most points scored by a 31 year old in a playoff game

Charles Barkley has the most points by a 31-year-old player in a playoff game, with 56 points in Game 3 of the 1994 First Round versus the Warriors.

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most points by a player scored by a 31 year old in a playoff game
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 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
56
31-073
5/4/1994
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
2 Steve Nash
S. Nash
48
31-097
5/15/2005
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
44
5
5
3
1
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
80.6
1
4
9
4
-8
3 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
47
31-083
6/5/2019
GSW GSW
vs
TOR TOR
43
8
7
2
0
14
31
45.2
6
14
42.9
13
14
92.9
63.2
2
6
3
1
-8
4 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
46
31-100
5/1/1994
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
5 Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
45
31-074
4/24/2016
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
46
13
3
2
4
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
4
6
66.7
66.9
5
8
3
5
+2
6 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
44
31-267
5/8/1991
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
44
12
9
0
0
12
23
52.2
0
3
0.0
20
22
90.9
67.3
1
11
5
5
7 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
31-358
3/31/1972
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
48
6
4
15
26
57.7
13
14
92.9
66.9
2
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42
31-199
4/3/1966
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
41
14
9
17
27
63.0
8
9
88.9
67.8
2
9 Paul George
P. George
41
31-057
6/28/2021
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
41
13
6
3
0
15
20
75.0
3
6
50.0
8
8
100.0
87.2
0
13
6
2
+14
10 James Harden
J. Harden
41
31-275
5/28/2021
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
39
7
10
1
0
11
18
61.1
7
12
58.3
12
13
92.3
86.4
1
6
2
1
+13
11 LeBron James
L. James
41
31-169
6/16/2016
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
43
8
11
4
3
16
27
59.3
3
6
50.0
6
8
75.0
67.2
2
6
1
3
+26
12 LeBron James
L. James
41
31-166
6/13/2016
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
43
16
7
3
3
16
30
53.3
4
8
50.0
5
8
62.5
61.2
4
12
2
1
+13
13 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
41
31-124
5/25/1994
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
46
13
6
1
3
14
22
63.6
0
0
13
13
100.0
74.0
1
12
3
3
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
31-220
4/24/1966
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
16
2
13
31
41.9
15
17
88.2
53.3
1
15 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
40
31-020
10/4/2020
MIA MIA
vs
LAL LAL
45
11
13
2
2
14
20
70.0
0
0
12
14
85.7
76.5
1
10
5
0
+20
16 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40
31-267
5/17/2010
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
35
5
5
1
0
13
23
56.5
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
70.7
0
5
2
1
+22
17 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
40
31-360
4/19/2008
SAS SAS
vs
PHX PHX
51
15
5
1
3
16
24
66.7
1
1
100.0
7
12
58.3
68.3
6
9
4
3
+3
18 Anthony Johnson
A. Johnson
40
31-214
5/4/2006
IND IND
vs
NJN NJN
45
5
5
2
0
16
23
69.6
3
5
60.0
5
9
55.6
74.2
1
4
2
2
-8
19 Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
40
31-164
5/10/2003
DAL DAL
@
SAC SAC
48
7
7
1
0
14
26
53.8
6
12
50.0
6
7
85.7
68.8
1
6
1
4
+7
20 Alex English
A. English
40
31-129
5/14/1985
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
39
10
6
0
0
17
31
54.8
0
0
6
8
75.0
57.9
5
5
1
3
21 Alex English
A. English
40
31-120
5/5/1985
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
42
7
4
1
0
14
19
73.7
0
0
12
14
85.7
79.5
1
6
3
2
22 Hal Greer
H. Greer
40
31-296
4/17/1968
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
4
1
15
24
62.5
10
13
76.9
67.3
4
23 Sam Jones
S. Jones
40
31-286
4/6/1965
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
42
6
3
16
32
50.0
8
8
100.0
56.3
3
24 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
40
31-299
3/13/1960
SYR SYR
vs
PHI PHI
22
4
13
27
48.1
14
15
93.3
59.5
5
25 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
40
31-337
3/11/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
12
5
13
24
54.2
14
14
100.0
66.3
4

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ORTG

116.2

10th

DRTG

119.3

28th

NETRTG

-3.1

23rd

3P%

37.8

3rd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
39
43
.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
Last Game
SAC Kings

40 - 42

109

Final

98

PHX Suns

36 - 46

Sun 13 Apr 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM