what are the most rebounds by a player in a finals game

Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds in an NBA Finals game, with 40 rebounds on April 18, 1962 and on March 29, 1960.

NAME REB DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN PTS AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
4/18/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
30
4
8
18
44.4
14
17
82.4
58.9
2
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
40
3/29/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
21
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
44
10
10
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
BOS BOS
48
27
1
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
50.9
1
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
16
6
6
13
46.2
4
9
44.4
47.2
3
6 Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
4/11/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
48
30
3
9
17
52.9
12
17
70.6
61.3
2
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
47
22
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
53
16
10
6
8
75.0
4
9
44.4
66.9
2
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
25
1
10
22
45.5
5
5
100.0
51.7
5
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
SFW SFW
47
16
3
7
19
36.8
2
5
40.0
37.7
4
11 Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
54
19
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
5/1/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
13
3
5
9
55.6
3
8
37.5
51.9
0
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
8
1
3
8
37.5
2
11
18.2
31.2
3
14 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
53
24
3
10
20
50.0
4
5
80.0
54.1
3
15 Bill Russell
B. Russell
31
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
41
15
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
36.1
2
16 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
22
4
6
9
66.7
10
12
83.3
77.0
2
17 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
15
5
9
55.6
5
10
50.0
56.0
1
18 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
8
8
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
19 Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
47
9
2
10
20.0
5
8
62.5
33.3
3
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
5/7/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
24
4
10
14
71.4
4
9
44.4
66.8
2
21 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/29/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
6
2
2
12
16.7
2
4
50.0
21.8
3
22 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
29
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
39
7
2
3
14
21.4
1
3
33.3
22.8
0
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
47
25
3
10
19
52.6
5
8
62.5
55.5
3
24 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
26
3
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
60.1
3
25 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
3/29/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
40
14
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1956 Finals.

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