Elmore Smith has rejected the most shots in a game with 40+ minutes played, with 17 blocks against the Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.

Interpreted as:

most blocks by a player in a regular-season game with 40+ minutes

	NAME	BLK	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elmore Smith E. Smith	17	48	10/28/1973	LAL	vs	POR	12	16	2	0	5	16	31.3				2	6	33.3	32.2	2	14		4
2	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	47	2/26/1987	WAS	vs	IND	10	19	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	0		0	0		55.6	5	14	5	5
3	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	43	1/25/1986	WAS	vs	ATL	4	4	0	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	2	2	0	3
4	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	41	2/18/1989	UTA	vs	SAS	8	9	1	2	3	7	42.9	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.8	5	4	3	4
5	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	41	1/18/1985	UTA	vs	POR	12	20	3	0	1	12	8.3	0	0		10	12	83.3	34.7	3	17	3	3
6	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	45	11/4/1973	LAL	vs	HOU	9	18	2		3	7	42.9				3	5	60.0	48.9				4
7	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	48	10/26/1973	LAL	vs	DET	18	13	2	0	9	17	52.9				0	0		52.9	3	10		3
8	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	13	49	12/9/1983	HOU	@	CHI	28	18	5	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		6	9	66.7	63.8	6	12	6	4
9	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	13	41	11/5/1983	NJN	vs	PHI	17	8	2	2	7	13	53.8	0	0		3	6	50.0	54.3	1	7	3	5
10	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	13	41	2/18/1983	UTA	vs	POR	16	9	2	1	7	10	70.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	70.7	1	8	1	3
11	Vlade Divac V. Divac	12	41	2/12/1997	CHA	vs	NJN	18	9	2	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		0	0		64.3	2	7	3	6	+25
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12	43	4/18/1993	DEN	vs	LAC	16	21	2	1	5	15	33.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	40.3	9	12	1	3
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12	42	11/11/1989	HOU	vs	UTA	24	21	2	5	10	22	45.5	0	0		4	9	44.4	46.2	7	14	5	5
14	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	43	3/26/1987	WAS	vs	BOS	6	17	0	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	51.0	3	14	2	5
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12	53	3/10/1987	HOU	vs	SEA	38	17	6	7	14	29	48.3	0	0		10	14	71.4	54.0	10	7	4	5
16	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	48	12/12/1985	WAS	vs	MIL	18	9	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		8	14	57.1	55.7	5	4	1	4
17	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	12	45	2/26/1985	UTA	@	DAL	9	15	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		1	6	16.7	42.3	2	13	4	2
18	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	12	45	10/18/1974	CHI	vs	ATL	22	14	13	1	8	12	66.7				6	8	75.0	70.9	2	12		3
19	Joakim Noah J. Noah	11	45	2/28/2013	CHI	vs	PHI	23	21	1	3	8	12	66.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	72.1	8	13	3	1	+13
20	Serge Ibaka S. Ibaka	11	41	2/19/2012	OKC	vs	DEN	14	15	0	1	6	7	85.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	79.9	8	7	1	4	+31
21	Marcus Camby M. Camby	11	44	1/17/2008	DEN	vs	UTA	8	24	1	2	4	13	30.8	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.8	7	17	3	5	+22
22	Marcus Camby M. Camby	11	43	4/14/1998	TOR	@	NJN	15	12	2	1	6	14	42.9	0	0		3	5	60.0	46.3	5	7	5	1	-2
23	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	11	49	1/6/1998	UTA	vs	PHI	3	9	4	1	0	5	0.0	0	0		3	8	37.5	17.6	2	7	0	3	+11
24	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	11	42	12/21/1996	NJN	vs	BOS	17	15	4	0	8	17	47.1	0	0		1	2	50.0	47.5	6	9	2	4	+6
25	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	11	41	3/14/1996	NJN	vs	WAS	19	17	3	1	8	18	44.4	0	0		3	4	75.0	48.1	9	8	3	4