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

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

	NAME	REB	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	@	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	@	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	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	@	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	vs	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	vs	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	vs	STL	40	14		4	15	26.7	6	13	46.2	33.8	4