The Detroit Pistons ranked first in the league with an average of 47.5 rebounds per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (52 wins and 30 losses) where they recorded a total of 3,894 rebounds.

Most Rebounds Per Game

47.5 rebounds
Detroit Pistons

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Rebounds Per Game

1986-87 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	Detroit Pistons	47.5	3,894	82	15.2	32.3
2.	Atlanta Hawks	46.7	3,828	82	16.5	30.2
3.	Seattle Supersonics	46.0	3,768	82	16.7	29.2
4.	Sacramento Kings	45.4	3,723	82	15.6	29.8
5.	Dallas Mavericks	45.3	3,713	82	14.9	30.4
6.	Cleveland Cavaliers	44.8	3,677	82	15.3	29.5
7.	Houston Rockets	44.8	3,671	82	14.5	30.3
8.	Denver Nuggets	44.7	3,662	82	15.8	28.9
9.	Utah Jazz	44.5	3,650	82	14.6	30.0
10.	Chicago Bulls	44.5	3,648	82	15.2	29.3

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Los Angeles Lakers	44.4	3,642	82	13.7	30.7
12.	San Antonio Spurs	44.3	3,632	82	15.7	28.6
13.	Washington Bullets	44.1	3,620	82	15.9	28.2
14.	Indiana Pacers	43.9	3,596	82	13.8	30.0
15.	Portland Trail Blazers	43.8	3,593	82	14.4	29.4
16.	New Jersey Nets	43.6	3,578	82	14.3	29.4
17.	Golden State Warriors	43.2	3,544	82	14.5	28.7
18.	Boston Celtics	42.9	3,518	82	11.4	31.5
19.	Philadelphia 76ers	42.7	3,505	82	14.4	28.4
20.	Phoenix Suns	42.4	3,479	82	13.6	28.9

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Milwaukee Bucks	42.0	3,441	82	13.6	28.3
22.	Los Angeles Clippers	41.1	3,368	82	15.0	26.1
23.	New York Knicks	39.9	3,270	82	13.5	26.4

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / OFF = Offensive Rebounds / DEF = Defensive Rebounds