Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most defensive rebounds in a game, with 29 boards versus the Pistons on December 14, 1975.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in a regular-season game

	NAME	DREB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	12/14/1975	LAL	vs	DET	42	27	34	6	2	8	11	17	64.7				5	7	71.4	67.2	5		3
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28	11/17/1973	CAP	@	ATL	48	43	32	0			15	23	65.2				13	15	86.7	72.6	4		5
3	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	26	3/3/1993	MIA	vs	WAS	40	12	34	4	0	1	6	12	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	5	2
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25	3/21/2004	LAL	vs	MIL	47	31	26	2	0	7	14	16	87.5	0	0		3	5	60.0	85.2	1	2	3	+14
5	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25	11/2/1996	HOU	@	PHX	45	20	33	2	0	2	5	8	62.5	0	1	0.0	10	14	71.4	70.6	8	3	4	+21
6	Herb Williams H. Williams	25	1/23/1989	IND	vs	DEN	40	21	29	1	1	3	9	21	42.9	0	0		3	5	60.0	45.3	4	0	2
7	Swen Nater S. Nater	25	12/14/1979	SDC	vs	DEN	44	12	32	3	1	1	5	11	45.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.5	7	7	4
8	Robert Parish R. Parish	25	3/30/1979	GSW	vs	NYK	36	30	32	5	1	2	11	20	55.0				8	11	72.7	60.4	7	5	4
9	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	25	12/22/1978	CHI	vs	SAS	45	24	28	2	0	3	10	17	58.8				4	4	100.0	64.0	3	3	5
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25	2/27/1974	CAP	vs	SEA	48	24	27	1			11	26	42.3				2	4	50.0	43.2	2		3
11	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	24	4/6/1975	WAS	vs	NOJ	46	11	30	5			5	12	41.7				1	2	50.0	42.7	6		2
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	24	3/10/1974	BUF		POR	46	29	28	4	1	5	8	17	47.1				13	16	81.3	60.3	4		3
13	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	23	3/22/2019	MEM	@	ORL	41	23	24	3	0	4	10	19	52.6	1	3	33.3	2	4	50.0	55.4	1	4	5	+6
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	23	1/6/2013	LAL	vs	DEN	41	14	26	0	1	4	6	7	85.7	0	1	0.0	2	6	33.3	72.6	3	4	3	+5
15	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	23	1/13/2010	MIN	@	HOU	49	26	26	1	1	1	12	26	46.2	0	0		2	3	66.7	47.6	3	3	4	+13
16	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	1/12/2005	MIN	vs	ORL	43	19	25	8	0	1	7	20	35.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	40.4	2	3	2	-2
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	12/5/2003	MIN	@	SAC	50	33	25	6	1	3	13	29	44.8	3	3	100.0	4	7	57.1	51.4	2	1	5	+8
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23	2/1/2003	SAS	@	MIA	46	17	25	4	1	5	6	13	46.2	0	0		5	7	71.4	52.9	2	6	2	+2
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	23	3/26/1996	DEN	vs	CHA	51	16	31	0	1	6	5	9	55.6	0	0		6	8	75.0	63.9	8	0	5
20	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	23	1/22/1994	SAS	vs	DAL	43	8	32	5	1	1	4	8	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	9	2	1
21	Swen Nater S. Nater	23	1/8/1980	SDC	@	KCK	46	9	26	4	0	0	2	8	25.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	42.3	3	2	3
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	2/3/1978	LAL	@	NJN	48	37	30	5	0	6	16	27	59.3				5	7	71.4	61.5	7	4	3
23	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	23	10/28/1977	NOJ	vs	PHX	48	37	25	2	1	2	13	19	68.4				11	15	73.3	72.3	2	6	4
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	23	12/7/1976	BUF	vs	IND	47	42	29	4			13	22	59.1				16	20	80.0	68.2	6		4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	11/7/1976	LAL	vs	KCK	40	24	24	8	0	3	11	16	68.8				2	4	50.0	67.6	1		2