NBA Single Game Block Shot Record Set On this day, in 1973 the 7-foot Elmore Smith battered away 17 shots against the Portland Trail Blazers, setting a single-game NBA record. October 28, 1973 Sport: Basketball Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine