
66.7
57.5
1
24Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
27
12/20/1970
@
45
31
11
10
18
55.6
11
19
57.9
58.8
6
25Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
26
1/29/1971
vs
29
16
3
5
13
38.5
6
8
75.0
48.4
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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