most points scored by a 38 year old in a playoff game

LeBron James has the most points by a 38-year-old player in a playoff game, with 40 points in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals versus the Nuggets.

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most points by a player scored by a 38 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	LeBron James L. James	40	38-143	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	38-052	6/7/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
3	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	31	38-022	5/23/1997	HOU	vs	UTA	28	2	0	1	0	12	17	70.6	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	86.7	0	2	0	3	+26
4	LeBron James L. James	30	38-133	5/12/2023	LAL	vs	GSW	43	9	9	2	1	10	14	71.4	2	3	66.7	8	11	72.7	79.6	0	9	2	2	+21
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30	38-044	5/30/1985	LAL	@	BOS	42	17	8	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	38-054	6/9/1985	LAL	@	BOS	35	7	4	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		3	4	75.0	63.7	4	3	2	6
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	38-033	5/19/1985	LAL	@	DEN	42	12	8	0	4	13	26	50.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	53.1	4	8	3	3
8	LeBron James L. James	28	38-110	4/19/2023	LAL	@	MEM	39	12	3	1	1	12	23	52.2	1	8	12.5	3	4	75.0	56.5	2	10	1	1	-17
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	28	38-362	4/22/2015	SAS	@	LAC	44	11	4	2	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	59.7	1	10	1	5	+9
10	LeBron James L. James	27	38-129	5/8/2023	LAL	vs	GSW	43	9	6	0	1	10	25	40.0	2	9	22.2	5	5	100.0	49.6	2	7	3	3	-8
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27	38-024	5/19/2014	SAS	vs	OKC	29	7	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	62.4	2	5	1	3	+8
12	Robert Parish R. Parish	27	38-248	5/4/1992	BOS	@	CLE	42	8	0	2	2	13	18	72.2	0	0		1	2	50.0	71.5	2	6	0	5
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27	38-031	5/17/1985	LAL	@	DEN	35	5	4	1	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		5	5	100.0	63.7	0	5	4	4
14	LeBron James L. James	26	38-137	5/16/2023	LAL	@	DEN	40	12	9	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	4	0.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	3	9	3	1	-6
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26	38-047	6/2/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	35	14	7	2	2	10	13	76.9	0	0		6	8	75.0	78.7	4	10	3	5
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26	38-017	5/3/1985	LAL	@	POR	30	9	2	1	3	8	17	47.1	0	0		10	12	83.3	58.3	4	5	4	4
17	LeBron James L. James	25	38-131	5/10/2023	LAL	@	GSW	39	9	3	2	1	9	17	52.9	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	66.6	1	8	4	3	-16
18	LeBron James L. James	25	38-113	4/22/2023	LAL	vs	MEM	36	9	5	1	1	10	20	50.0	0	4	0.0	5	7	71.4	54.2	2	7	3	3	-6
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	25	38-270	4/20/2002	UTA	@	SAC	39	9	4	2	0	8	19	42.1	0	0		9	11	81.8	52.4	1	8	1	3	-8
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25	38-021	5/7/1985	LAL	vs	POR	36	4	3	1	5	10	16	62.5	0	0		5	5	100.0	68.7	0	4	2	5
21	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	24	38-024	4/16/2011	DAL	vs	POR	34	5	4	2	1	9	14	64.3	6	10	60.0	0	0		85.7	1	4	1	0	+12
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24	38-004	4/20/1985	LAL	vs	PHX	21	5	0	0	2	10	12	83.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	84.5	4	1	2	4
23	LeBron James L. James	23	38-141	5/20/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	43	7	12	0	0	8	19	42.1	3	9	33.3	4	7	57.1	52.1	0	7	2	2	-4
24	LeBron James L. James	23	38-125	5/4/2023	LAL	@	GSW	28	7	3	1	0	10	18	55.6	3	8	37.5	0	0		63.9	0	7	0	3	-27
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	23	38-277	4/27/2002	UTA	vs	SAC	44	6	7	2	2	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	5	9	55.6	50.1	1	5	2	2	-4

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