most career 40 point playoff games after age 30

LeBron James has the most games by a player older than 30 in the playoffs with 40+ points, with 14 games.

Interpreted as:
most career 40 or more point playoff games by a player after age 30
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
14
605
43.3
43.2
10.4
8.6
2.1
0.9
16.4
27.4
60.1
3.2
6.5
49.5
7.1
10.2
69.9
67.8
2.1
8.2
3.4
606
145
120
29
13
47
32
+73
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
8
364
44.5
45.5
5.0
3.6
1.8
0.4
16.6
31.0
53.6
1.4
3.9
35.5
10.9
12.5
87.0
62.3
1.8
3.3
2.4
356
40
29
14
3
19
23
+11
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
7
311
42.8
44.4
7.7
6.1
2.3
1.4
15.1
24.9
60.9
2.3
5.9
39.0
11.9
13.6
87.4
72.1
2.0
5.7
2.1
300
54
43
16
10
15
7
+64
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7
298
42.7
42.6
10.4
5.0
1.6
3.6
17.1
28.1
60.9
0.3
0.4
66.7
8.0
10.4
76.7
65.0
1.9
8.6
2.7
299
73
35
11
25
19
30
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3
139
46.9
46.3
10.0
7.0
1.7
1.7
15.7
26.3
59.5
3.7
7.7
47.8
11.3
12.7
89.5
72.6
0.7
9.3
2.3
141
30
21
5
5
7
11
+5
6James Harden
J. Harden
3
128
42.0
42.7
5.3
8.3
2.3
0.3
14.7
23.7
62.0
6.7
11.7
57.1
6.7
7.0
95.2
79.8
0.3
5.0
2.0
126
16
25
7
1
6
7
+15
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3
140
40.5
46.7
8.7
5.7
1.0
0.0
16.0
31.7
50.5
6.7
15.3
43.5
8.0
9.3
85.7
65.2
1.7
7.0
3.0
122
26
17
3
0
9
6
+28
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3
125
39.7
41.7
5.3
3.3
1.7
0.0
15.0
29.3
51.1
3.0
7.7
39.1
8.7
10.0
86.7
61.8
0.3
5.0
2.3
119
16
10
5
0
7
6
+2
9Reggie Miller
R. Miller
3
122
41.0
40.7
3.7
0.7
1.3
0.3
13.3
21.7
61.5
4.3
7.3
59.1
9.7
11.3
85.3
76.3
1.3
2.3
3.0
123
11
2
4
1
9
4
+20
10Alex English
A. English
3
122
43.7
40.7
8.0
4.0
0.3
0.7
15.3
26.7
57.5
0.0
0.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
63.9
3.3
4.7
2.3
131
24
12
1
2
7
9
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
3
124
43.7
41.3
4.7
2.3
1.7
0.3
17.3
31.7
54.7
6.7
7.7
87.0
59.0
1.7
3.0
131
14
7
5
1
12
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
140
47.3
46.7
9.0
6.0
19.0
30.7
62.0
8.7
9.0
96.3
67.4
142
27
18
5
13Sam Jones
S. Jones
3
133
44.3
5.0
2.7
16.3
28.7
57.0
11.7
13.3
87.5
64.2
15
8
10
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
2
82
36.3
41.0
5.5
9.0
2.0
0.0
14.5
23.0
63.0
7.5
9.0
83.3
4.5
5.5
81.8
80.6
0.5
5.0
0.0
73
11
18
4
0
0
3
+42
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
2
88
43.0
44.0
5.5
3.5
0.0
2.0
12.0
17.5
68.6
1.0
1.5
66.7
19.0
19.5
97.4
84.4
0.0
5.5
3.0
86
11
7
0
4
6
5
+23
16Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
2
80
42.0
40.0
3.0
4.0
0.5
0.0
15.5
24.5
63.3
6.0
8.5
70.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
77.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
84
6
8
1
0
8
4
+16
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
2
92
41.0
46.0
10.5
1.5
1.5
0.5
15.0
29.5
50.8
0.5
0.5
100.0
15.5
16.0
96.9
62.9
2.5
8.0
1.5
82
21
3
3
1
3
6
+22
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2
103
43.5
51.5
13.0
3.0
2.5
1.5
19.5
28.5
68.4
3.5
6.0
58.3
9.0
11.0
81.8
77.2
3.0
10.0
3.0
87
26
6
5
3
6
7
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2
83
43.5
41.5
15.0
5.5
15.0
29.0
51.7
11.5
13.0
88.5
59.8
87
30
11
3
20Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
2
83
41.5
11.0
5.0
14.5
26.0
55.8
12.5
14.5
86.2
64.1
22
10
9
21Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
1
40
44.6
40.0
7.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
25.0
56.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
6.0
6.0
100.0
72.4
2.0
5.0
7.0
45
7
5
0
0
7
4
-5
22Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
1
42
41.3
42.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
16.0
29.0
55.2
4.0
9.0
44.4
6.0
6.0
100.0
66.4
3.0
7.0
3.0
41
10
5
0
0
3
5
+2
23DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
1
41
44.4
41.0
7.0
4.0
1.0
2.0
16.0
31.0
51.6
0.0
2.0
0.0
9.0
9.0
100.0
58.6
0.0
7.0
2.0
44
7
4
1
2
2
3
+2
24Paul George
P. George
1
41
40.9
41.0
13.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
15.0
20.0
75.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
87.2
0.0
13.0
6.0
41
13
6
3
0
6
2
+14
25Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
1
45
45.8
45.0
13.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
19.0
31.0
61.3
3.0
6.0
50.0
4.0
6.0
66.7
66.9
5.0
8.0
3.0
46
13
3
2
4
3
5
+2

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2
56
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.683
4.0
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53
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7.0
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
5
52
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.634
12.0
6
49
33
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.549
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8
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.512
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.512
22.0
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