most rebounds in a playoff game by a rookie since 1976-77

Since 1976-77, Larry Bird has the most boards by a rookie in a playoff game, with 21 boards in Game 3 of the 1980 Eastern Conference Finals against the 76ers.

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	21	4/23/1980	BOS	@	PHI	47	22	4	4	0	9	21	42.9	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	50.3	2	19	2	4
2	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	20	5/19/1985	PHI	vs	BOS	34	15	3	3	1	7	13	53.8	1	2	50.0	0	2	0.0	54.0	7	13	2	5
3	Sam Bowie S. Bowie	20	4/20/1985	POR	@	DAL	39	6	2	1	5	2	8	25.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	32.2	4	16	3	3
4	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	20	4/20/1982	WAS	@	NJN	39	18	1	1	1	8	12	66.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	69.9	6	14	4	3
5	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	19	4/20/1985	DAL	vs	POR	41	14	3	0	1	5	13	38.5	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	44.8	3	16	0	1
6	Andres Nocioni A. Nocioni	18	4/24/2005	CHI	vs	WAS	47	25	4	0	1	8	18	44.4	2	4	50.0	7	8	87.5	58.1	3	15	2	4	+10
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	18	4/17/1977	GSW	vs	DET	37	17	1	1	0	7	18	38.9				3	3	100.0	44.0	8	10		5
8	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	17	5/4/2003	ORL	@	DET	34	20	1	0	1	6	16	37.5	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	50.1	5	12	0	1	-15
9	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	17	4/30/1987	DAL	@	SEA	37	12	0	1	1	6	19	31.6	0	0		0	0		31.6	9	8	3	5
10	Chuck Person C. Person	17	4/29/1987	IND	vs	ATL	40	23	7	1	1	8	18	44.4	0	1	0.0	7	10	70.0	51.3	4	13	3	2
11	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	17	4/13/1979	POR	vs	PHX	45	20	2	1	2	8	20	40.0				4	7	57.1	43.3	5	12	3	3
12	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	17	4/30/1978	MIL	vs	DEN	30	16	9	1	4	8	20	40.0				0	0		40.0	7	10	1	0
13	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	17	4/28/1978	MIL	@	DEN	38	34	2	1	1	13	22	59.1				8	11	72.7	63.3	2	15	0	5
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	16	5/19/1990	SAS	@	POR	41	20	0	0	3	7	21	33.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	38.7	4	12	2	5
15	David Robinson D. Robinson	16	5/1/1990	SAS	@	DEN	36	26	5	0	1	10	18	55.6	0	0		6	7	85.7	61.7	3	13	3	2
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	16	4/24/1985	HOU	@	UTA	37	26	2	5	2	10	20	50.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	55.3	7	9	5	5
17	Anthony Roberts A. Roberts	16	5/17/1978	DEN	@	SEA	35	19	3	0	0	7	18	38.9				5	6	83.3	46.0	6	10	3	5
18	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/3/1978	MIL	@	DEN	41	22	4	0	4	8	15	53.3				6	11	54.5	55.4	5	11	2	5
19	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	16	4/11/1978	MIL	@	PHX	38	24	2	2	1	11	17	64.7				2	3	66.7	65.5			2	4
20	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	16	4/19/1977	WAS	@	HOU	40	32	1	1	0	14	18	77.8				4	6	66.7	77.5				4
21	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	15	5/18/2024	DAL	vs	OKC	30	12	3	1	1	5	6	83.3	0	0		2	3	66.7	82.0	4	11	2	4	+26
22	Kenneth Faried K. Faried	15	5/4/2012	DEN	vs	LAL	36	12	2	1	1	6	16	37.5	0	0		0	0		37.5	6	9	0	3	+5
23	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	15	5/1/2009	MIA	vs	ATL	36	22	1	0	0	11	25	44.0	0	4	0.0	0	0		44.0	4	11	1	3	+16
24	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	15	4/30/2003	ORL	@	DET	23	10	0	0	0	4	11	36.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	40.6	8	7	2	5	-2
25	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	15	4/29/1997	MIN	vs	HOU	45	26	0	0	0	11	17	64.7	0	0		4	5	80.0	67.7	12	3	0	2	-2