8 players were tied for denying the most shots in a game in 1976-77, with 9 blocks. The first three are Artis Gilmore and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on March 25, 1977 and Elvin Hayes on March 6, 1977.
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most blocks by a player in a regular-season game in 1977| NAME | BLK | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Gilmore | 9 | 3/25/1977 | vs | 39 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 45.7 | 6 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 9 | 3/25/1977 | vs | 26 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 66.4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 |  | E. Hayes | 9 | 3/6/1977 | vs | 40 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 48.2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 |  | D. Roundfield | 9 | 2/21/1977 | @ | 31 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 |  | B. Lanier | 9 | 2/4/1977 | vs | 38 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 78.4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 |  | K. Kunnert | 9 | 2/3/1977 | @ | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | B. Walton | 9 | 1/26/1977 | @ | 38 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 40.7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| 8 |  | E. Smith | 9 | 12/7/1976 | @ | 34 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 47.3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 |  | C. Jones | 8 | 3/20/1977 | @ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 2/27/1977 | vs | 41 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 73.1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 11 | | A. Gilmore | 8 | 2/1/1977 | vs | 44 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 47.7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | | E. Hayes | 8 | 11/25/1976 | @ | 47 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 59.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 3/20/1977 | vs | 36 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 56.6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 3/13/1977 | @ | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 52.7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 15 |  | M. Malone | 7 | 3/6/1977 | @ | 44 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 | | E. Hayes | 7 | 1/29/1977 | @ | 44 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 | | M. Malone | 7 | 1/22/1977 | vs | 44 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 59.9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 18 |  | A. Adams | 7 | 1/15/1977 | vs | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 1/14/1977 | @ | 40 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 57.5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 20 |  | G. Johnson | 7 | 1/8/1977 | vs | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 31.7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 21 | | D. Hillman | 7 | 12/23/1976 | vs | 42 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 12/18/1976 | @ | 45 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 64.1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |||||||
| 23 | | E. Hayes | 7 | 11/23/1976 | @ | 39 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 50.9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| 24 | | B. Walton | 7 | 11/11/1976 | @ | 43 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 62.7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 25 |  | L. Shelton | 7 | 11/7/1976 | @ | 41 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 68.9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
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