most blocks in a game in the first 15 minutes

Elmore Smith denied 17 shots with more than 0 minutes played against the Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.

Interpreted as:

most blocks in a game in the first 15 minutes by a player

	NAME	BLK	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elmore Smith E. Smith	17	48	10/28/1973	LAL	vs	POR	12	16	2	0	5	16	31.3				2	6	33.3	32.2	2	14		4
2	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	43	1/25/1986	WAS	vs	ATL	4	4	0	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	2	2	0	3
3	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	47	2/26/1987	WAS	vs	IND	10	19	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	0		0	0		55.6	5	14	5	5
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15	36	11/20/1993	ORL	@	NJN	24	28	3	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		0	1	0.0	61.7	10	18	3	4
5	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	48	10/26/1973	LAL	vs	DET	18	13	2	0	9	17	52.9				0	0		52.9	3	10		3
6	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	45	11/4/1973	LAL	vs	HOU	9	18	2		3	7	42.9				3	5	60.0	48.9				4
7	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	41	1/18/1985	UTA	vs	POR	12	20	3	0	1	12	8.3	0	0		10	12	83.3	34.7	3	17	3	3
8	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	41	2/18/1989	UTA	vs	SAS	8	9	1	2	3	7	42.9	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.8	5	4	3	4
9	George Johnson G. Johnson	13	28	2/24/1981	SAS	vs	GSW	9	9	0	0	4	4	100.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	101.4	3	6	2	5
10	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	13	41	2/18/1983	UTA	vs	POR	16	9	2	1	7	10	70.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	70.7	1	8	1	3
11	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	13	41	11/5/1983	NJN	vs	PHI	17	8	2	2	7	13	53.8	0	0		3	6	50.0	54.3	1	7	3	5
12	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	13	49	12/9/1983	HOU	@	CHI	28	18	5	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		6	9	66.7	63.8	6	12	6	4
13	Manute Bol M. Bol	13	33	2/2/1990	GSW	vs	NJN	2	11	0	0	1	7	14.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		14.3	1	10	0	4
14	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	13	38	4/7/1998	DAL	vs	POR	22	22	0	1	6	15	40.0	0	0		10	10	100.0	56.7	5	17	2	3	+17
15	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	12	45	10/18/1974	CHI	vs	ATL	22	14	13	1	8	12	66.7				6	8	75.0	70.9	2	12		3
16	George Johnson G. Johnson	12	37	3/21/1978	NJN	@	NOJ	17	13	1		6	11	54.5				5	7	71.4	60.4				5
17	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	12	27	2/21/1979	ATL	vs	POR	11	13	0	1	4	7	57.1				3	4	75.0	62.8	1	12	1	4
18	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	12	35	2/5/1983	UTA	@	DEN	12	14	6		5	7	71.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	72.1			2	5
19	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	12	30	3/17/1984	UTA	vs	DAL	6	6	2	0	2	7	28.6	0	0		2	2	100.0	38.1	1	5	0	3
20	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	12	45	2/26/1985	UTA	@	DAL	9	15	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		1	6	16.7	42.3	2	13	4	2
21	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	48	12/12/1985	WAS	vs	MIL	18	9	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		8	14	57.1	55.7	5	4	1	4
22	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	12	38	11/1/1986	UTA	vs	POR	15	20	2	3	4	18	22.2	0	0		7	10	70.0	33.5	8	12	1	4
23	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	23	2/5/1987	WAS	vs	CLE	6	3	1	0	3	4	75.0	0	0		0	0		75.0	0	3	0	3
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12	53	3/10/1987	HOU	vs	SEA	38	17	6	7	14	29	48.3	0	0		10	14	71.4	54.0	10	7	4	5
25	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	43	3/26/1987	WAS	vs	BOS	6	17	0	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	51.0	3	14	2	5