most points in a playoff game by a player age 40 or older

LeBron James has scored the most points by a player 40 or older in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round against the Timberwolves.

NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
3Karl Malone
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
4LeBron James
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
5LeBron James
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
6LeBron James
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
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
9LeBron James
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
10LeBron James
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
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
14LeBron James
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
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
16LeBron James
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
17Kareem 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
18LeBron James
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
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
20LeBron James
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
21Kareem 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
22LeBron James
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
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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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