Most Blocks in an NBA Game

Every recorded NBA regular-season and playoff performance with 10 or more blocked shots, along with the players and franchises with the most 10-block games.

Most Points in a Game Most Steals in a Game Most Assists in a Game Most Blocks in a Game Most Rebounds in a Game Regular Season Playoffs 10+ Block Leaders Team Leaders

NBA Single-Game Blocks Record

Elmore Smith holds the NBA regular-season record with 17 blocked shots for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.

Smith also had 12 points and 16 rebounds in the Lakers' 111-98 victory. Blocks became an official NBA statistic beginning with the 1973-74 season.

The NBA playoff record belongs to Victor Wembanyama, who blocked 12 shots for San Antonio against Minnesota on May 4, 2026.

Regular Season — 12 or More Blocks

Blocks	Player	Team	Opponent	Date
17	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Trail Blazers	10/28/1973
15	Manute Bol	Washington	Atlanta	01/25/1986
15	Manute Bol	Washington	Indiana	02/26/1987
15	Shaquille O'Neal	Orlando	New Jersey	11/20/1993
14	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Detroit	10/26/1973
14	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Houston	11/04/1973
14	Mark Eaton	Utah	Portland	01/18/1985
14	Mark Eaton	Utah	San Antonio	02/18/1989
13	George Johnson	San Antonio	Golden State	02/24/1981
13	Mark Eaton	Utah	Portland	02/18/1983
13	Darryl Dawkins	New Jersey	Philadelphia	11/05/1983
13	Ralph Sampson	Houston	Chicago	12/09/1983
13	Manute Bol	Golden State	New Jersey	02/02/1990
13	Shawn Bradley	Dallas	Portland	04/07/1998
12	Nate Thurmond	Chicago	Atlanta	10/18/1974
12	George Johnson	New Jersey	New Orleans	03/21/1978
12	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Portland	02/21/1979
12	Mark Eaton	Utah	Denver	02/05/1983
12	Mark Eaton	Utah	Dallas	03/17/1984
12	Mark Eaton	Utah	Dallas	02/26/1985
12	Manute Bol	Washington	Milwaukee	12/12/1985
12	Mark Eaton	Utah	Portland	11/01/1986
12	Manute Bol	Washington	Cleveland	02/05/1987
12	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Seattle	03/10/1987
12	Manute Bol	Washington	Boston	03/26/1987
12	Manute Bol	Golden State	San Antonio	02/22/1989
12	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Utah	11/11/1989
12	David Robinson	San Antonio	Minnesota	02/23/1990
12	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	LA Clippers	04/18/1993
12	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Toronto	04/17/1996
12	Vlade Divac	Charlotte	New Jersey	02/12/1997
12	JaVale McGee	Washington	Chicago	03/15/2011
12	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Chicago	01/25/2015

Regular Season — 11 Blocks

Blocks	Player	Team	Opponent	Date
11	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Golden State	03/15/1974
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Detroit	12/03/1975
11	George Johnson	Golden State	Chicago	03/30/1976
11	Artis Gilmore	Chicago	Atlanta	12/20/1977
11	Elvin Hayes	Washington	Detroit	03/03/1978
11	Robert Parish	Golden State	Cleveland	10/29/1978
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Detroit	11/28/1978
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Kansas City	11/25/1979
11	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Indiana	11/27/1982
11	Mark Eaton	Utah	Indiana	01/01/1985
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Golden State	01/07/1986
11	Mark Eaton	Utah	Golden State	03/17/1987
11	Mark Eaton	Utah	Philadelphia	12/30/1988
11	Larry Nance	Cleveland	New York	01/07/1989
11	Mark Eaton	Utah	San Antonio	01/12/1989
11	Manute Bol	Golden State	Philadelphia	01/27/1989
11	David Robinson	San Antonio	Charlotte	02/02/1990
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Golden State	03/03/1990
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Milwaukee	03/29/1990
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Orlando	12/20/1990
11	David Robinson	San Antonio	Sacramento	12/28/1990
11	David Robinson	San Antonio	Utah	01/12/1991
11	David Robinson	San Antonio	Portland	02/04/1992
11	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Portland	11/26/1993
11	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	LA Clippers	04/05/1994
11	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Seattle	04/07/1994
11	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Dallas	11/08/1994
11	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Washington	03/14/1996
11	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Boston	12/21/1996
11	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Indiana	02/06/1997
11	Greg Ostertag	Utah	Philadelphia	01/06/1998
11	Marcus Camby	Toronto	New Jersey	04/14/1998
11	Dikembe Mutombo	Atlanta	New Jersey	02/15/2000
11	Marcus Camby	Denver	Utah	01/17/2008
11	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City	Denver	02/19/2012
11	Roy Hibbert	Indiana	New Orleans	11/21/2012
11	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Denver	01/15/2016

Regular Season — 10 Blocks

Blocks	Player	Team	Opponent	Date
10	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Houston	10/23/1973
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee	Detroit	11/03/1973
10	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Kansas City-Omaha	11/30/1973
10	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Cleveland	12/11/1973
10	Elmore Smith	Lakers	Golden State	03/16/1975
10	Harvey Catchings	Philadelphia	Atlanta	03/21/1975
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Atlanta	11/02/1975
10	George Johnson	Golden State	Seattle	04/03/1976
10	George Johnson	New Jersey	Atlanta	10/26/1977
10	Joe C. Meriweather	New Orleans	Phoenix	10/28/1977
10	Joe C. Meriweather	New York	Atlanta	12/12/1979
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Atlanta	01/18/1980
10	George Johnson	New Jersey	Indiana	03/04/1980
10	Edgar Jones	Detroit	Indiana	12/17/1981
10	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Chicago	12/21/1982
10	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	New Jersey	01/17/1983
10	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Cleveland	03/29/1983
10	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Chicago	11/04/1983
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	San Diego	11/30/1983
10	Tree Rollins	Atlanta	Washington	12/13/1983
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Chicago	02/21/1984
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Kansas City	03/27/1984
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Seattle	11/07/1984
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Dallas	02/01/1985
10	Artis Gilmore	San Antonio	Golden State	02/04/1985
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Portland	02/05/1985
10	Manute Bol	Washington	Phoenix	01/08/1986
10	Manute Bol	Washington	LA Clippers	02/17/1986
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Phoenix	02/22/1986
10	Manute Bol	Washington	Indiana	02/25/1986
10	Larry Nance	Phoenix	Philadelphia	01/04/1988
10	Manute Bol	Washington	Golden State	01/22/1988
10	Benoit Benjamin	LA Clippers	Milwaukee	01/29/1988
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	San Antonio	04/21/1988
10	Manute Bol	Golden State	Portland	11/12/1988
10	Manute Bol	Golden State	San Antonio	12/17/1988
10	Wayne Cooper	Denver	Miami	12/30/1988
10	Manute Bol	Golden State	LA Clippers	02/16/1989
10	Manute Bol	Golden State	Utah	03/10/1989
10	Benoit Benjamin	LA Clippers	San Antonio	03/31/1989
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Orlando	12/17/1989
10	David Robinson	San Antonio	Lakers	02/20/1990
10	Charles Jones	Washington	Orlando	03/03/1990
10	Manute Bol	Golden State	LA Clippers	03/12/1990
10	David Robinson	San Antonio	Orlando	01/10/1991
10	Shawn Kemp	Seattle	Lakers	01/18/1991
10	Manute Bol	Philadelphia	Sacramento	02/14/1991
10	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Orlando	03/10/1992
10	David Robinson	San Antonio	Milwaukee	11/10/1992
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Portland	01/03/1993
10	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Golden State	03/25/1993
10	David Robinson	San Antonio	Minnesota	11/09/1993
10	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Utah	12/10/1993
10	David Robinson	San Antonio	Detroit	02/17/1994
10	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Cleveland	04/02/1995
10	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Minnesota	12/02/1995
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Vancouver	12/13/1995
10	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Phoenix	03/12/1996
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Dallas	04/13/1996
10	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Boston	04/19/1996
10	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Orlando	11/08/1996
10	Shawn Bradley	New Jersey	Dallas	11/23/1996
10	Shawn Bradley	Dallas	Lakers	03/04/1997
10	Marcus Camby	Toronto	Philadelphia	04/19/1998
10	Ben Wallace	Detroit	Milwaukee	02/24/2002
10	Ben Wallace	Detroit	Miami	11/20/2002
10	Andrei Kirilenko	Utah	Sacramento	03/26/2006
10	Emeka Okafor	Charlotte	New York	01/12/2007
10	Marcus Camby	Denver	Milwaukee	12/26/2007
10	Dwight Howard	Orlando	Oklahoma City	11/12/2008
10	JaVale McGee	Washington	Chicago	03/15/2011
10	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City	Dallas	02/01/2012
10	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City	Sacramento	02/09/2012
10	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City	Denver	02/19/2012
10	Roy Hibbert	Indiana	New Orleans	11/21/2012
10	Larry Sanders	Milwaukee	Minnesota	11/30/2012
10	Joakim Noah	Chicago	Philadelphia	02/28/2013
10	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Chicago	01/25/2015
10	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Minnesota	11/17/2015
10	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Denver	01/15/2016
10	Hassan Whiteside	Miami	Charlotte	02/05/2016
10	Draymond Green	Golden State	Memphis	02/10/2017
10	Anthony Davis	New Orleans	Utah	03/11/2018
10	Hassan Whiteside	Portland	Chicago	11/29/2019
10	Clint Capela	Atlanta	Minnesota	01/22/2021
10	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio	Toronto	02/12/2024
10	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio	Portland	12/21/2024

Most Blocks in an NBA Playoff Game

Blocks	Player	Team	Opponent	Date
12	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio	Minnesota	05/04/2026
10	Mark Eaton	Utah	Houston	04/26/1985
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Lakers	04/29/1990
10	Andrew Bynum	Lakers	Denver	04/29/2012
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Golden State	04/22/1977
9	Manute Bol	Washington	Philadelphia	04/18/1986
9	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	LA Clippers	04/29/1993
9	Derrick Coleman	New Jersey	Cleveland	05/07/1993
9	Greg Ostertag	Utah	Lakers	05/12/1997
9	Alonzo Mourning	Miami	Detroit	04/22/2000
9	Dwight Howard	Orlando	Charlotte	04/18/2010
9	Robert Williams III	Boston	Brooklyn	05/23/2021
8	George Johnson	Golden State	Seattle	04/24/1975
8	Elvin Hayes	Washington	Cleveland	04/26/1976
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Portland	05/10/1977
8	Bill Walton	Portland	Philadelphia	06/05/1977
8	Caldwell Jones	Philadelphia	Washington	05/03/1978
8	Darryl Dawkins	Philadelphia	Atlanta	04/21/1982
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Lakers	Portland	05/01/1983
8	Mark Eaton	Utah	Houston	04/19/1985
8	Manute Bol	Washington	Philadelphia	04/20/1986
8	Manute Bol	Washington	Philadelphia	04/22/1986
8	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Boston	06/05/1986
8	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Portland	04/28/1987
8	Alton Lister	Seattle	Houston	04/28/1989
8	David Robinson	San Antonio	Portland	05/10/1990
8	David Robinson	San Antonio	Golden State	04/25/1991
8	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston	Seattle	05/16/1993
8	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Seattle	05/05/1994
8	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Seattle	05/07/1994
8	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver	Utah	05/12/1994
8	Patrick Ewing	New York	Houston	06/17/1994
8	Shaquille O'Neal	Lakers	Seattle	05/12/1998
8	Samaki Walker	San Antonio	Phoenix	04/25/2000
8	Roy Hibbert	Indiana	Orlando	04/28/2012

Most Games With 10+ Blocks

Player	Regular Season	Playoffs	Total
Manute Bol	18	3	21
Mark Eaton	18	2	20
Hakeem Olajuwon	11	5	16
Dikembe Mutombo	11	3	14
David Robinson	10	2	12
Shawn Bradley	11	0	11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6	3	9
Elmore Smith	8	0	8
George Johnson	6	1	7
Tree Rollins	7	0	7
Hassan Whiteside	7	0	7
Marcus Camby	4	0	4
Serge Ibaka	4	0	4
Roy Hibbert	2	1	3
Victor Wembanyama	2	1	3
Shaquille O'Neal	1	1	2
Darryl Dawkins	1	1	2
Elvin Hayes	1	1	2
Greg Ostertag	1	1	2
JaVale McGee	2	0	2
Artis Gilmore	2	0	2
Larry Nance	2	0	2
Joe C. Meriweather	2	0	2
Benoit Benjamin	2	0	2
Ben Wallace	2	0	2

10+ Block Games by Franchise

Team	Games	Players	Different Players
Jazz	22	Eaton, Ostertag, Kirilenko, Meriweather	4
Spurs	15	Robinson, Gilmore, Wembanyama	3
Lakers	14	Smith, Abdul-Jabbar, Bynum	3
Nuggets	13	Mutombo, Camby, Cooper	3
Wizards	13	Bol, Hayes, McGee, Jones	4
Rockets	13	Olajuwon, Sampson	2
Nets	12	Bradley, Johnson, Dawkins	3
Warriors	12	Bol, Johnson, Parish, Green	4
Hawks	9	Capela, Rollins, Mutombo	3
Heat	6	Whiteside	1
Thunder	4	Ibaka	1
Bulls	3	Noah, Gilmore, Thurmond	3
Pistons	3	Wallace	2
Magic	2	O'Neal, Howard	2
Mavericks	2	Bradley	1
Hornets	2	Divac, Okafor	2
Bucks	2	Abdul-Jabbar, Sanders	2
76ers	2	Bol, Catchings	2
Clippers	2	Benjamin	1
Raptors	2	Camby	1
Pacers	2	Hibbert	1
Cavaliers	1	Nance	1
Knicks	1	Meriweather	1
Suns	1	Nance	1
SuperSonics	1	Kemp	1
Pelicans	1	Davis	1
Trail Blazers	1	Whiteside	1
Celtics	0	N/A	0
Timberwolves	0	N/A	0
Grizzlies	0	N/A	0
Kings	0	N/A	0

Note: Official blocked-shot records begin with the 1973-74 NBA season. Earlier NBA games are not included because blocks were not yet recorded as an official league statistic.

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