most points scored in a game after age of 39 in the playoffs

LeBron James has put up the most points by a player older than 39 in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round against the Timberwolves.

	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	38	40-116	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	40-059	6/14/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	30	40-276	4/25/2004	LAL	@	HOU	47	13	1	3	0	11	17	64.7	0	0		8	11	72.7	68.7	2	11	2	4	+6
4	LeBron James L. James	29	41-115	4/24/2026	LAL	@	HOU	45	13	6	3	1	10	22	45.5	4	9	44.4	5	6	83.3	58.8	0	13	8	1	0
5	LeBron James L. James	28	41-122	5/1/2026	LAL	@	HOU	37	7	8	0	0	10	25	40.0	2	5	40.0	6	8	75.0	49.1	1	6	3	2	+26
6	LeBron James L. James	28	41-112	4/21/2026	LAL	vs	HOU	39	8	7	1	0	8	20	40.0	2	5	40.0	10	14	71.4	53.5	1	7	3	3	+6
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28	40-037	5/23/1987	LAL	@	SEA	42	10	3	0	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		10	10	100.0	76.1	1	9	4	5
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28	40-009	4/25/1987	LAL	vs	DEN	25	6	3	0	4	8	13	61.5	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.6	2	4	1	2
9	LeBron James L. James	27	41-126	5/5/2026	LAL	@	OKC	36	4	6	1	0	12	17	70.6	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	77.4	1	3	2	1	-6
10	LeBron James L. James	27	40-118	4/27/2025	LAL	@	MIN	46	12	8	3	3	5	9	55.6	2	4	50.0	15	18	83.3	79.8	3	9	3	2	-4
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27	40-052	6/7/1987	LAL	@	BOS	38	7	0	1	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		9	13	69.2	62.2	1	6	2	5
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27	40-024	5/10/1987	LAL	@	GSW	38	8	3	0	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		11	15	73.3	65.5	3	5	3	4
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26	41-061	6/16/1988	LAL	@	DET	34	6	0	0	1	12	21	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	3	3	4	3
14	LeBron James L. James	25	41-120	4/29/2026	LAL	vs	HOU	39	3	7	2	0	9	20	45.0	0	6	0.0	7	10	70.0	51.2	0	3	2	1	-5
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25	40-021	5/7/1987	LAL	vs	GSW	35	8	1	1	4	10	16	62.5	0	0		5	8	62.5	64.0	2	6	3	3
16	LeBron James L. James	24	41-132	5/11/2026	LAL	vs	OKC	40	12	3	0	1	8	18	44.4	2	6	33.3	6	8	75.0	55.8	0	12	4	1	-17
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24	42-056	6/11/1989	LAL	vs	DET	33	13	2	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	57.8	3	10	2	1
18	LeBron James L. James	23	41-128	5/7/2026	LAL	@	OKC	38	2	6	3	0	9	18	50.0	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	58.2	1	1	3	1	-9
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	40-049	6/4/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	31	3	3	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		3	6	50.0	69.1	1	2	1	2
20	LeBron James L. James	22	40-121	4/30/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	40	7	6	2	0	9	21	42.9	1	5	20.0	3	6	50.0	46.5	2	5	3	2	-14
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22	42-017	5/3/1989	LAL	@	POR	29	6	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		4	8	50.0	53.6	2	4	1	0
22	LeBron James L. James	21	40-113	4/22/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	40	11	7	1	1	8	19	42.1	1	5	20.0	4	4	100.0	50.6	3	8	2	4	+9
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	21	41-045	5/31/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	35	5	1	1	2	10	16	62.5	0	0		1	2	50.0	62.2	2	3	1	5
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20	41-029	5/15/1988	LAL	@	UTA	35	11	1	0	3	9	16	56.3	0	0		2	4	50.0	56.3	5	6	0	5
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20	41-015	5/1/1988	LAL	vs	SAS	31	5	3	0	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	3	1	2

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2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0

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Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

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Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

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RPG Leaders

15.8

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13.5

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12.3

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10.2

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9.2

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8.2

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3.0

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2.8

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5.4

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Wembanyama

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Maxey

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Wembanyama

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2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

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1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
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LeBron James has put up the most points by a player older than 39 in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round against the Timberwolves.

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