Charles Oakley got the most rebounds in a game in 1987-88, with 35 boards against the Cavaliers on April 22, 1988.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player in an NBA regular-season game 1987-88

	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	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	35	4/22/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	41	26	3	1	0	10	16	62.5	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	69.7	16	19	6	2
2	Michael Cage M. Cage	30	4/24/1988	LAC	vs	SEA	48	8	3	1	3	1	8	12.5	0	0		6	6	100.0	37.6	11	19	3	3
3	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	25	11/17/1987	UTA	vs	DEN	36	6	0	0	7	3	9	33.3	0	0		0	2	0.0	30.4	6	19	0	5
4	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	24	3/22/1988	DAL	vs	NYK	40	29	2	1	2	13	17	76.5	0	0		3	6	50.0	73.8	6	18	4	4
5	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	24	12/9/1987	PHI	vs	POR	42	38	3	2	2	10	17	58.8	0	0		18	21	85.7	72.4	7	17	8	4
6	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	24	11/18/1987	CHI	@	WAS	40	19	2	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	48.9	8	16	2	3
7	Michael Cage M. Cage	23	4/23/1988	LAC	@	DEN	32	15	1	0	1	6	12	50.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	51.2	10	13	8	1
8	Michael Cage M. Cage	23	4/12/1988	LAC	@	UTA	42	20	2	2	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		2	3	66.7	65.3	9	14	6	3
9	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	23	2/22/1988	DAL	vs	PHX	38	27	1	0	2	10	17	58.8	0	0		7	10	70.0	63.1	9	14	3	3
10	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	23	1/13/1988	DAL	vs	IND	35	12	2	2	3	4	18	22.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	29.7	12	11	2	3
11	Michael Cage M. Cage	23	12/26/1987	LAC	vs	BOS	39	14	3	2	1	6	18	33.3	0	0		2	6	33.3	33.9	14	9	3	3
12	Michael Cage M. Cage	23	12/17/1987	LAC	vs	HOU	44	13	1	1	3	6	13	46.2	0	0		1	3	33.3	45.4	6	17	3	3
13	Michael Cage M. Cage	22	2/12/1988	LAC	vs	HOU	39	24	0	0	0	8	16	50.0	0	0		8	13	61.5	55.2	11	11	4	3
14	Mark McNamara M. McNamara	22	12/2/1987	PHI	@	LAC	43	17	2	0	1	7	15	46.7	0	0		3	3	100.0	52.1	10	12	4	3
15	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	21	4/24/1988	CHI	vs	BOS	42	24	4	1	3	8	14	57.1	0	0		8	9	88.9	66.8	6	15	3	4
16	Michael Cage M. Cage	21	4/20/1988	LAC	vs	UTA	42	16	1	5	0	6	11	54.5	0	0		4	4	100.0	62.7	6	15	0	1
17	Michael Cage M. Cage	21	4/16/1988	LAC	@	GSW	42	24	1	0	0	9	13	69.2	0	0		6	6	100.0	76.7	5	16	4	2
18	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	21	4/15/1988	CHI	@	NJN	35	17	2	2	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	73.0	5	16	4	4
19	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	21	4/8/1988	PHI	vs	DET	48	21	5	0	1	9	18	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	5	40.0	52.0	9	12	3	4
20	Fat Lever F. Lever	21	4/5/1988	DEN	@	HOU	44	22	7	1	0	10	20	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	52.7	4	17	1	2
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21	3/26/1988	HOU	vs	POR	43	29	3	4	5	11	27	40.7	0	1	0.0	7	10	70.0	46.2	9	12	2	5
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	21	3/22/1988	UTA	vs	PHX	46	28	6	6	3	12	25	48.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	50.7	3	18	9	2
23	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	21	3/18/1988	DAL	@	LAC	42	25	2	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		7	9	77.8	54.4	8	13	2	4
24	Buck Williams B. Williams	21	3/16/1988	NJN	vs	MIL	45	30	0	1	1	13	22	59.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	62.0	6	15	3	5
25	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	21	3/12/1988	DAL	@	LAL	33	18	1	0	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		0	0		69.2	8	13	4	4