most points in an nba playoff game by an 33 year old

Jimmy Butler III has dropped the most points by a 33-year-old player in a playoff game, with 56 points in Game 4 of the 2023 First Round against the Bucks.

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most points by a player in an NBA playoff game by an 33 year old
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
33-222
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
2LeBron James
L. James
51
33-152
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
3Ray Allen
R. Allen
51
33-284
4/30/2009
@
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
4Sam Jones
S. Jones
51
33-277
3/28/1967
@
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
5LeBron James
L. James
46
33-146
5/25/2018
vs
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
6LeBron James
L. James
46
33-109
4/18/2018
vs
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
46
33-084
5/11/1996
@
51
4
2
2
0
17
35
48.6
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
56.5
3
1
4
2
8James Harden
J. Harden
45
33-248
5/1/2023
@
39
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
9LeBron James
L. James
45
33-120
4/29/2018
vs
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
33-100
5/27/1996
@
44
3
5
1
1
16
23
69.6
3
4
75.0
10
14
71.4
77.2
2
1
4
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
33-258
5/6/1970
vs
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
12LeBron James
L. James
44
33-142
5/21/2018
vs
42
5
3
2
0
17
28
60.7
1
4
25.0
9
13
69.2
65.2
1
4
7
3
+9
13LeBron James
L. James
44
33-116
4/25/2018
vs
42
10
8
1
1
14
24
58.3
1
4
25.0
15
15
100.0
71.9
3
7
5
3
+2
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
33-078
5/5/1996
vs
41
5
2
0
0
17
35
48.6
1
5
20.0
9
9
100.0
56.5
1
4
1
4
15LeBron James
L. James
43
33-124
5/3/2018
@
41
8
14
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43
33-259
5/8/2012
vs
43
6
5
2
0
14
32
43.8
5
11
45.5
10
11
90.9
58.4
1
5
3
2
-6
17John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
33-360
4/3/1974
vs
46
12
8
18
30
60.0
7
7
100.0
65.0
1
18Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
43
33-341
3/16/1962
vs
10
5
16
28
57.1
11
15
73.3
62.1
5
19James Harden
J. Harden
42
33-254
5/7/2023
vs
47
8
9
4
1
16
23
69.6
6
9
66.7
4
4
100.0
84.8
0
8
1
2
-6
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
42
33-224
4/26/2023
@
46
8
4
2
1
17
33
51.5
3
10
30.0
5
9
55.6
56.8
1
7
5
2
-10
21LeBron James
L. James
42
33-136
5/15/2018
@
39
10
12
0
1
16
29
55.2
5
11
45.5
5
10
50.0
62.9
1
9
6
3
-9
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
42
33-272
5/21/2012
@
41
5
0
2
0
18
33
54.5
1
6
16.7
5
7
71.4
58.2
0
5
2
3
-14
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
42
33-290
5/10/1997
@
39
9
3
0
0
12
27
44.4
0
0
18
18
100.0
60.1
2
7
2
4
+10
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
41
33-002
5/8/2018
vs
38
7
10
1
0
13
22
59.1
8
10
80.0
7
8
87.5
80.3
0
7
0
1
+20
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
33-028
5/14/1980
vs
41
15
1
0
4
16
24
66.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.5
4
11
5
4

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43
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.612
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42
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