nba player with most blocks in a finals game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Dwight Howard has denied the most shots in an NBA Finals game, with 9 blocks versus the Lakers on June 11, 2009.

	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	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5	6/7/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	39	24	13	1	2	10	17	58.8	0	0		4	5	80.0	62.5	5	8	2	2	+8
25	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	5	6/20/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	14	8	6	0	0	3	4	75.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	75.2	1	5	1	4	+11

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