what is the nba record for blocks in a single game

Elmore Smith has blocked the most shots in a game, with 17 blocks versus the Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.

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What is the NBA record for blocks by a player in a single regular-season game?

	NAME	BLK	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elmore Smith E. Smith	17	10/28/1973	LAL	vs	POR	48	12	16	2	0	5	16	31.3				2	6	33.3	32.2	2	14		4
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15	11/20/1993	ORL	@	NJN	36	24	28	3	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		0	1	0.0	61.7	10	18	3	4
3	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	2/26/1987	WAS	vs	IND	47	10	19	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	0		0	0		55.6	5	14	5	5
4	Manute Bol M. Bol	15	1/25/1986	WAS	vs	ATL	43	4	4	0	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	2	2	0	3
5	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	2/18/1989	UTA	vs	SAS	41	8	9	1	2	3	7	42.9	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.8	5	4	3	4
6	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	14	1/18/1985	UTA	vs	POR	41	12	20	3	0	1	12	8.3	0	0		10	12	83.3	34.7	3	17	3	3
7	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	11/4/1973	LAL	vs	HOU	45	9	18	2		3	7	42.9				3	5	60.0	48.9				4
8	Elmore Smith E. Smith	14	10/26/1973	LAL	vs	DET	48	18	13	2	0	9	17	52.9				0	0		52.9	3	10		3
9	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	13	4/7/1998	DAL	vs	POR	38	22	22	0	1	6	15	40.0	0	0		10	10	100.0	56.7	5	17	2	3	+17
10	Manute Bol M. Bol	13	2/2/1990	GSW	vs	NJN	33	2	11	0	0	1	7	14.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		14.3	1	10	0	4
11	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	13	12/9/1983	HOU	@	CHI	49	28	18	5	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		6	9	66.7	63.8	6	12	6	4
12	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	13	11/5/1983	NJN	vs	PHI	41	17	8	2	2	7	13	53.8	0	0		3	6	50.0	54.3	1	7	3	5
13	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	13	2/18/1983	UTA	vs	POR	41	16	9	2	1	7	10	70.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	70.7	1	8	1	3
14	George Johnson G. Johnson	13	2/24/1981	SAS	vs	GSW	28	9	9	0	0	4	4	100.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	101.4	3	6	2	5
15	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	12	1/25/2015	MIA	@	CHI	25	14	13	0	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	59.5	6	7	0	4	+5
16	JaVale McGee J. McGee	12	3/15/2011	WAS	@	CHI	39	11	12	1	0	5	14	35.7	0	0		1	3	33.3	35.9	3	9	2	4	-15
17	Keon Clark K. Clark	12	3/23/2001	TOR	vs	ATL	28	13	8	2	1	4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	49.2	2	6	0	0	+27
18	Vlade Divac V. Divac	12	2/12/1997	CHA	vs	NJN	41	18	9	2	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		0	0		64.3	2	7	3	6	+25
19	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	12	4/17/1996	NJN	vs	TOR	37	11	10	2	1	3	14	21.4	0	0		5	5	100.0	34.0	5	5	2	4
20	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12	4/18/1993	DEN	vs	LAC	43	16	21	2	1	5	15	33.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	40.3	9	12	1	3
21	David Robinson D. Robinson	12	2/23/1990	SAS	vs	MIN	36	24	12	2	3	8	13	61.5	0	0		8	9	88.9	70.8	3	9	4	2
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12	11/11/1989	HOU	vs	UTA	42	24	21	2	5	10	22	45.5	0	0		4	9	44.4	46.2	7	14	5	5
23	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	2/22/1989	GSW	@	SAS	30	7	6	0	1	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		70.0	2	4	1	2
24	Manute Bol M. Bol	12	3/26/1987	WAS	vs	BOS	43	6	17	0	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	51.0	3	14	2	5
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12	3/10/1987	HOU	vs	SEA	53	38	17	6	7	14	29	48.3	0	0		10	14	71.4	54.0	10	7	4	5