Who is the oldest player with 30+ points in an NBA game?

Dirk Nowitzki is now the oldest player to score 30+ points in a game at 40 years and 294 days old, breaking the mark previously held by Michael Jordan.

Interpreted as:

Who is the oldest player with 30+ points in an NBA regular season game?

	NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	AGE	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
1	Dirk Nowitzki	4/9/2019	DAL	vs. PHX	40-294	30	33	8	3	0	1	5	35.5	100.0	2	11	31	14	35.7	3	3	3
2	Michael Jordan	3/9/2003	WAS	@ NYK	40-020	39	43	8	1	1	0	0	59.1	86.7	3	13	22	0		13	15	3
3	Michael Jordan	2/27/2003	WAS	vs. HOU	40-010	35	50	11	6	0	0	0	57.7	71.4	3	15	26	0		5	7	3
4	Michael Jordan	2/23/2003	WAS	vs. DAL	40-006	30	52	9	3	2	1	0	53.8	100.0	6	14	26	0		2	2	3
5	Michael Jordan	2/21/2003	WAS	vs. NJN	40-004	43	43	10	3	4	1	0	60.0	87.5	1	18	30	0		7	8	2
6	Michael Jordan	2/1/2003	WAS	vs. NOH	39-349	45	44	3	6	1	1	0	54.5	90.0	2	18	33	0		9	10	5
7	Michael Jordan	1/16/2003	WAS	vs. ORL	39-333	32	39	6	8	2	0	0	48.0	80.0	1	12	25	1	0.0	8	10	3
8	Michael Jordan	1/4/2003	WAS	vs. IND	39-321	41	53	12	4	3	0	3	53.8	83.3	2	14	26	4	75.0	10	12	2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2/27/1987	LAL	vs. GSW	39-317	30	35	8	2	0	0	0	87.5	50.0	3	14	16	0		2	4	2
10	Michael Jordan	12/18/2002	WAS	vs. MEM	39-304	33	35	5	2	3	0	2	60.9	100.0	3	14	23	3	66.7	3	3	0
11	Michael Jordan	12/17/2002	WAS	@ ATL	39-303	30	38	3	2	0	0	0	66.7	100.0	1	12	18	0		6	6	3
12	Karl Malone	3/19/2003	UTA	@ PHX	39-238	34	41	8	4	4	0	0	45.8	92.3	6	11	24	0		12	13	4
13	Karl Malone	3/12/2003	UTA	@ ORL	39-231	40	42	9	7	4	0	0	63.2	72.7	1	12	19	0		16	22	2
14	Reggie Miller	4/10/2005	IND	vs. NYK	39-229	34	38	4	3	0	0	3	52.4	100.0	0	11	21	9	33.3	9	9	3
15	Reggie Miller	3/31/2005	IND	vs. MIA	39-219	31	36	3	4	0	0	1	61.1	100.0	3	11	18	3	33.3	8	8	2
16	Reggie Miller	3/18/2005	IND	vs. LAL	39-206	39	36	3	2	0	0	3	72.2	100.0	2	13	18	5	60.0	10	10	1
17	Karl Malone	2/11/2003	UTA	@ HOU	39-202	33	45	5	9	3	0	0	56.5	87.5	2	13	23	0		7	8	3
18	Karl Malone	2/5/2003	UTA	vs. MEM	39-196	31	39	6	8	4	2	0	66.7	75.0	2	14	21	0		3	4	4
19	Reggie Miller	2/16/2005	IND	vs. POR	39-176	36	32	0	1	0	0	4	58.8	100.0	2	10	17	10	40.0	12	12	1
20	Karl Malone	1/16/2003	UTA	vs. SEA	39-176	34	43	9	2	5	0	1	60.9	62.5	6	14	23	1	100.0	5	8	2
21	Karl Malone	1/4/2003	UTA	@ MIN	39-164	33	38	9	4	2	0	0	55.0	100.0	1	11	20	0		11	11	1
22	Karl Malone	12/23/2002	UTA	@ HOU	39-152	31	41	9	6	2	0	0	53.8	75.0	1	14	26	0		3	4	3
23	Reggie Miller	12/22/2004	IND	vs. PHI	39-120	30	36	4	1	0	0	3	66.7	87.5	3	10	15	6	50.0	7	8	1
24	Reggie Miller	12/7/2004	IND	vs. MIL	39-105	32	39	4	2	2	0	4	61.1	100.0	1	11	18	7	57.1	6	6	2
25	Michael Jordan	3/29/2002	WAS	vs. MIL	39-040	34	26	3	1	0	0	0	54.5	83.3	0	12	22	0		10	12	1

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.6

122.4

121.6

120.6

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.6

112.7

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

8.9

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.3

Tank Leaderboard

5-22

6-22

7-22

7-21

8-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

16-11

17-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

10-19

10-17

11-18

12-18

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	11.5
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	13.5
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	16.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.0
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Kings	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 11/19	ATL	@	SAS	126-135
Wed 11/19	PHI	@	MIL	123-114
Wed 11/19	SAC	@	MEM	96-137
Thu 11/20	IND	@	CLE	109-120
Thu 11/20	BKN	@	BOS	113-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 12/22	MEM	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Mon 12/22	ORL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Mon 12/22	DET	@	POR	10:00 PM
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM