While not particularly relevant to your game, the discrepancy can also come from offensive efficiency at times.
In example of what i mean...
One team shot 46/85 (54%)
Opponent shot 37/94 (39%)
the better shooting team had 13 offensive boards, 35 defensive boards
the lesser shooting team had 13 offensive boards, 26 defensive boards
team A had a high 6, Team B had a mid 5 rating according to buzzer beater.
Just to show an example of a game i watched where rebounding was impacted by something outside the rebounding category. It didn't change the outcome of the defensive boards, but it allowed the lesser shooting team and lesser rebounding team to impact the margin of boards by probably 5-6 rebounds.
I think the takeaway from your game is that you are considering your rebounding rating to be the factor that determines your rebounding, and while it's typically a primary indicator of your potential performance in rebounding, it is impacted by positional matchups as others have stated, shooting percentages, types of shots taken and where from (notice your 3's), amount of free throws your team gives to the other team (if you make the last FT, there is no defensive rebound opportunity), and in some cases luck or game engine can share a small bit of the blame.
Last edited by FurY at 7/28/2017 5:57:45 PM