While scoring points is an important factor in winning any sport, in the NBA, cleaning the glass is just as integral to claiming victory.
Whether on the offensive or defensive end, racking up rebounds allows a team to grab second-chance points and start drives to the basket from the back.
From a Beant Town legend to a big man who got it done on both sides of the country, here is the full list of NBA players to have recorded 36 or more rebounds in a single playoff game.
| Rebounds | Player | Team | Opponent | Date |
| 41 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | April 5, 1967 |
| 40 | Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | April 18, 1962 |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | March 29, 1960 | |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | March 23, 1958 | |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | April 6, 1965 |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | Syracuse Nationals | March 23, 1961 | |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | Philadelphia Warriors | March 19, 1960 | |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | San Francisco Warriors | April 16, 1967 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | Boston Celtics | April 24, 1964 | |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | Los Angeles Lakers | April 16, 1963 | |
| Bill Russell | Boston Celtics | St. Louis Hawks | April 11, 1961 | |
| 37 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | April 8, 1965 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | Boston Celtics | March 27, 1962 | |
| 36 | Bill Bridges | Atlanta Hawks | New York Knicks | March 27, 1971 |
| Willis Reed | New York Knicks | Baltimore Bullets | April 2, 1970 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics | April 11, 1967 |
