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Most Rebounds in a Single NBA Game

A historical list of the greatest individual rebounding performances in NBA history, including regular-season and playoff games.

Most Points in a Game Most Steals in a Game Most Assists in a Game Most Blocks in a Game Most Rebounds in a Game Regular Season Playoffs

NBA Single-Game Rebounding Record: Wilt Chamberlain holds the record with 55 rebounds for the Philadelphia Warriors against the Boston Celtics on November 24, 1960.

Regular-Season Rebounding Leaders
Rebounds Player Team Opponent Date
55Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS24Nov60
51Bill RussellBOSSYR5Feb60
49Bill RussellBOSPHW16Nov57
49Bill RussellBOSDET11Mar65
45Wilt ChamberlainPHWSYR6Feb60
45Wilt ChamberlainPHWLAL21Jan61
43Wilt ChamberlainPHWNY10Nov59
43Wilt ChamberlainPHWLAL8Dec61
43Bill RussellBOSLAL20Jan63
43Wilt ChamberlainPHIBOS6Mar65
42Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS15Jan60
42Wilt ChamberlainPHWDET25Jan60
42Nate ThurmondSFWDET9Nov65
42Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS14Jan66
42Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS7Mar69
41Bill RussellBOSSYR12Feb58
41Wilt ChamberlainSFWDET26Oct62
41Bill RussellBOSSFW14Mar65
40Bill RussellBOSCIN12Dec58
40Wilt ChamberlainPHWSYR4Nov59
40Bill RussellBOSPHW12Feb61
40Jerry LucasCINPHI29Feb64
40Wilt ChamberlainSFWDET22Nov64
40Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS28Dec65
39Neil JohnstonPHWSYR23Feb58
39Bill RussellBOSNYK19Dec59
39Bill RussellBOSDET25Jan59
39Wilt ChamberlainPHWSYR13Jan60
39Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS29Jan60
39Wilt ChamberlainPHWCIN28Dec59
39Wilt ChamberlainPHWDET4Nov61
39Bill RussellBOSNYK21Dec61
38Maurice StokesROCSYR14Jan56
38Bill RussellBOSPHW23Feb58
38Bill RussellBOSNYK4Dec59
38Wilt ChamberlainPHWLAL29Nov60
38Wilt ChamberlainPHWCIN18Dec60
38Wilt ChamberlainPHWCHI25Nov61
38Bill RussellBOSSFW21Feb63
38Wilt ChamberlainSFWBOS21Feb63
38Wilt ChamberlainSFWBOS24Apr64
38Bill RussellBOSNYK30Jan65
38Bill RussellBOSLAL3Mar65
38Wilt ChamberlainPHWSFW2Mar67
38Wilt ChamberlainPHWSEA20Dec67
38Wilt ChamberlainLALBalt9Mar69
37Bill RussellBOSSYR4Jan60
37Wilt ChamberlainPHWSYR9Jan60
37Wilt ChamberlainPHWCIN24Jan60
37Bill RussellBOSLAL12Nov60
37Bill RussellBOSSYR15Dec60
37Bill RussellBOSNYK1Feb61
37Bill RussellBOSSYR13Mar62
37Wilt ChamberlainSFWCHI27Nov62
37Nate ThurmondSFWBAL27Oct64
37Walt BellamyBALSTL4Dec64
37Jerry LucasCINDET20Jan65
37Wilt ChamberlainPHWSFW3Mar66
37Nate ThurmondSFWLAL20Dec66
37Bill RussellBOSSTL23Dec66
37Wilt ChamberlainPHWSEA1Dec67
37Tom BoerwinkleCHIPHX8Jan70
37Moses MaloneHOUNOR9Feb79
36George MikanMPLROC20Jan52
36George MikanMPLPHW4Mar52
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS2Jan60
36Bill RussellBOSSYR14Feb59
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS26Dec60
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWSTL24Jan61
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWNYK10Feb61
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWCHI9Dec61
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWNYK25Dec61
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWCHI22Feb62
36Bill RussellBOSSYR22Feb62
36Wilt ChamberlainSFWNYK30Oct62
36Bill RussellBOSSFW8Jan63
36Wilt ChamberlainSFWLAL19Feb63
36Bill RussellBOSPHI3Mar64
36Bill RussellBOSCIN21Mar65
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS5Mar66
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWSTL9Mar66
36Wilt ChamberlainPHWCIN28Feb67
36Bill RussellBOSDET18Oct68
35Dolph SchayesSYRPHW28Dec50
35Bill RussellBOSPHW15Feb58
35Bob PettitSTLCIN2Mar58
35Bill RussellBOSMPL3Mar59
35Bob PettitSTLMPL6Jan59
35Bill RussellBOSPHW7Nov59
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWCIN8Nov59
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS25Nov59
35Bill RussellBOSSTL27Jan60
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWSTL11Nov60
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS13Jan61
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWBOS14Jan61
35Bill RussellBOSNYK3Feb61
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWDET10Mar61
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWNYK21Oct61
35Bill RussellBOSCIN12Jan62
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWNYK4Mar62
35Bill RussellBOSSYR27Oct62
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWBAL12Jan68
35Wilt ChamberlainPHWSFW2Feb69
35Elvin HayesSDRNYK19Jan71
35Charles OakleyCHICLE22Apr88
NBA Playoff Single-Game Rebounding Leaders
Rebounds Player Team Opponent Date
41 Wilt Chamberlain PHW BOS 5Apr67
40 Bill Russell BOS PHW 23Mar58
40 Bill Russell BOS STL 29Mar60
40 Bill Russell BOS LAL 18Apr62
39 Bill Russell BOS PHW 19Mar60
39 Bill Russell BOS SYR 23Mar61
39 Wilt Chamberlain PHW BOS 6Apr65
38 Bill Russell BOS STL 11Apr61
38 Bill Russell PHI LAL 16Apr63
38 Wilt Chamberlain SFW BOS 24Apr64
38 Wilt Chamberlain PHW SFW 16Apr67
Rebounding Record Notes

55 rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain's 55-rebound game against Boston on November 24, 1960 remains the NBA regular-season single-game record.

51 rebounds: Bill Russell is the only other player listed on this page with a 50-rebound game, collecting 51 against Syracuse on February 5, 1960.

41 playoff rebounds: Wilt Chamberlain owns the highest playoff total listed here with 41 rebounds against Boston.

The list also shows the extraordinary dominance of Chamberlain and Russell. The two centers account for the overwhelming majority of the highest rebounding performances in NBA history.

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