most points in playoff game by 42 year old player

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

	NAME	PTS	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24	42-056	6/11/1989	LAL	vs	DET	33	13	2	1	0	10	19	52.6	4	4	100.0	57.8	3	10	2	1
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22	42-017	5/3/1989	LAL	@	POR	29	6	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	4	8	50.0	53.6	2	4	1	0
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16	42-021	5/7/1989	LAL	vs	SEA	28	0	1	0	1	8	14	57.1	0	0		57.1	0	0	1	2
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	15	42-040	5/26/1989	LAL	@	PHX	25	4	1	1	1	6	14	42.9	3	4	75.0	47.6	2	2	0	1
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	13	42-014	4/30/1989	LAL	vs	POR	29	4	0	2	2	6	10	60.0	1	2	50.0	59.7	0	4	2	4
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11	42-053	6/8/1989	LAL	@	DET	28	2	2	0	1	4	12	33.3	3	4	75.0	40.0	1	1	3	3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11	42-011	4/27/1989	LAL	vs	POR	26	8	1	0	1	4	11	36.4	3	7	42.9	39.1	0	8	2	4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	10	42-024	5/10/1989	LAL	vs	SEA	19	5	1	0	0	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	74.0	1	4	0	4
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	42-051	6/6/1989	LAL	@	DET	14	2	0	1	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		57.1	0	2	1	4
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	42-037	5/23/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	21	0	0	0	1	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	68.0	0	0	2	4
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	42-026	5/12/1989	LAL	@	SEA	21	1	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	84.0	0	1	1	2
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	7	42-058	6/13/1989	LAL	vs	DET	29	3	3	0	2	2	8	25.0	3	4	75.0	35.9	1	2	2	3
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	6	42-034	5/20/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	17	1	2	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		60.0	0	1	1	3
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	6	42-028	5/14/1989	LAL	@	SEA	22	7	4	0	2	3	11	27.3	0	0		27.3	3	4	3	3
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2	42-042	5/28/1989	LAL	@	PHX	10	3	0	0	0	1	6	16.7	0	0		16.7	0	3	1	5

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3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
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6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
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8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

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1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
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Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
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