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List of NBA single-game rebounding leaders
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This is a list of National Basketball Association players who have had 38 or more rebounds in a single game and a list of players who have had 30 or more rebounds in a single game since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976.
Multiple occurrences: Wilt Chamberlain 29 times (four times in the playoffs) and Bill Russell 23 times (seven times in the playoffs).
The NBA did not record rebounds until the 1950–51 season.
Single-game leaders
| Occurred in playoff competition |
|---|
| Rebounds | Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | * | Philadelphia Warriors | Boston Celtics | Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half; scored 34 points. | |
| 51 | * | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record for rebounds in a winning effort. | |
| 49 | * (2) | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half. | |
| * (3) | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | |||
| 45 | * (2) | Philadelphia Warriors | Syracuse Nationals | Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points; the fourth quadruple double-double in NBA history. | |
| * (3) | Philadelphia Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 56 points; the fifth quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| 43 | * (4) | Philadelphia Warriors | New York Knicks | Set a then-record for a rookie; scored 39 points. | |
| * (5) | Philadelphia Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers | Triple overtime; Chamberlain also scored a then-record 78 points in the game; the sixth quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| * (4) | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| * (6) | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | |||
| 42 | * (7) | Philadelphia Warriors | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 44 points; the second quadruple double-double in NBA history. | |
| * (8) | Philadelphia Warriors | Detroit Pistons | Rookie season; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game; the third quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| * | San Francisco Warriors | Detroit Pistons | |||
| * (9) | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | Scored 37 points. | ||
| * (10) | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | Overtime. | ||
| 41 | * (5) | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals | ||
| * (11) | San Francisco Warriors | Detroit Pistons | Overtime; scored 50 points; the seventh quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| * (6) | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | |||
| * (12) | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. | ||
| 40 | * (7) | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. | |
| * (8) | Boston Celtics | Cincinnati Royals | Overtime. | ||
| * (13) | Philadelphia Warriors | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record for a rookie; third game of career; scored 41 points; the first quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| * (9) | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | NBA Finals record (tie) | ||
| * (10) | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| * (11) | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA Finals record (tie); game 7 overtime victory; Russell's 19 rebounds in a single quarter is the most of any NBA quarter — regular season or playoffs; scored 30 points. | ||
| * | Cincinnati Royals | Philadelphia 76ers | His rookie season. | ||
| * (14) | San Francisco Warriors | Detroit Pistons | Scored 50 points; the eighth and final quadruple double-double in NBA history. | ||
| * (15) | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | Scored 31 points. | ||
| 39 | * | Philadelphia Warriors | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record. | |
| * (12) | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons | |||
| * (13) | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | |||
| * (16) | Philadelphia Warriors | Cincinnati Royals | Rookie season; scored 39 points. | ||
| * (17) | Philadelphia Warriors | Syracuse Nationals | Rookie season; scored 42 points. | ||
| * (18) | Philadelphia Warriors | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 43 points. | ||
| * (14) | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| * (15) | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals | |||
| * (19) | Philadelphia Warriors | Detroit Pistons | Scored 58 points. | ||
| * (16) | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | |||
| * (20) | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | Scored 30 points. | ||
| 38 | * | Rochester Royals | Syracuse Nationals | Rookie season; triple-double, scored 26 points with 12 assists. | |
| * (17) | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | |||
| * (18) | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | |||
| * (21) | Philadelphia Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 44 points. | ||
| * (22) | Philadelphia Warriors | Cincinnati Royals | Scored 32 points. | ||
| * (19) | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | Scored 30 points | ||
| * (23) | Philadelphia Warriors | Chicago Packers | Scored 39 points. | ||
| * (20) | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors | |||
| * (24) | San Francisco Warriors | Boston Celtics | Scored 40 points. | ||
| * (21) | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| * (25) | San Francisco Warriors | Boston Celtics | |||
| * (22) | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | |||
| * (23) | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| * (26) | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | Triple-double, scored 24 points with 13 assists. | ||
| * (27) | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | Triple-double, scored 10 points with 10 assists; 26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record. | ||
| * (28) | Philadelphia 76ers | Seattle SuperSonics | Scored 53 points. | ||
| * (29) | Los Angeles Lakers | Baltimore Bullets |
Since NBA/ABA Merger (1976)
| Rebounds | Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | * | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Jazz | Scored 33 points. | |
| 35 | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| 34 | * | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers | Overtime. | |
| Miami Heat | Washington Bullets | ||||
| 33 | Milwaukee Bucks | Atlanta Hawks | Scored 30 points. | ||
| Atlanta Hawks | Washington Bullets | Overtime. | |||
| * | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | |||
| 32 | * | Golden State Warriors | New York Knicks | Scored 30 points. | |
| (2) | San Diego Clippers | Denver Nuggets | |||
| * (2) | Houston Rockets | Seattle SuperSonics | Scored 38 points. | ||
| * (2) | Detroit Pistons | Charlotte Hornets | Overtime. | ||
| * (3) | San Antonio Spurs | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 31 | Golden State Warriors | Denver Nuggets | His rookie season. | ||
| (2) | Atlanta Hawks | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| * (4) | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings | |||
| * | Denver Nuggets | Charlotte Hornets | Double overtime. | ||
| ^ | Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks | Scored 31 points; youngest player to record 30+ rebounds in a single game. | ||
| ^ | Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 30 | * | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Overtime; scored 37 points. | |
| (3) | Buffalo Braves | New Jersey Nets | |||
| Los Angeles Clippers | Seattle SuperSonics | ||||
| * (5) | San Antonio Spurs | Houston Rockets | |||
| Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | ||||
| * | Charlotte Hornets | Brooklyn Nets | Scored 32 points. | ||
| Portland Trail Blazers | Detroit Pistons |
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