most points scored in a single game by a 36 year old

Stephen Curry has dropped the most points by a 36-year-old player in a game, with 56 points versus the Magic on February 27.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in a single regular-season game by a 36 year 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	Stephen Curry S. Curry	56	36-350	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
2	LeBron James L. James	46	36-026	1/25/2021	LAL	@	CLE	38	8	6	2	2	19	26	73.1	7	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	85.6	0	8	3	1	+11
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	45	36-358	2/27/2009	PHX	vs	TOR	35	11	2	3	1	20	25	80.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	78.9	3	8	3	4	+17
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	36-085	11/16/2014	LAL	vs	GSW	31	5	3	0	0	15	34	44.1	3	12	25.0	11	16	68.8	53.6	1	4	2	3	-34
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	43	36-083	12/21/2024	PHX	vs	DET	39	5	6	2	0	14	26	53.8	4	9	44.4	11	11	100.0	69.7	1	4	8	4	-9
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	36-173	3/21/2025	PHX	vs	CLE	39	6	8	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	6	3	1	+7
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	41	36-061	11/9/1990	DEN	vs	SEA	33	8	2	1	0	18	32	56.3	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	60.7	5	3	1	4
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	36-357	3/6/2025	GSW	@	BKN	36	4	4	0	0	12	20	60.0	7	13	53.8	9	9	100.0	83.5	2	2	5	3	-16
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	36-119	11/20/1999	UTA	@	MIL	35	8	4	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	71.2	1	7	7	4	+6
10	LeBron James L. James	39	36-360	12/25/2021	LAL	vs	BKN	40	9	7	3	1	14	25	56.0	3	9	33.3	8	9	88.9	67.3	1	8	3	2	+9
11	LeBron James L. James	39	36-329	11/24/2021	LAL	@	IND	43	5	6	1	2	13	29	44.8	5	12	41.7	8	9	88.9	59.2	0	5	2	2	-3
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	39	36-073	11/4/2014	LAL	vs	PHX	44	9	1	1	1	14	37	37.8	3	7	42.9	8	12	66.7	46.1	3	6	3	0	-5
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	36-176	3/24/2025	PHX	vs	MIL	37	8	5	0	3	11	21	52.4	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	74.8	0	8	5	3	+4
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	36-333	2/10/2025	GSW	@	MIL	34	6	4	0	0	12	24	50.0	6	16	37.5	8	9	88.9	68.0	0	6	2	0	+8
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	36-286	12/25/2024	GSW	vs	LAL	36	1	6	0	0	14	24	58.3	8	15	53.3	2	2	100.0	76.4	0	1	4	3	-1
16	LeBron James L. James	38	36-062	3/2/2021	LAL	vs	PHX	38	5	6	2	1	16	24	66.7	3	8	37.5	3	5	60.0	72.5	0	5	3	1	+2
17	Alex English A. English	38	36-043	2/17/1990	DEN	@	NJN	43	8	3	0	2	14	23	60.9	0	0		10	10	100.0	69.3	1	7	4	3
18	Robert Parish R. Parish	38	36-100	12/8/1989	BOS	vs	DEN	38	12	1	0	1	15	21	71.4	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.1	8	4	0	1
19	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	38	36-003	4/11/1976	BOS	@	WAS	45	6	5			12	23	52.2				14	15	93.3	64.2				5
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	36-136	2/12/2025	PHX	@	HOU	42	5	9	2	0	15	22	68.2	2	5	40.0	5	5	100.0	76.4	0	5	7	5	+5
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	36-329	2/6/2025	GSW	@	LAL	37	7	4	1	1	13	35	37.1	6	20	30.0	5	5	100.0	49.7	2	5	4	3	-3
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	36-081	12/19/2024	PHX	vs	IND	38	10	6	1	0	15	27	55.6	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	62.4	0	10	5	1	-12
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	36-243	11/12/2024	GSW	vs	DAL	35	6	9	1	2	14	27	51.9	5	12	41.7	4	5	80.0	63.4	0	6	4	2	+24
24	LeBron James L. James	37	36-364	12/29/2021	LAL	@	MEM	38	13	7	2	2	13	25	52.0	8	14	57.1	3	3	100.0	70.3	2	11	5	1	0
25	LeBron James L. James	37	36-078	3/18/2021	LAL	vs	CHA	37	8	6	1	1	14	23	60.9	4	9	44.4	5	6	83.3	72.2	1	7	3	2	+7