most blocks in an nba finals game in the last 50 years

Between October 5, 1975 and October 5, 2025, Dwight Howard has denied the most shots in an NBA Finals game, with 9 blocks versus the Lakers on June 11, 2009.

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most blocks by a player in an NBA finals game in the last 50 years

	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	+/-
1	Dwight Howard D. Howard	9	6/11/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	LAL	49	16	21	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	0		6	14	42.9	44.1	6	15	7	4	-11
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	8	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	45	28	20	9	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	10	40.0	59.8	8	12	5	5	+14
4	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	8	6/17/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	HOU	43	25	12	1	2	11	21	52.4	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	57.1	5	7	3	4
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	8	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	47	32	14	3	2	13	25	52.0	0	0		6	9	66.7	55.2	6	8	4	3
6	Bill Walton B. Walton	8	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	42	20	23	7	0	8	15	53.3				4	5	80.0	58.1	3	20		4
7	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	7	6/6/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	21	6	0	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		9	12	75.0	68.7	3	3	2	5	+1
8	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	7	6/11/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	39	23	17	2	1	10	23	43.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	47.3	8	9	3	4	+4
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	7	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	44	32	20	6	3	11	17	64.7	0	0		10	14	71.4	69.1	3	17	1	1	+10
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	7	6/12/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	HOU	46	18	13	0	1	9	29	31.0	0	2	0.0	0	0		31.0	6	7	3	3
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	6/12/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	@	NYK	44	21	11	7	1	8	20	40.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	46.4	5	6	4	3
12	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	7	5/28/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	38	12	1	2	0	5	12	41.7				2	4	50.0	43.6	0	1	3	4
13	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	6	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	TOR	@	GSW	22	6	5	1	2	2	4	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.5	1	4	2	4	0
14	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	6	6/6/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	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	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	6	6/9/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	@	SAS	33	4	7	1	2	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	3	4	1	4	-3
16	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	6	6/10/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	46	16	13	2	2	7	19	36.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	40.2	4	9	6	4
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	6	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	33	14	5	0	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	1	13	3	4
18	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	5	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	31	18	8	0	1	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	78.1	2	6	0	3	+10
19	Myles Turner M. Turner	5	6/11/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	vs	OKC	30	9	2	1	1	3	11	27.3	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	37.9	0	2	2	2	-8
20	Robert Williams III R. Williams III	5	6/16/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	33	10	7	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	56.3	5	2	2	2	-1
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	50	14	2	0	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5	6/4/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	41	33	13	6	3	13	22	59.1	4	8	50.0	3	3	100.0	70.8	2	11	3	4	+21
23	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	5	6/5/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	15	2	6	0	2	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	3	3	2	4	+10
24	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	5	6/14/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	29	7	4	1	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	51.8	2	2	0	2	-15
25	Robert Horry R. Horry	5	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	26	5	9	4	0	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	64.4	2	7	0	3	+27