most blocks in a game season opener all time

Nate Thurmond has rejected the most shots in a season opener, with 12 blocks against the Hawks on October 18, 1974.

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  • Data note: Blocks: player game data may be incomplete before 1983-84
NAMEBLKDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12
10/18/1974
vs
45
22
14
13
1
8
12
66.7
6
8
75.0
70.9
2
12
3
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
9
10/28/2014
vs
36
26
17
2
3
10
22
45.5
0
0
6
9
66.7
50.1
9
8
0
1
+19
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
10/12/1973
@
39
18
17
2
1
8
20
40.0
2
4
50.0
41.4
5
12
1
4Myles Turner
M. Turner
8
12/23/2020
vs
29
10
8
1
0
4
9
44.4
0
4
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.6
1
7
2
1
+20
5DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
8
12/25/2011
@
31
6
5
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
4
12
33.3
41.2
3
2
2
2
+15
6Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
8
11/3/2004
vs
38
16
6
1
1
5
6
83.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
88.1
2
4
5
2
+29
7Elton Brand
E. Brand
8
10/30/2003
@
37
21
15
5
0
7
12
58.3
0
0
7
10
70.0
64.0
7
8
3
2
-12
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
8
2/5/1999
vs
36
15
11
0
0
6
9
66.7
0
0
3
5
60.0
67.0
4
7
1
2
+24
9Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
8
10/31/1997
@
45
17
5
2
0
7
19
36.8
0
0
3
4
75.0
40.9
2
3
2
3
+2
10Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
8
11/5/1993
vs
29
6
5
1
1
2
12
16.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
23.3
0
5
2
4
11Charles Smith
C. Smith
8
11/2/1990
vs
38
11
11
3
4
5
16
31.3
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
32.6
3
8
1
3
12Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
8
10/26/1984
@
30
5
6
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
53.9
2
4
3
6
13DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
7
10/18/2017
@
38
28
10
2
0
9
21
42.9
3
9
33.3
7
8
87.5
57.1
2
8
4
4
+6
14Roy Hibbert
R. Hibbert
7
10/29/2014
vs
32
22
8
0
0
6
8
75.0
0
0
10
13
76.9
80.2
3
5
3
2
+18
15Roy Hibbert
R. Hibbert
7
10/29/2013
vs
27
8
16
0
1
3
6
50.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
51.5
6
10
3
0
+14
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
7
10/31/2007
vs
31
16
12
2
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
59.7
1
11
4
2
+28
17Michael Ruffin
M. Ruffin
7
11/3/2004
@
39
6
11
4
1
2
4
50.0
0
0
2
6
33.3
45.2
7
4
0
5
+16
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
7
2/5/1999
vs
43
14
9
2
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
2
4
50.0
47.4
3
6
3
4
-9
19Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
7
11/2/1990
@
41
38
12
4
1
14
23
60.9
0
0
10
14
71.4
65.2
2
10
4
5
20Blair Rasmussen
B. Rasmussen
7
11/2/1990
vs
28
10
13
0
2
4
13
30.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
36.0
4
9
2
6
21Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
7
10/25/1985
vs
38
7
9
1
1
3
10
30.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
33.5
5
4
4
5
22Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
7
10/28/1983
vs
36
13
5
1
1
4
7
57.1
0
0
5
8
62.5
61.8
0
5
3
3
23Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
7
10/29/1982
@
40
20
16
0
1
7
13
53.8
0
0
6
8
75.0
60.5
2
2
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
7
10/25/1975
vs
46
36
15
2
3
14
26
53.8
8
13
61.5
56.7
3
12
4
25Jaxson Hayes
J. Hayes
6
10/21/2026
@
26
5
5
3
2
2
3
66.7
0
1
0.0
1
4
25.0
52.5
1
4
1
4
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