Dwight Howard has rejected the most shots in an NBA Finals game, with 9 blocks against the Lakers on June 11, 2009.
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most blocks by a player in a NBA game finals| NAME | BLK | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Howard | 9 | 6/11/2009 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals | vs | 49 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 44.1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | -11 | |||
| 2 |  | T. Duncan | 8 | 6/15/2003 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 49.5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 3 |  | S. O'Neal | 8 | 6/8/2001 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 59.8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | +14 | |||
| 4 |  | P. Ewing | 8 | 6/17/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  | H. Olajuwon | 8 | 6/5/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 55.2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | B. Walton | 8 | 6/5/1977 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 58.1 | 3 | 20 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 |  | A. Bynum | 7 | 6/6/2010 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 68.7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | |||
| 8 | | T. Duncan | 7 | 6/11/2003 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 47.3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +4 | |||
| 9 | | T. Duncan | 7 | 6/4/2003 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 69.1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | +10 | |||
| 10 | | P. Ewing | 7 | 6/12/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | | H. Olajuwon | 7 | 6/12/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 46.4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 12 |  | D. Johnson | 7 | 5/28/1978 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals | @ | 38 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 43.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 13 |  | S. Ibaka | 6 | 6/5/2019 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals | @ | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | P. Gasol | 6 | 6/6/2010 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 79.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -12 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Wallace | 6 | 6/9/2005 | 2004-05 | NBA Finals | @ | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -3 | ||||
| 16 | | P. Ewing | 6 | 6/10/1994 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 17 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 5/4/1980 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 18 |  | V. Wembanyama | 5 | 6/13/2026 | 2025-26 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 44.8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 19 |  | C. Holmgren | 5 | 6/22/2025 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 78.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 20 |  | M. Turner | 5 | 6/11/2025 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals | vs | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 37.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -8 | ||
| 21 |  | R. Williams III | 5 | 6/16/2022 | 2021-22 | NBA Finals | vs | 33 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | |||
| 22 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 5 | 7/20/2021 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Durant | 5 | 6/4/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | +21 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Bogut | 5 | 6/5/2016 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | vs | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||||
| 25 |  | S. Ibaka | 5 | 6/14/2012 | 2011-12 | NBA Finals | vs | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 51.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -15 | |||
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