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

Most Total Rebounds

3,894 rebounds
Detroit Pistons

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Rebounds

1986-87 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	Detroit Pistons	3,894	47.5	82	1,245	2,649
2.	Atlanta Hawks	3,828	46.7	82	1,350	2,478
3.	Seattle Supersonics	3,768	46.0	82	1,373	2,395
4.	Sacramento Kings	3,723	45.4	82	1,282	2,441
5.	Dallas Mavericks	3,713	45.3	82	1,219	2,494
6.	Cleveland Cavaliers	3,677	44.8	82	1,257	2,420
7.	Houston Rockets	3,671	44.8	82	1,190	2,481
8.	Denver Nuggets	3,662	44.7	82	1,294	2,368
9.	Utah Jazz	3,650	44.5	82	1,194	2,456
10.	Chicago Bulls	3,648	44.5	82	1,248	2,400

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Los Angeles Lakers	3,642	44.4	82	1,127	2,515
12.	San Antonio Spurs	3,632	44.3	82	1,285	2,347
13.	Washington Bullets	3,620	44.1	82	1,305	2,315
14.	Indiana Pacers	3,596	43.9	82	1,132	2,464
15.	Portland Trail Blazers	3,593	43.8	82	1,180	2,413
16.	New Jersey Nets	3,578	43.6	82	1,169	2,409
17.	Golden State Warriors	3,544	43.2	82	1,193	2,351
18.	Boston Celtics	3,518	42.9	82	933	2,585
19.	Philadelphia 76ers	3,505	42.7	82	1,178	2,327
20.	Phoenix Suns	3,479	42.4	82	1,113	2,366

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Milwaukee Bucks	3,441	42.0	82	1,119	2,322
22.	Los Angeles Clippers	3,368	41.1	82	1,231	2,137
23.	New York Knicks	3,270	39.9	82	1,108	2,162

= NBA Champion

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