who has the most career blocks before 1997

Before 1996-97, Hakeem Olajuwon denied the most shots, with 3,190 blocks.

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	NAME	BLK	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	PF
1	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3,190	900	37.8	24.3	12.2	2.7	1.9	3.5	9.6	18.7	51.6	0.0	0.1	18.4	5.0	7.0	71.1	55.8	3.7	8.5	3.2	33,981	21,840	11,023	2,392	1,694	2,869	3,446
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,189	1,239	35.3	22.9	10.0	3.5	0.9	2.6	9.4	16.8	56.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.0	5.4	73.6	59.5	2.4	7.6	2.7	43,787	28,316	12,369	4,302	1,160	2,527	3,667
3	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	3,064	875	28.8	6.0	7.9	1.0	0.4	3.5	2.4	5.2	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	64.9	49.6	2.1	5.8	1.5	25,169	5,216	6,939	840	368	1,293	2,955
4	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	2,542	1,156	20.8	5.4	5.8	0.6	0.4	2.2	2.2	4.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.3	70.0	55.5	1.9	4.0	0.9	24,028	6,249	6,750	660	512	1,057	3,377
5	Robert Parish R. Parish	2,342	1,568	28.9	14.8	9.3	1.4	0.8	1.5	6.1	11.3	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.6	72.1	57.2	2.9	6.4	2.1	45,298	23,173	14,626	2,158	1,213	3,155	4,403
6	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	2,327	835	36.5	23.7	10.4	2.2	1.1	2.8	9.3	18.1	51.5	0.0	0.1	15.9	5.0	6.7	74.4	56.2	2.5	7.9	3.3	30,516	19,788	8,679	1,803	910	2,734	3,051
7	Manute Bol M. Bol	2,086	624	18.7	2.6	4.2	0.3	0.2	3.3	1.1	2.6	40.7	0.1	0.3	21.0	0.4	0.6	56.1	44.1	1.0	3.3	0.7	11,698	1,599	2,647	171	126	451	1,457
8	George Johnson G. Johnson	2,082	848	20.9	5.0	6.8	1.1	0.5	2.5	2.1	4.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.9	1.3	69.8	48.9	2.3	4.5	1.6	17,753	4,280	5,749	921	456	872	2,667
9	Larry Nance L. Nance	2,027	920	33.4	17.1	8.0	2.6	0.9	2.2	6.9	12.7	54.6	0.0	0.1	14.5	3.2	4.2	75.5	58.6	2.5	5.5	1.9	30,697	15,687	7,352	2,393	872	1,711	2,703
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	2,006	557	38.1	25.6	11.8	3.1	1.7	3.6	9.1	17.3	52.6	0.0	0.2	26.1	7.4	9.9	74.7	59.2	3.5	8.3	2.9	21,206	14,260	6,563	1,718	934	1,626	1,701
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,771	894	36.0	18.6	10.9	1.7	1.0	2.0	7.4	16.1	46.0	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.7	5.5	67.6	50.0	3.1	7.8	2.4	32,199	16,600	9,751	1,540	864	1,358	2,967
12	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	1,747	909	32.7	17.1	10.1	2.0	0.5	1.9	6.3	10.5	59.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	4.5	6.3	71.3	64.3	2.9	7.2	2.8	29,685	15,579	9,161	1,777	470	2,347	2,986
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,733	1,329	33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	45,071	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,089	3,804	3,076
14	Kevin McHale K. McHale	1,690	971	31.0	17.9	7.3	1.7	0.4	1.7	7.0	12.7	55.4	0.0	0.2	26.1	3.7	4.7	79.8	60.5	2.4	4.9	1.9	30,118	17,335	7,122	1,670	344	1,893	2,758
15	Herb Williams H. Williams	1,589	1,048	26.8	11.3	6.1	1.8	0.6	1.5	4.8	10.2	46.8	0.0	0.1	9.6	1.8	2.5	69.7	50.0	1.5	4.6	1.8	28,088	11,858	6,443	1,847	595	1,917	2,822
16	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	1,576	780	27.7	11.7	7.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.6	9.2	49.7	0.0	0.0	4.8	2.6	3.6	72.2	54.4	1.8	5.8	2.3	21,629	9,141	5,992	1,065	517	1,830	2,254
17	Wayne Cooper W. Cooper	1,535	984	20.6	7.9	6.2	0.9	0.3	1.6	3.3	7.2	45.7	0.0	0.1	14.6	1.3	1.8	73.6	49.4	2.2	4.0	1.2	20,274	7,777	6,095	852	295	1,181	3,144
18	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	1,517	1,068	24.8	6.2	7.2	1.3	0.4	1.4	2.4	5.1	47.3	0.0	0.0	6.5	1.4	1.8	75.3	52.6	1.9	5.3	1.6	26,474	6,589	7,663	1,347	480	1,596	3,527
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1,486	391	36.9	12.9	12.3	1.7	0.6	3.8	4.7	8.9	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	5.5	65.0	56.9	3.9	8.4	2.6	14,411	5,054	4,811	651	223	1,016	1,361
20	Alton Lister A. Lister	1,458	893	20.6	6.9	6.5	1.0	0.4	1.6	2.8	5.4	51.4	0.0	0.0	11.1	1.4	2.3	59.5	54.0	2.0	4.5	1.6	18,405	6,205	5,817	900	342	1,418	3,072
21	Terry Tyler T. Tyler	1,342	871	25.0	10.2	5.4	1.2	0.9	1.5	4.4	9.1	48.4	0.0	0.1	12.2	1.4	2.0	70.3	51.2	1.8	3.5	1.3	21,742	8,868	4,675	1,039	801	1,140	1,937
22	Mark West M. West	1,318	934	19.8	6.4	5.3	0.4	0.3	1.4	2.6	4.4	58.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.1	57.5	59.8	1.8	3.6	1.2	18,523	5,934	4,990	392	307	1,125	2,875
23	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,293	836	34.3	22.0	6.7	3.9	1.8	1.5	8.7	17.1	50.7	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.7	55.8	2.5	4.2	3.1	28,677	18,364	5,601	3,224	1,508	2,323	2,286
24	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	1,290	723	31.1	12.4	7.0	2.0	0.9	1.8	4.7	9.7	48.1	0.0	0.0	11.8	3.0	4.2	73.0	53.6	2.4	4.6	1.5	22,454	8,959	5,041	1,428	633	1,100	1,890
25	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	1,267	957	27.4	8.6	7.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	3.2	5.7	57.1	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.8	73.2	61.8	2.2	5.7	1.5	26,222	8,203	7,492	765	336	1,454	2,025

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26.0

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RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

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Team Rankings

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118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

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3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

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Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Before 1996-97, Hakeem Olajuwon denied the most shots, with 3,190 blocks.

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