most blocks in a playoff game in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar blocked the most shots in a playoff game, with 9 blocks in Game 2 of the 1977 Western Conference Semifinals against the Warriors.

Interpreted as:
most blocks by a player in a playoff game in the 70s
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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
4/22/1977
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
40
40
19
3
3
18
28
64.3
4
6
66.7
65.3
7
12
4
2 Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
8
5/3/1978
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
24
4
9
2
2
2
3
66.7
0
0
66.7
3
6
3 Bill Walton
B. Walton
8
6/5/1977
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
42
20
23
7
0
8
15
53.3
4
5
80.0
58.1
3
20
4
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8
5/10/1977
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
45
21
20
7
1
5
12
41.7
11
13
84.6
59.3
5
15
2
5 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
8
4/26/1976
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
49
28
13
1
0
12
23
52.2
4
9
44.4
51.9
1
12
5
6 George Johnson
G. Johnson
8
4/24/1975
GSW GSW
@
SEA SEA
33
18
15
5
8
10
80.0
2
7
28.6
68.8
4
7 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
7
5/18/1979
WAS WAS
vs
SAS SAS
40
25
15
2
3
9
19
47.4
7
10
70.0
53.4
1
4
8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
7
4/18/1979
LAL LAL
@
SEA SEA
52
31
15
2
1
13
19
68.4
5
5
100.0
73.1
1
14
3
3
9 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
7
4/17/1979
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
32
10
8
4
5
17
29.4
0
0
29.4
3
6
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
7
4/10/1979
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
42
23
12
4
2
7
14
50.0
9
11
81.8
61.0
3
9
2
3
11 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
7
5/28/1978
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
38
12
1
2
0
5
12
41.7
2
4
50.0
43.6
0
1
3
4
12 Marvin Webster
M. Webster
7
5/14/1978
SEA SEA
@
DEN DEN
43
16
12
5
0
8
14
57.1
0
2
0.0
53.8
4
8
4
4
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
7
4/14/1978
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
43
24
18
4
1
11
24
45.8
2
2
100.0
48.2
8
10
5
6
14 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
7
4/30/1976
DET DET
vs
GSW GSW
50
30
16
1
12
23
52.2
6
6
100.0
58.5
4
15 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
7
4/13/1976
MIL MIL
vs
DET DET
42
16
13
1
0
4
10
40.0
8
10
80.0
55.6
5
16 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
7
4/24/1975
SEA SEA
vs
GSW GSW
40
18
11
1
7
15
46.7
4
6
66.7
51.0
5
17 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
6
5/16/1979
WAS WAS
@
SAS SAS
43
25
14
5
0
9
16
56.3
7
9
77.8
62.6
3
11
3
3
18 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
4/20/1979
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
53
32
8
5
11
20
55.0
10
12
83.3
63.3
0
8
4
4
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
4/15/1979
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
48
29
16
8
0
13
19
68.4
3
5
60.0
68.4
1
15
5
2
20 Marvin Webster
M. Webster
6
5/5/1978
SEA SEA
@
DEN DEN
40
28
16
1
0
8
14
57.1
12
17
70.6
65.2
6
10
4
4
21 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
6
4/30/1978
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
48
28
18
2
4
10
21
47.6
8
11
72.7
54.2
4
4
22 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
6
4/18/1978
WAS WAS
@
SAS SAS
45
28
11
4
0
13
21
61.9
2
5
40.0
60.3
4
2
23 Bill Walton
B. Walton
6
4/15/1977
POR POR
@
CHI CHI
41
24
17
3
1
12
21
57.1
0
1
0.0
56.0
4
13
5
24 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
6
5/14/1976
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
37
12
8
3
0
6
10
60.0
0
2
0.0
55.1
2
6
4
25 Kevin Kunnert
K. Kunnert
6
4/8/1975
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
30
16
14
2
0
6
13
46.2
4
4
100.0
54.2
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for blocks going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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