most point in a game nba playoff over 38 years old

LeBron James has posted the most points by a player older than 38 in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round versus the Timberwolves.

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most point by a player in a game NBA playoff over 38 years old
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
38
40-116
4/25/2025
@
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
39-020
5/6/1986
vs
42
8
9
1
1
14
21
66.7
0
0
6
8
75.0
69.3
4
4
5
4
3Reggie Miller
R. Miller
33
39-247
4/28/2005
vs
35
7
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
11
12
91.7
77.5
1
6
0
1
+23
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
39-030
5/16/1986
@
42
4
6
0
5
14
26
53.8
0
0
5
8
62.5
55.9
1
3
3
5
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
39-018
5/4/1986
@
39
1
2
3
2
14
21
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
71.1
0
1
1
2
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
40-059
6/14/1987
vs
29
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
39-024
5/10/1986
vs
35
6
3
1
3
13
23
56.5
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.5
2
4
2
3
8LeBron James
L. James
30
39-121
4/29/2024
@
44
9
11
4
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
62.3
1
8
1
4
+3
9LeBron James
L. James
30
39-119
4/27/2024
vs
39
5
4
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
62.8
1
4
6
0
+1
10Karl Malone
K. Malone
30
40-276
4/25/2004
@
47
13
1
3
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
68.7
2
11
2
4
+6
11LeBron James
L. James
29
41-115
4/24/2026
@
45
13
6
3
1
10
22
45.5
4
9
44.4
5
6
83.3
58.8
0
13
8
1
0
12LeBron James
L. James
28
41-122
5/1/2026
@
37
7
8
0
0
10
25
40.0
2
5
40.0
6
8
75.0
49.1
1
6
3
2
+26
13LeBron James
L. James
28
41-112
4/21/2026
vs
39
8
7
1
0
8
20
40.0
2
5
40.0
10
14
71.4
53.5
1
7
3
3
+6
14Reggie Miller
R. Miller
28
39-244
4/25/2005
@
39
2
5
2
0
9
18
50.0
3
9
33.3
7
8
87.5
65.1
0
2
5
3
+8
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
40-037
5/23/1987
@
42
10
3
0
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
76.1
1
9
4
5
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
40-009
4/25/1987
vs
25
6
3
0
4
8
13
61.5
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.6
2
4
1
2
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
39-016
5/2/1986
@
37
12
3
0
1
13
22
59.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.2
1
11
2
4
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28
39-011
4/27/1986
vs
40
6
2
3
1
12
20
60.0
0
0
4
5
80.0
63.1
2
4
3
5
19LeBron James
L. James
27
41-126
5/5/2026
@
36
4
6
1
0
12
17
70.6
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
77.4
1
3
2
1
-6
20LeBron James
L. James
27
40-118
4/27/2025
@
46
12
8
3
3
5
9
55.6
2
4
50.0
15
18
83.3
79.8
3
9
3
2
-4
21LeBron James
L. James
27
39-112
4/20/2024
@
41
6
8
1
1
10
16
62.5
3
5
60.0
4
5
80.0
74.2
2
4
7
1
-9
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
27
39-007
5/2/2015
@
37
11
1
0
0
11
16
68.8
0
0
5
8
62.5
69.2
4
7
0
3
-7
23Reggie Miller
R. Miller
27
39-268
5/19/2005
vs
33
2
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
4
8
50.0
1
1
100.0
82.1
0
2
2
3
-1
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
40-052
6/7/1987
@
38
7
0
1
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
9
13
69.2
62.2
1
6
2
5
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
40-024
5/10/1987
@
38
8
3
0
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
11
15
73.3
65.5
3
5
3
4

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