Nate Thurmond has blocked the most shots in a season opener, with 12 blocks versus the Hawks on October 18, 1974.
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NBA most blocks by a player on opening night| NAME | BLK | DATE | 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 |  | 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 | |||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||||||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | |||
| 6 |  | 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 | |||
| 7 |  | 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 | |||
| 8 |  | 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 | |||
| 9 |  | 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 | |||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||||
| 11 |  | 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 | |||
| 12 |  | 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 | ||||
| 13 |  | 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 | ||
| 14 |  | 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 | |||
| 15 | | 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 | |||
| 16 |  | 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 | |||
| 17 |  | 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 | |||
| 18 |  | 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 | |||
| 19 |  | 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 | ||||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||||
| 21 |  | 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 | ||||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||||
| 23 |  | 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 | ||||||
| 24 |  | 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 | |||||||
| 25 |  | J. Jackson Jr. | 6 | 10/22/2025 | vs | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | +5 | ||
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