most rebounds in a game in 1972-1973

Bob Lanier grabbed the most boards in a game in 1972-73, with 33 boards versus the Seattle SuperSonics on December 22, 1972.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a regular-season game in 1972-1973
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
33
12/22/1972
vs
45
23
2
10
24
41.7
3
3
100.0
45.4
0
2Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
32
3/20/1973
45
20
9
10
30
33.3
0
1
0.0
32.9
2
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
2/17/1973
@
48
17
11
6
9
66.7
5
10
50.0
63.4
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
2/11/1973
vs
46
12
5
5
8
62.5
2
5
40.0
58.8
2
5Jim Fox
J. Fox
29
2/16/1973
vs
47
18
6
4
13
30.8
10
10
100.0
51.7
4
6Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
29
1/7/1973
46
13
2
6
22
27.3
1
2
50.0
28.4
4
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
28
2/11/1973
@
48
26
1
12
24
50.0
2
3
66.7
51.3
5
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
12/28/1972
vs
46
44
7
19
27
70.4
6
9
66.7
71.1
3
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
3/16/1973
@
52
24
7
9
21
42.9
6
9
66.7
48.1
3
10Neal Walk
N. Walk
26
3/14/1973
@
41
29
4
14
25
56.0
1
1
100.0
57.0
3
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
3/2/1973
vs
40
13
7
4
5
80.0
5
7
71.4
80.4
3
12Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
26
2/18/1973
vs
41
12
3
4
10
40.0
4
5
80.0
49.2
6
13Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
26
1/26/1973
@
42
12
1
5
12
41.7
2
2
100.0
46.6
3
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
1/16/1973
vs
46
16
2
7
7
100.0
2
5
40.0
87.0
3
15Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
26
12/29/1972
vs
45
38
1
18
28
64.3
2
2
100.0
65.8
2
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
12/29/1972
vs
40
12
5
5
6
83.3
2
4
50.0
77.3
0
17Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
26
12/6/1972
vs
40
34
3
14
28
50.0
6
8
75.0
53.9
4
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
11/26/1972
vs
44
20
1
9
11
81.8
2
8
25.0
68.9
3
19Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
26
10/15/1972
@
42
21
2
4
13
30.8
13
16
81.3
52.4
3
20Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
25
3/28/1973
45
20
36
55.6
5
6
83.3
58.2
5
21Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
25
3/25/1973
vs
43
25
3
9
26
34.6
7
8
87.5
42.3
1
22Curtis Perry
C. Perry
25
3/4/1973
@
37
19
0
8
18
44.4
3
5
60.0
47.0
5
23Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
25
1/10/1973
@
41
18
5
6
13
46.2
6
8
75.0
54.5
4
24Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
25
1/7/1973
@
40
32
1
15
23
65.2
2
4
50.0
64.6
2
25Curtis Perry
C. Perry
25
12/29/1972
@
41
11
2
4
10
40.0
3
4
75.0
46.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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