Karl Malone has put up the most points by a 36-year-old player in a playoff game, with 50 points in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics.
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most points by a player in a playoff game at 36 years 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 |  | K. Malone | 50 | 36-273 | 4/22/2000 | vs | 43 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 65.5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Paul | 41 | 36-055 | 6/30/2021 | @ | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 81.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 3 | | C. Paul | 37 | 36-038 | 6/13/2021 | @ | 40 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 80.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | |||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 37 | 36-010 | 4/26/1983 | vs | 44 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 78.7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | D. Nowitzki | 34 | 36-309 | 4/24/2015 | vs | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 6 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 34 | 36-015 | 5/1/1983 | @ | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 71.3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | | C. Paul | 33 | 36-357 | 4/28/2022 | @ | 36 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 104.7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 8 |  | S. Nash | 33 | 36-085 | 5/3/2010 | vs | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 76.2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +17 | ||
| 9 | | C. Paul | 32 | 36-061 | 7/6/2021 | vs | 37 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +17 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Crawford | 32 | 36-040 | 4/29/2016 | @ | 39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Cassell | 32 | 36-179 | 5/16/2006 | @ | 50 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 60.1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 12 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 36-008 | 4/24/1983 | vs | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 80.6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 |  | R. Miller | 31 | 36-251 | 5/2/2002 | @ | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 60.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -12 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Harden | 30 | 36-260 | 5/13/2026 | @ | 43 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 55.2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | +11 | ||
| 15 | | C. Paul | 30 | 36-346 | 4/17/2022 | vs | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 16 | | R. Miller | 30 | 36-245 | 4/26/2002 | vs | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 67.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 17 | | K. Malone | 30 | 36-280 | 4/29/2000 | @ | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 69.3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -11 | ||
| 18 |  | C. Barkley | 30 | 36-082 | 5/13/1999 | vs | 43 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 56.6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | +12 | ||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 30 | 36-032 | 5/18/1983 | vs | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 65.3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 20 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 30 | 36-022 | 5/8/1983 | vs | 44 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 53.4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 30 | 36-013 | 4/29/1983 | @ | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 50.5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 22 |  | L. James | 29 | 36-155 | 6/3/2021 | vs | 41 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 50.6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 23 | | S. Nash | 29 | 36-109 | 5/27/2010 | @ | 35 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 65.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +5 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 28 | 36-237 | 4/20/2026 | vs | 35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 76.1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 25 | | C. Paul | 28 | 36-363 | 5/4/2022 | vs | 36 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 76.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +19 | ||
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