Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has posted the most points by a 42-year-old player in a playoff game, with 24 points in Game 3 of the 1989 NBA Finals against the Pistons.
| 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 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 24 | 42-056 | 6/11/1989 | vs | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 22 | 42-017 | 5/3/1989 | @ | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 16 | 42-021 | 5/7/1989 | vs | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 15 | 42-040 | 5/26/1989 | @ | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 47.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 13 | 42-014 | 4/30/1989 | vs | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 59.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 42-053 | 6/8/1989 | @ | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 42-011 | 4/27/1989 | vs | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 39.1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 10 | 42-024 | 5/10/1989 | vs | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 42-051 | 6/6/1989 | @ | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 42-037 | 5/23/1989 | vs | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 42-026 | 5/12/1989 | @ | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 42-058 | 6/13/1989 | vs | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 35.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 42-034 | 5/20/1989 | vs | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 14 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 6 | 42-028 | 5/14/1989 | @ | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 15 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 2 | 42-042 | 5/28/1989 | @ | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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