highest points in a game for 31 year old in nba history in regular and playoff by active player

Eric Gordon has posted the most points by a 31-year-old active player in a regular-season or postseason game, with 50 points versus the Jazz on January 27, 2020.

	NAME	PTS	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	50	31-033	1/27/2020	HOU	@	UTA	38	6	3	2	1	14	22	63.6	6	11	54.5	16	20	80.0	81.2	0	6	2	0	+12
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	47	31-083	6/5/2019	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	45	31-073	1/24/2020	HOU	@	MIN	38	6	10	1	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		13	13	100.0	68.8	0	6	3	2	+3
4	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	44	31-294	1/11/2024	DAL	vs	NYK	40	4	10	2	0	15	26	57.7	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	73.4	0	4	5	3	+9
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	44	31-240	2/24/2023	LAC	vs	SAC	46	4	4	3	2	16	22	72.7	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	89.3	0	4	2	4	-7
6	James Harden J. Harden	44	31-212	3/26/2021	BKN	@	DET	42	14	8	1	0	14	30	46.7	4	11	36.4	12	14	85.7	60.8	2	12	3	6	-3
7	James Harden J. Harden	44	31-122	12/26/2020	HOU	@	POR	43	4	17	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	14	16	87.5	78.5	1	3	5	1	-6
8	LeBron James L. James	44	31-346	12/10/2016	CLE	vs	CHA	42	9	10	3	1	17	24	70.8	5	10	50.0	5	9	55.6	78.7	1	8	5	3	-1
9	Robert Covington R. Covington	43	31-108	4/1/2022	LAC	@	MIL	46	8	2	2	3	15	24	62.5	11	18	61.1	2	2	100.0	86.4	0	8	2	5	+30
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	43	31-155	12/17/2021	POR	vs	CHA	37	4	8	1	0	12	19	63.2	6	11	54.5	13	14	92.9	85.5	1	3	3	1	+13
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	42	31-322	1/27/2025	LAL	@	CHA	37	23	2	0	2	17	28	60.7	0	2	0.0	8	10	80.0	64.8	8	15	4	4	+16
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	42	31-298	1/15/2024	DAL	vs	NOP	41	7	7	0	1	13	28	46.4	3	9	33.3	13	15	86.7	60.7	0	7	3	1	+7
13	CJ McCollum	42	31-102	12/30/2022	NOP	vs	PHI	35	4	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	92.8	1	3	2	2	+6
14	Paul George P. George	42	31-180	10/29/2021	LAC	@	POR	34	8	2	1	1	15	24	62.5	6	9	66.7	6	9	66.7	75.1	1	7	4	2	-10
15	Norman Powell N. Powell	41	31-264	2/13/2025	LAC	@	UTA	46	3	1	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	10	50.0	10	13	76.9	64.6	1	2	3	2	+13
16	Tim Hardaway Jr. T. Hardaway Jr.	41	31-305	1/15/2024	DAL	vs	NOP	41	2	2	1	0	11	23	47.8	9	15	60.0	10	10	100.0	74.8	0	2	4	0	-1
17	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	41	31-010	4/2/2023	DAL	@	ATL	44	5	4	2	1	16	27	59.3	1	6	16.7	8	8	100.0	67.2	2	3	1	3	-6
18	Paul George P. George	41	31-174	10/23/2021	LAC	vs	MEM	35	10	4	2	0	15	25	60.0	5	12	41.7	6	6	100.0	74.2	0	10	3	2	-14
19	Paul George P. George	41	31-057	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	20	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14
20	James Harden J. Harden	41	31-275	5/28/2021	BKN	@	BOS	39	7	10	1	0	11	18	61.1	7	12	58.3	12	13	92.3	86.4	1	6	2	1	+13
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41	31-109	2/29/2020	HOU	@	BOS	43	8	5	3	0	16	27	59.3	1	2	50.0	8	12	66.7	63.5	2	6	6	2	-3
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41	31-086	2/6/2020	HOU	@	LAL	37	8	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	65.0	1	7	8	5	+12
23	LeBron James L. James	41	31-169	6/16/2016	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
24	LeBron James L. James	41	31-166	6/13/2016	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	31-279	12/15/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	33	16	2	2	1	15	22	68.2	1	4	25.0	9	12	75.0	73.3	4	12	4	4	+14