highest scoring games by players the age of 40

Michael Jordan has scored the most points by a 40-year-old player in a game, with 43 points versus the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003.

Interpreted as:
highest scoring regular-season games by players the age of 40
NAMEPTSAGEDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
43
40-004
2/21/2003
WAS WAS
vs
NJN NJN
43
10
3
4
1
18
30
60.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
64.1
0
10
1
2
+9
2LeBron James
L. James
42
40-038
2/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
38
17
8
1
1
14
25
56.0
6
9
66.7
8
10
80.0
71.4
1
16
3
1
+7
3LeBron James
L. James
40
40-052
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
36
8
4
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
0
8
11
2
+8
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
40-020
3/9/2003
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
43
8
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
0
0
13
15
86.7
68.2
1
7
3
3
+7
5LeBron James
L. James
38
40-003
1/2/2025
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
36
3
8
0
0
15
25
60.0
7
10
70.0
1
2
50.0
73.4
1
2
4
1
+4
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
40-010
2/27/2003
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
50
11
6
0
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
5
7
71.4
60.2
0
11
3
3
0
7LeBron James
L. James
34
40-064
3/4/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
33
8
6
1
2
10
18
55.6
5
10
50.0
9
9
100.0
77.4
1
7
4
1
+7
8LeBron James
L. James
33
40-094
4/3/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
40
5
9
1
1
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
87.0
1
4
4
2
-1
9LeBron James
L. James
33
40-059
2/27/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
37
17
6
1
1
11
21
52.4
4
9
44.4
7
10
70.0
65.0
5
12
4
1
+12
10LeBron James
L. James
33
40-033
2/1/2025
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
11
12
0
0
14
26
53.8
3
8
37.5
2
4
50.0
59.4
0
11
5
3
+12
11LeBron James
L. James
31
40-066
3/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
44
12
8
0
1
11
23
47.8
2
8
25.0
7
8
87.5
58.4
1
11
1
3
+4
12LeBron James
L. James
31
40-029
1/28/2025
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
33
8
9
1
0
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
10
11
90.9
74.4
1
7
8
1
-11
13LeBron James
L. James
30
40-004
1/3/2025
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
30
3
8
0
0
13
20
65.0
2
5
40.0
2
2
100.0
71.8
0
3
3
3
+4
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
30
40-294
4/9/2019
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
33
8
3
0
1
11
31
35.5
5
14
35.7
3
3
100.0
46.4
1
7
2
3
+11
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
40-006
2/23/2003
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
52
9
3
2
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
55.8
2
7
6
3
-1
16LeBron James
L. James
29
40-018
1/17/2025
LAL LAL
vs
BKN BKN
35
7
8
1
2
12
17
70.6
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
81.1
1
6
5
2
-11
17LeBron James
L. James
28
40-099
4/8/2025
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
35
7
3
1
0
8
19
42.1
3
6
50.0
9
10
90.0
59.8
0
7
6
1
-23
18LeBron James
L. James
28
40-060
2/28/2025
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
37
13
3
1
0
12
21
57.1
2
7
28.6
2
3
66.7
62.7
1
12
4
0
-1
19LeBron James
L. James
27
40-100
4/9/2025
LAL LAL
@
DAL DAL
36
7
3
1
0
11
20
55.0
0
4
0.0
5
6
83.3
59.6
2
5
2
2
+18
20LeBron James
L. James
27
40-095
4/4/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
33
0
8
2
0
9
17
52.9
2
7
28.6
7
8
87.5
65.8
0
0
1
1
+7
21LeBron James
L. James
27
40-057
2/25/2025
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
37
12
3
1
0
11
17
64.7
2
4
50.0
3
4
75.0
72.0
3
9
6
2
-5
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
40-018
3/7/2003
WAS WAS
vs
MIL MIL
43
9
3
2
0
11
24
45.8
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
50.7
0
9
1
2
+7
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
40-229
12/1/1987
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
40
9
1
1
1
11
21
52.4
0
0
5
5
100.0
58.2
3
6
5
2
24LeBron James
L. James
26
40-051
2/19/2025
LAL LAL
vs
CHA CHA
38
7
11
1
2
10
22
45.5
4
11
36.4
2
2
100.0
56.8
1
6
2
0
-4
25LeBron James
L. James
26
40-036
2/4/2025
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
31
8
9
3
0
8
13
61.5
2
4
50.0
8
11
72.7
72.9
0
8
3
4
+19

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122.6

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-14.8

29th

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37.2

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TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Magic Magic
5
6
.455
4.0
12
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.5
13
Nets Nets
1
9
.100
7.5
14
Pacers Pacers
1
9
.100
7.5
15
Wizards Wizards
1
10
.091
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/12
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
6:00 PM
Wed
11/19
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Fri
11/21
WAS WAS
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Sat
11/22
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
10
1
.909
2
Spurs Spurs
8
2
.800
1.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
7
2
.778
2.0
4
Lakers Lakers
8
3
.727
2.0
5
Rockets Rockets
6
3
.667
3.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
4
.636
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
9
2
.818
2
Knicks Knicks
6
3
.667
2.0
3
Heat Heat
7
4
.636
2.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
7
4
.636
2.0
5
Bucks Bucks
7
4
.636
2.0
6
Bulls Bulls
6
4
.600
2.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/11
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
11/11
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/11
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM