Neemias Queta had the rebounding game of his life on Wednesday.
In the process, he joined Robert Parish in Boston Celtics history. You know you did something good when you match The Chief.
Queta's feat: grabbing 10 offensive and 10 defensive rebounds in the same game.
He totaled exactly 20 in the Celtics' matchup with the Denver Nuggets, split evenly 10-10.
Parish was the last Celtics player to go for 10 of each in a game, and that was back in 1989.
Queta also did it in 24 minutes, which made him the first NBA player to have the 10-10 combination in less than 25 minutes.
Neemi was a MONSTER on the boards last night 😈
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 8, 2026
✅ First 20-rebound game of his career
✅ First NBA player with 10+ OREB & 10+ DREB while playing fewer than 25 minutes
✅ First Celtic with 10+ OREB & 10+ DREB in a game since Robert Parish in 1989 pic.twitter.com/Ui9CnGRhhR
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Queta was a question mark heading into the season. The Celtics had let Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis go, and they'd be depending mostly on unproven players on the interior.
But this is just the latest proof that Queta has worked out well as Boston's starting center.
There may not be a lot more 20-rebound games in his future, but Queta is solid and productive at exactly what Boston needs him to do.
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