wilt chamberlain holds the record for the most rebounds in the nba.
wilt chamberlain holds the record for the most rebounds in the nba.
who holds the record for the most rebounds in the nba?
wilt chamberlain
in his first nba full season (1957–58), russell became the first player in nba history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire season, a feat he accomplished 10 times in his 13 seasons. russell's 51 rebounds in a single game is the second-highest performance ever, trailing only chamberlain's all-time record of 55. he still holds the nba record for rebounds in one half with 32 (vs. philadelphia, on november 16, 1957). career-wise in rebounds, russell ranks second to wilt chamberlain in regular season total (21,620) and average per game (22.5), and he led the nba in average rebounds per game four times. russell is the all-time playoff leader in total (4,104) and average (24.9) rebounds per game, he grabbed 40 rebounds in three separate playoff games (twice in the nba finals), and he never failed to average at least 20 rebounds per game in any of his 13 post-season campaigns. russell also had seven regular season games with 40 or more rebounds, the nba finals record for highest rebound per game average (29.5 rpg, 1959) and by a rookie (22.9 rpg, 1957). in addition, russell holds the nba finals single-game record for most rebounds (40, march 29, 1960, vs. st. louis, and april 18, 1962, vs. los angeles), most rebounds in a quarter (19, april 18, 1962 vs. los angeles), and most consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds (15 from april 9, 1960 – april 16, 1963). he also had 51 in one game, 49 in two others, and twelve straight seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds. russell was known as one of the most clutch players in the nba. he played in 11 deciding games (10 times in game 7s, once in a game 5), and ended with a flawless 11–0 record. in these eleven games, russell averaged 18 points and 29.45 rebounds.
bill russell
on october 23, 2017, drummond recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds in a 97–86 loss to the philadelphia 76ers. he moved into sixth place on detroit's career rebounding list, passing walter dukes. two days later, in a 122–101 win over the minnesota timberwolves, drummond recorded his 5,000th career rebound in the first quarter, becoming the sixth pistons player to reach that total. at 24 years, 76 days, he became the second-youngest player to reach the milestone, trailing only dwight howard (23 years, 112 days). on november 10, he recorded 16 points, 20 rebounds and a then career-high seven assists in a 111–104 win over the atlanta hawks, moving the pistons to a 9–3 record—their best start to a season since the 2005–06 season. drummond went on to become the first player to grab at least 200 rebounds in the first 13 games of two different seasons since dennis rodman did it three times for three different teams in the 1990s. on november 27, he recorded season highs of 26 points and 22 rebounds in a 118–108 win over the boston celtics. he also had six assists and four steals, becoming the first player with that many points, rebounds, assists and steals since charles barkley in january 1990. on december 14, he recorded 12 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high eight assists in a 105–91 win over the atlanta hawks. on january 24, drummond recorded 30 points, 24 rebounds, six blocked shots, four assists and three steals in a 98–95 overtime loss to the utah jazz. he became the first player to record such stats in a game since 1973–74, when the nba first began to record blocks and steals. during the game, drummond reached 2,000 offensive rebounds for his career, becoming the youngest player to reach the milestone at 24 years, 167 days, surpassing the previous record held by howard at 25 years, 86 days. on january 30, he was named as a replacement for john wall in the 2018 nba all-star game. on february 3, he recorded 23 points, 20 rebounds, four steals and four blocks in a 111–107 win over the miami heat. drummond had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds for the sixth time in 2017–18 and became the first player with at least 20 points, 20 rebounds, four steals and four blocks since hakeem olajuwon on december 22, 1989. four days later, he recorded 17 points and a season-high 27 rebounds in a 115–106 win over the brooklyn nets. on march 29, he recorded 24 points and 23 rebounds in a 103–92 win over the washington wizards. it was his 20th 20/20 game of his career, the most of any nba player since he joined the league in 2012. drummond concluded the regular season averaging 16 rebounds per game, becoming the first player since rodman in 1997 to average 16 rebounds per game in a season and only the second player in the last 40 years.
andre drummond