most times averaging 18+ rpg in a single nba finals

Bill Russell played the most seasons in the NBA Finals with 18.0+ rebounds per game, with 12 seasons.

Interpreted as:

most times averaging 18+ rpg by a player in a single NBA finals

	NAME	SEAS	RPG	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	12	24.5	NBA Finals	70	45.5	16.4		5.9	13.0	45.6	4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5	3,185	1,151	1,718		225
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6	24.6	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	3.8	7.5	13.5	55.9	3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9	1,657	652	862	134	101
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	2	20.5	NBA Finals	11	44.0	12.8	2.4	4.5	13.2	33.8	3.9	5.8	67.2	40.7	484	141	225	26	35

StatMuse has game-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1956 Finals.

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Brown

RPG

7.9

Queta

APG

5.2

Pritchard

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

4th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

6.2

7th

3P%

36.4

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

17 - 11

112

Final

Raptors

17 - 12

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.6

122.5

121.6

120.6

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.6

112.7

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-22

7-22

7-21

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	11.5
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	13.5
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	16.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.0
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	6.5
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0