LeBron James has posted the most points by a player 40 or older in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round versus the Timberwolves.
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most points by a player in a playoff game at 40 or older age| 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 |  | 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 | ||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 | | 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 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | 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 | ||||
| 8 | | 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 | ||||
| 9 | | 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 | ||
| 10 | | 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 | ||
| 11 | | 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 | ||||
| 12 | | 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 | ||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 26 | 41-061 | 6/16/1988 | @ | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | L. James | 25 | 41-120 | 4/29/2026 | vs | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 51.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -5 | ||
| 15 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 25 | 40-021 | 5/7/1987 | vs | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 64.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | | L. James | 24 | 41-132 | 5/11/2026 | vs | 40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 55.8 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | -17 | ||
| 17 | | 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 | ||||
| 18 | | L. James | 23 | 41-128 | 5/7/2026 | @ | 38 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 58.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -9 | ||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | 40-049 | 6/4/1987 | vs | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 69.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | | L. James | 22 | 40-121 | 4/30/2025 | vs | 40 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 46.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -14 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||||
| 22 | | L. James | 21 | 40-113 | 4/22/2025 | vs | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +9 | ||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 21 | 41-045 | 5/31/1988 | vs | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 62.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 24 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 20 | 41-029 | 5/15/1988 | @ | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 56.3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 25 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 20 | 41-015 | 5/1/1988 | vs | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
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| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
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