Bill Walton becomes the first player to block 8 shots in an NBA Finals game as the Trail Blazers beat the 76ers in Game 6 to win their first NBA Championship.
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Who was the first player with 8 or more blocks in an NBA Finals game?| NAME | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | BLK | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TOV | FGM | FGA | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | PF | ||
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| 1 |  | Bill Walton | 6/5/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals |  POR |  vs. PHI | 8 | 42 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 53.3 | 80.0 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2 |  | Hakeem Olajuwon | 6/5/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals |  HOU |  vs. BOS | 8 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52.0 | 66.7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 |  | Patrick Ewing | 6/17/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals |  NYK | vs. HOU | 8 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 52.4 | 100.0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Shaquille O'Neal | 6/8/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals |  LAL | vs. PHI | 8 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 63.2 | 40.0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| 5 |  | Tim Duncan | 6/15/2003 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals |  SAS |  vs. NJN | 8 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 60.0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Dwight Howard | 6/11/2009 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals |  ORL | vs. LAL | 9 | 49 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 42.9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
StatMuse has game-level data for blocks going back to the 1974 Finals.
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