Jamal Crawford has posted the most points by a 39-year-old player in a game, with 51 points against the Mavericks on April 9, 2019.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game for a 39 yr old

	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	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	51	39-020	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	5	4	4	-5
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	39-349	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	39-321	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	65.5	3	9	2	2	+15
4	LeBron James L. James	40	39-092	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	101.8	1	6	4	0	+22
5	LeBron James L. James	40	39-077	3/16/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	38	8	9	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	75.4	3	5	4	1	-6
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	39-231	3/12/2003	UTA	@	ORL	42	9	7	4	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		16	22	72.7	69.7	0	9	1	2	+2
7	LeBron James L. James	39	39-342	12/6/2024	LAL	@	ATL	43	10	11	2	3	14	25	56.0	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	70.5	0	10	4	3	+3
8	LeBron James L. James	39	39-312	11/6/2024	LAL	@	MEM	35	7	6	1	0	15	24	62.5	6	11	54.5	3	4	75.0	75.7	0	7	5	2	-21
9	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39	39-206	3/18/2005	IND	vs	LAL	36	3	2	0	0	13	18	72.2	3	5	60.0	10	10	100.0	87.1	0	3	2	1	+16
10	LeBron James L. James	37	39-104	4/12/2024	LAL	@	MEM	41	9	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	3	7	42.9	8	11	72.7	74.5	2	7	8	1	-3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	39-006	2/23/2002	WAS	vs	MIA	37	5	7	0	0	13	25	52.0	1	1	100.0	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	4	4	3	-2
12	LeBron James L. James	36	39-028	1/27/2024	LAL	@	GSW	48	20	12	0	0	14	25	56.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	65.1	1	19	3	2	-6
13	Reggie Miller R. Miller	36	39-176	2/16/2005	IND	vs	POR	32	0	1	0	0	10	17	58.8	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	80.8	0	0	2	1	+13
14	LeBron James L. James	35	39-319	11/13/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	37	12	14	1	0	13	22	59.1	4	7	57.1	5	8	62.5	68.6	1	11	6	2	+3
15	LeBron James L. James	34	39-060	2/28/2024	LAL	@	LAC	37	6	8	0	2	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	1	1	100.0	79.3	1	5	3	2	+11
16	LeBron James L. James	34	39-001	12/31/2023	LAL	@	NOP	37	5	8	0	1	12	24	50.0	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	61.8	0	5	4	2	-11
17	Reggie Miller R. Miller	34	39-229	4/10/2005	IND	vs	NYK	38	4	3	0	0	11	21	52.4	3	9	33.3	9	9	100.0	68.1	0	4	0	3	+6
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	39-238	3/19/2003	UTA	@	PHX	41	8	4	4	0	11	24	45.8	0	0		12	13	92.3	57.2	0	8	6	4	+16
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	39-176	1/16/2003	UTA	vs	SEA	43	9	2	5	0	14	23	60.9	1	1	100.0	5	8	62.5	64.1	4	5	6	2	+6
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34	39-040	3/29/2002	WAS	vs	MIL	26	3	1	0	0	12	22	54.5	0	0		10	12	83.3	62.3	0	3	0	1	-7
21	LeBron James L. James	33	39-101	4/9/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	36	7	11	2	0	14	22	63.6	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	68.2	1	6	4	0	-6
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	33	39-202	2/11/2003	UTA	@	HOU	45	5	9	3	0	13	23	56.5	0	0		7	8	87.5	62.2	1	4	2	3	+1
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	33	39-164	1/4/2003	UTA	@	MIN	38	9	4	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		11	11	100.0	66.4	1	8	1	1	+8
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33	39-304	12/18/2002	WAS	vs	MEM	35	5	2	3	0	14	23	60.9	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	67.8	0	5	3	0	+4
25	LeBron James L. James	32	39-357	12/21/2024	LAL	@	SAC	34	7	6	4	0	13	24	54.2	1	8	12.5	5	6	83.3	60.1	0	7	4	2	+10