most points scored in a game by a player older than 38

Jamal Crawford has dropped the most points by a player older than 38 in a game, with 51 points versus the Mavericks on April 9, 2019.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a regular-season game by a player older than 38 years old

	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	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	51	39-020	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	5	4	4	-5
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	39-349	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	40-004	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	64.1	0	10	1	2	+9
4	LeBron James L. James	42	40-038	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	38	17	8	1	1	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	1	16	3	1	+7
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	41	39-321	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	65.5	3	9	2	2	+15
6	LeBron James L. James	40	40-052	2/20/2025	LAL	@	POR	36	8	4	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.7	0	8	11	2	+8
7	LeBron James L. James	40	39-092	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	101.8	1	6	4	0	+22
8	LeBron James L. James	40	39-077	3/16/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	38	8	9	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	75.4	3	5	4	1	-6
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	39-231	3/12/2003	UTA	@	ORL	42	9	7	4	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		16	22	72.7	69.7	0	9	1	2	+2
10	LeBron James L. James	39	39-342	12/6/2024	LAL	@	ATL	43	10	11	2	3	14	25	56.0	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	70.5	0	10	4	3	+3
11	LeBron James L. James	39	39-312	11/6/2024	LAL	@	MEM	35	7	6	1	0	15	24	62.5	6	11	54.5	3	4	75.0	75.7	0	7	5	2	-21
12	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39	39-206	3/18/2005	IND	vs	LAL	36	3	2	0	0	13	18	72.2	3	5	60.0	10	10	100.0	87.1	0	3	2	1	+16
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	40-020	3/9/2003	WAS	@	NYK	43	8	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		13	15	86.7	68.2	1	7	3	3	+7
14	LeBron James L. James	38	40-003	1/2/2025	LAL	vs	POR	36	3	8	0	0	15	25	60.0	7	10	70.0	1	2	50.0	73.4	1	2	4	1	+4
15	LeBron James L. James	37	39-104	4/12/2024	LAL	@	MEM	41	9	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	3	7	42.9	8	11	72.7	74.5	2	7	8	1	-3
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	39-006	2/23/2002	WAS	vs	MIA	37	5	7	0	0	13	25	52.0	1	1	100.0	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	4	4	3	-2
17	LeBron James L. James	36	39-028	1/27/2024	LAL	@	GSW	48	20	12	0	0	14	25	56.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	65.1	1	19	3	2	-6
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	36	39-176	2/16/2005	IND	vs	POR	32	0	1	0	0	10	17	58.8	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	80.8	0	0	2	1	+13
19	LeBron James L. James	35	39-319	11/13/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	37	12	14	1	0	13	22	59.1	4	7	57.1	5	8	62.5	68.6	1	11	6	2	+3
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35	40-010	2/27/2003	WAS	vs	HOU	50	11	6	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.2	0	11	3	3	0
21	LeBron James L. James	34	40-064	3/4/2025	LAL	vs	NOP	33	8	6	1	2	10	18	55.6	5	10	50.0	9	9	100.0	77.4	1	7	4	1	+7
22	LeBron James L. James	34	39-060	2/28/2024	LAL	@	LAC	37	6	8	0	2	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	1	1	100.0	79.3	1	5	3	2	+11
23	LeBron James L. James	34	39-001	12/31/2023	LAL	@	NOP	37	5	8	0	1	12	24	50.0	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	61.8	0	5	4	2	-11
24	Reggie Miller R. Miller	34	39-229	4/10/2005	IND	vs	NYK	38	4	3	0	0	11	21	52.4	3	9	33.3	9	9	100.0	68.1	0	4	0	3	+6
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	39-238	3/19/2003	UTA	@	PHX	41	8	4	4	0	11	24	45.8	0	0		12	13	92.3	57.2	0	8	6	4	+16