Karl Malone has posted the most points by a player 36 or older 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 by a 36 year old or more| 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 |  | L. James | 40 | 38-143 | 5/22/2023 | vs | 48 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 | | 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 | |||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||||
| 7 |  | S. Curry | 36 | 37-043 | 4/26/2025 | vs | 41 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 67.9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +18 | ||
| 8 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 36 | 38-052 | 6/7/1985 | vs | 42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 59.6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 | | K. Malone | 34 | 37-274 | 4/24/2001 | vs | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 60.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +11 | |||
| 11 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 34 | 39-020 | 5/6/1986 | vs | 42 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 69.3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | | 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 | ||||
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 |  | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Miller | 33 | 39-247 | 4/28/2005 | vs | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 77.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +23 | ||
| 16 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 39-030 | 5/16/1986 | @ | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 39-018 | 5/4/1986 | @ | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 33 | 37-020 | 5/6/1984 | @ | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 76.2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||
| 21 |  | 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 | ||
| 22 | | 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 | ||||
| 23 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 37-051 | 6/6/1984 | vs | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 53.6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 32 | 37-041 | 5/27/1984 | @ | 35 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | | 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 | ||||
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