Answered 24 years ago

At 36 years, 273 days, Karl Malone becomes the oldest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a playoff game in a Utah Jazz first round win against Seattle.

Who is the oldest player with 50+ points in a playoff game?

NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	AGE	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
Karl Malone	4/22/2000	UTA	vs. SEA	36-273	50	43	12	0	3	1	1	56.3	92.9	1	18	32	1	100.0	13	14	2
Michael Jordan	4/27/1997	CHI	vs. WAS	34-069	55	44	7	2	2	0	1	62.9	100.0	2	22	35	2	50.0	10	10	3
Ray Allen	4/30/2009	BOS	@ CHI	33-284	51	59	5	3	3	0	9	56.3	85.7	3	18	32	18	50.0	6	7	1
Sam Jones	3/28/1967	BOS	@ NYK	33-277	51	43	4	1				63.3	76.5		19	30			13	17	3
LeBron James	5/31/2018	CLE	@ GSW	33-152	51	48	8	8	1	1	3	59.4	90.9	5	19	32	7	42.9	10	11	2
John Havlicek	4/1/1973	BOS	vs. ATL	32-358	54	48	9	6				66.7	100.0		24	36			6	6	2
Charles Barkley	5/4/1994	PHX	@ GSW	31-073	56	41	14	4	3	1	3	74.2	77.8	2	23	31	4	75.0	7	9	2
Jerry West	4/23/1969	LAL	vs. BOS	30-330	53	46	3	10				51.2	84.6		21	41			11	13	3
Michael Jordan	6/16/1993	CHI	vs. PHX	30-119	55	46	8	4	0	0	0	56.8	72.2	1	21	37	1	0.0	13	18	3
Michael Jordan	5/31/1993	CHI	vs. NYK	30-103	54	39	6	2	2	1	6	60.0	85.7	2	18	30	9	66.7	12	14	5
Michael Jordan	4/29/1992	CHI	@ MIA	29-072	56	43	5	5	4	2	0	66.7	88.9	2	20	30	0		16	18	3
Russell Westbrook	4/19/2017	OKC	@ HOU	28-158	51	41	10	13	4	1	2	39.5	83.3	4	17	43	11	18.2	15	18	3
Isaiah Thomas	5/2/2017	BOS	vs. WAS	28-084	53	45	4	4	3	0	5	54.5	92.3	2	18	33	12	41.7	12	13	2
Dirk Nowitzki	6/1/2006	DAL	vs. PHX	27-347	50	43	12	3	1	0	5	53.8	94.4	1	14	26	6	83.3	17	18	2
Allen Iverson	4/20/2003	PHI	vs. NOH	27-317	55	47	4	8	2	0	3	65.6	90.9	4	21	32	5	60.0	10	11	2
Kobe Bryant	5/4/2006	LAL	vs. PHX	27-254	50	52	8	5	3	0	5	57.1	83.3	7	20	35	8	62.5	5	6	4
Wilt Chamberlain	4/10/1964	SFW	vs. STL	27-233	50	45	15	6				68.8	60.0		22	32			6	10	1
Elgin Baylor	4/14/1962	LAL	@ BOS	27-210	61	48	22	1				47.8	89.5		22	46			17	19	3
Sleepy Floyd	5/10/1987	GSW	vs. LAL	27-065	51	44	3	10	4	0	2	69.2	92.9	2	18	26	3	66.7	13	14	2
Jerry West	4/5/1965	LAL	vs. BAL	26-312	52		5	9				42.1	95.2		16	38			20	21	4
Billy Cunningham	4/1/1970	PHI	vs. MIL	26-302	50	48	10	2				56.4	75.0		22	39			6	8	5
Dominique Wilkins	4/19/1986	ATL	vs. DET	26-097	50	43	5	3	1	0	0	67.9	80.0	6	19	28	0		12	15	2
Michael Jordan	5/5/1989	CHI	vs. CLE	26-077	50	43	3	4	3	0	0	50.0	81.5	1	14	28	1	0.0	22	27	6
Allen Iverson	5/16/2001	PHI	vs. TOR	25-343	52	43	2	7	4	0	8	65.6	100.0	1	21	32	14	57.1	2	2	3
Allen Iverson	5/9/2001	PHI	vs. TOR	25-336	54	47	5	4	1	0	3	53.8	100.0	4	21	39	5	60.0	9	9	3