most points in a playoff game by a 42 year old nba player

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has scored the most points by a 42-year-old player in a playoff game, with 24 points in Game 3 of the 1989 NBA Finals against the Pistons.

NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16
42-021
5/7/1989
vs
28
0
1
0
1
8
14
57.1
0
0
0
0
57.1
0
0
1
2
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
15
42-040
5/26/1989
@
25
4
1
1
1
6
14
42.9
0
0
3
4
75.0
47.6
2
2
0
1
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
13
42-014
4/30/1989
vs
29
4
0
2
2
6
10
60.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
59.7
0
4
2
4
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11
42-053
6/8/1989
@
28
2
2
0
1
4
12
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
40.0
1
1
3
3
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11
42-011
4/27/1989
vs
26
8
1
0
1
4
11
36.4
0
0
3
7
42.9
39.1
0
8
2
4
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10
42-024
5/10/1989
vs
19
5
1
0
0
3
5
60.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
74.0
1
4
0
4
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8
42-051
6/6/1989
@
14
2
0
1
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
0
0
57.1
0
2
1
4
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8
42-037
5/23/1989
vs
21
0
0
0
1
3
5
60.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
68.0
0
0
2
4
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8
42-026
5/12/1989
@
21
1
2
0
0
2
3
66.7
0
0
4
4
100.0
84.0
0
1
1
2
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
7
42-058
6/13/1989
vs
29
3
3
0
2
2
8
25.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
35.9
1
2
2
3
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
42-034
5/20/1989
vs
17
1
2
0
0
3
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
0
1
1
3
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
42-028
5/14/1989
@
22
7
4
0
2
3
11
27.3
0
0
0
0
27.3
3
4
3
3
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
42-042
5/28/1989
@
10
3
0
0
0
1
6
16.7
0
0
0
0
16.7
0
3
1
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