most points by a player in a single game in the nba playoffs at age 34 or older

Michael Jordan has dropped the most points by a player 34 or older in a playoff game, with 55 points in Game 2 of the 1997 First Round against the Washington Bullets.

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	55	34-069	4/27/1997	CHI	vs	WAS	44	7	2	2	0	22	35	62.9	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	69.8	3	4	2	3	+10
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	50	35-047	4/30/2023	GSW	@	SAC	38	8	6	1	0	20	38	52.6	7	18	38.9	3	5	60.0	62.2	1	7	1	2	+25
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	50	36-273	4/22/2000	UTA	vs	SEA	43	12	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	1	1	100.0	13	14	92.9	65.5	3	9	1	2	+12
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	35-117	6/14/1998	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	34-088	6/10/2022	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	41	36-055	6/30/2021	PHX	@	LAC	35	4	8	3	0	16	24	66.7	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	81.0	1	3	0	2	+22
7	Reggie Miller R. Miller	41	35-243	4/24/2001	IND	@	PHI	44	5	1	1	0	14	22	63.6	3	5	60.0	10	12	83.3	75.1	3	2	5	0	-15
8	Reggie Miller R. Miller	41	34-254	5/4/2000	IND	vs	MIL	39	5	1	1	0	15	25	60.0	3	7	42.9	8	10	80.0	69.7	0	5	2	4	+8
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	35-091	5/19/1998	CHI	vs	IND	42	4	5	4	0	13	22	59.1	0	1	0.0	15	18	83.3	68.5	0	4	0	3	-1
10	LeBron James L. James	40	38-143	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
11	LeBron James L. James	40	35-284	10/9/2020	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
12	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	40	34-168	5/4/2004	MIN	vs	SAC	42	3	5	1	0	15	25	60.0	7	11	63.6	3	3	100.0	76.0	1	2	4	2	-2
13	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	40	34-152	4/18/2004	MIN	vs	DEN	42	3	3	0	0	16	24	66.7	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	79.0	2	1	4	2	+18
14	Reggie Miller R. Miller	40	34-256	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	40	1	0	2	1	11	18	61.1	7	10	70.0	11	12	91.7	85.9	1	0	2	0	+27
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	34-218	5/5/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	43	9	8	0	2	12	31	38.7	1	5	20.0	14	16	87.5	51.3	0	9	0	4	+11
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	34-323	6/12/1998	UTA	@	CHI	44	9	5	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	65.8	4	5	1	2	+2
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	35-066	4/24/1998	CHI	vs	NJN	47	7	3	1	1	11	27	40.7	0	2	0.0	17	23	73.9	52.5	0	7	3	1	+9
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	34-116	6/13/1997	CHI	vs	UTA	44	11	4	1	1	15	35	42.9	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	49.5	1	10	1	2	0
19	LeBron James L. James	38	40-116	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
20	LeBron James L. James	38	35-271	9/26/2020	LAL	vs	DEN	40	16	10	1	0	15	25	60.0	1	4	25.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	13	2	2	+12
21	LeBron James L. James	38	35-236	8/22/2020	LAL	@	POR	34	12	8	2	0	11	18	61.1	4	8	50.0	12	17	70.6	74.6	1	11	8	3	+2
22	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	38	34-111	5/7/2016	MIA	vs	TOR	36	8	4	0	0	13	25	52.0	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	66.6	1	7	1	1	-8
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	35-071	4/29/1998	CHI	@	NJN	44	4	3	2	1	16	22	72.7	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	78.5	2	2	2	2	+11
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	34-114	6/11/1997	CHI	@	UTA	44	7	5	3	1	13	27	48.1	2	5	40.0	10	12	83.3	58.9	2	5	3	3	+4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	34-107	6/4/1997	CHI	vs	UTA	45	13	9	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	15	21	71.4	65.0	4	9	5	2	+15