most points scored in a game over the age of 40 years old nba

LeBron James has put up the most points by a player older than 40 in a game, with 31 points on January 13 and on January 2.

	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	31	41-014	1/13/2026	LAL	vs	ATL	33	9	10	1	1	12	20	60.0	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	68.5	1	8	4	1	+17
2	LeBron James L. James	31	41-003	1/2/2026	LAL	vs	MEM	36	9	6	0	0	12	18	66.7	1	5	20.0	6	6	100.0	75.1	0	9	4	3	+11
3	LeBron James L. James	30	41-096	4/5/2026	LAL	@	DAL	39	9	15	1	0	12	22	54.5	1	6	16.7	5	9	55.6	57.8	0	9	4	1	+1
4	LeBron James L. James	30	41-078	3/18/2026	LAL	@	HOU	34	5	2	1	1	13	14	92.9	2	2	100.0	2	3	66.7	97.9	1	4	2	3	0
5	LeBron James L. James	30	41-007	1/6/2026	LAL	@	NOP	33	8	8	2	1	10	19	52.6	3	5	60.0	7	7	100.0	67.9	0	8	1	2	+10
6	LeBron James L. James	29	41-016	1/15/2026	LAL	vs	CHA	33	9	6	2	1	10	19	52.6	3	6	50.0	6	7	85.7	65.7	2	7	3	0	-7
7	LeBron James L. James	28	41-101	4/10/2026	LAL	vs	PHX	32	6	12	4	0	10	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	6	9	66.7	70.1	0	6	2	1	+27
8	LeBron James L. James	28	41-044	2/12/2026	LAL	vs	DAL	35	10	12	0	1	10	20	50.0	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	60.7	0	10	4	0	+6
9	LeBron James L. James	26	41-100	4/9/2026	LAL	@	GSW	32	8	11	2	1	11	17	64.7	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	72.7	0	8	4	1	+19
10	LeBron James L. James	26	41-010	1/9/2026	LAL	vs	MIL	33	9	10	3	0	10	21	47.6	2	7	28.6	4	6	66.7	55.0	1	8	3	1	+8
11	LeBron James L. James	26	41-005	1/4/2026	LAL	vs	MEM	37	7	10	1	0	8	14	57.1	2	7	28.6	8	10	80.0	70.7	0	7	1	2	+6
12	LeBron James L. James	25	41-035	2/3/2026	LAL	@	BKN	30	3	7	3	0	10	16	62.5	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	65.5	1	2	1	1	+24
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25	41-003	4/19/1988	LAL	@	SAS	27	6	3	1	0	9	15	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	67.5	2	4	2	3
14	LeBron James L. James	24	41-061	3/1/2026	LAL	vs	SAC	27	1	5	2	1	8	15	53.3	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	68.0	0	1	3	0	+13
15	LeBron James L. James	24	41-027	1/26/2026	LAL	@	CHI	33	5	3	1	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	55.5	0	5	2	3	-14
16	LeBron James L. James	24	41-019	1/18/2026	LAL	vs	TOR	32	4	7	0	2	9	17	52.9	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	64.0	2	2	3	0	+18
17	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	24	42-304	4/9/2023	MIA	vs	ORL	25	3	0	0	1	9	17	52.9	3	7	42.9	3	3	100.0	65.5	0	3	1	3	+1
18	LeBron James L. James	23	41-085	3/25/2026	LAL	@	IND	34	9	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	59.9	1	8	1	1	+24
19	LeBron James L. James	23	41-023	1/22/2026	LAL	@	LAC	36	5	6	2	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	54.2	0	5	4	1	-7
20	LeBron James L. James	22	41-060	2/28/2026	LAL	@	GSW	28	7	9	1	0	7	13	53.8	4	6	66.7	4	5	80.0	72.4	2	5	4	1	+26
21	LeBron James L. James	22	41-041	2/9/2026	LAL	vs	OKC	36	6	10	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	4	0.0	4	6	66.7	56.0	1	5	3	1	-7
22	LeBron James L. James	22	41-033	2/1/2026	LAL	@	NYK	35	5	6	1	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	2	6	33.3	62.4	1	4	1	0	-17
23	LeBron James L. James	22	41-013	1/12/2026	LAL	@	SAC	33	4	3	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	5	0.0	6	6	100.0	56.0	0	4	3	1	-9
24	LeBron James L. James	21	41-090	3/30/2026	LAL	vs	WAS	33	10	12	0	1	8	16	50.0	1	3	33.3	4	6	66.7	56.3	1	9	4	0	+25
25	LeBron James L. James	21	41-063	3/3/2026	LAL	vs	NOP	33	7	7	0	2	8	12	66.7	1	5	20.0	4	8	50.0	67.7	1	6	5	2	+3

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2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM

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33.3

Edwards

29.8

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RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Antetokounmpo

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
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8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
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13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
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3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
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7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
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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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