nate thurmond most blocks in a playoff game

Nate Thurmond denied his most shots in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1976 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics, with 6 blocks.

NAMEBLKDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nate 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
2Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4
5/11/1976
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
40
6
9
6
3
3
10
30.0
0
0
30.0
4
5
5
3Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
4
5/11/1975
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
23
0
6
5
1
0
3
0.0
0
2
0.0
0.0
1
5
3
4Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
5/18/1976
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
43
13
14
5
0
5
8
62.5
3
7
42.9
58.7
4
10
3
5Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
4/21/1976
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
23
2
7
0
1
1
5
20.0
0
2
0.0
17.0
3
4
1
6Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
4/15/1976
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
23
7
10
2
1
3
6
50.0
1
1
100.0
54.3
4
6
4
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
4/13/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
24
5
7
0
0
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
36.3
3
4
5
8Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
5/6/1975
CHI CHI
@
GSW GSW
25
3
9
4
1
0
2
0.0
3
9
33.3
25.2
2
7
5
9Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
3
4/9/1975
CHI CHI
vs
KCO KCO
19
4
3
2
1
2
3
66.7
0
0
66.7
1
2
4
10Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
4/26/1976
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
27
2
8
2
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
50.0
0
8
4
11Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
4/17/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
16
4
7
1
0
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
69.4
2
5
5
12Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
5/4/1975
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
33
1
12
3
1
0
6
0.0
1
2
50.0
7.3
5
7
4
13Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
4/27/1975
CHI CHI
@
GSW GSW
24
1
7
2
0
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
17.4
1
6
2
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
4/20/1975
CHI CHI
vs
KCO KCO
16
6
3
1
1
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
90.4
0
3
1
15Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2
4/16/1975
CHI CHI
vs
KCO KCO
13
6
7
3
0
3
4
75.0
0
0
75.0
2
5
4
16Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
4/15/1977
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
5/16/1976
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
35
13
10
3
0
6
8
75.0
1
6
16.7
61.1
3
7
6
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
5/9/1976
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
31
10
7
2
0
4
8
50.0
2
4
50.0
51.2
2
5
6
19Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
4/29/1976
CLE CLE
vs
WAS WAS
21
4
7
2
1
2
4
50.0
0
0
50.0
3
4
2
20Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
5/14/1975
CHI CHI
@
GSW GSW
8
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
100.0
113.6
1
1
1
21Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
4/30/1975
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
13
3
3
2
0
1
2
50.0
1
3
33.3
45.2
1
2
0
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1
4/23/1975
CHI CHI
@
KCO KCO
21
3
8
2
0
0
3
0.0
3
4
75.0
31.5
2
6
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for blocks going back to the 1983 playoffs.

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