most points scored in a single playoff game by a player over 35 years old

Karl Malone has scored the most points by a player older than 35 in a playoff game, with 50 points in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round versus the Seattle SuperSonics.

	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	Karl Malone K. Malone	50	36-273	4/22/2000	UTA	vs	SEA	43	12	0	3	1	18	32	56.3	1	1	100.0	13	14	92.9	65.5	3	9	1	2	+12
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	41	36-055	6/30/2021	PHX	@	LAC	35	4	8	3	0	16	24	66.7	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	81.0	1	3	0	2	+22
3	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
4	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
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	37	36-038	6/13/2021	PHX	@	DEN	40	3	7	2	0	14	19	73.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	80.6	0	3	2	2	+1
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	36-010	4/26/1983	LAL	vs	POR	44	6	7	1	3	15	20	75.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	78.7	2	4	5	2
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	37-043	4/26/2025	GSW	vs	HOU	41	7	9	1	2	12	23	52.2	5	13	38.5	7	8	87.5	67.9	0	7	2	0	+18
8	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
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	34	36-309	4/24/2015	DAL	vs	HOU	36	8	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	3	7	42.9	11	11	100.0	71.3	1	7	1	3	+2
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	37-274	4/24/2001	UTA	vs	DAL	44	7	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	60.4	1	6	3	2	+11
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34	39-020	5/6/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	42	8	9	1	1	14	21	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	69.3	4	4	5	4
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34	36-015	5/1/1983	LAL	@	POR	39	9	3	2	8	13	19	68.4	0	0		8	11	72.7	71.3	3	6	1	2
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	33	36-357	4/28/2022	PHX	@	NOP	36	5	8	1	0	14	14	100.0	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	104.7	1	4	3	2	+17
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	33	36-085	5/3/2010	PHX	vs	SAS	37	3	10	0	0	13	19	68.4	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	76.2	0	3	6	3	+17
15	Reggie Miller R. Miller	33	39-247	4/28/2005	IND	vs	BOS	35	7	2	1	0	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	11	12	91.7	77.5	1	6	0	1	+23
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	39-030	5/16/1986	LAL	@	HOU	42	4	6	0	5	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	55.9	1	3	3	5
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	39-018	5/4/1986	LAL	@	DAL	39	1	2	3	2	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	0	1	1	2
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33	37-020	5/6/1984	LAL	@	DAL	45	11	2	1	4	14	19	73.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	76.2	2	9	2	5
19	Chris Paul C. Paul	32	36-061	7/6/2021	PHX	vs	MIL	37	4	9	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
20	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	32	36-040	4/29/2016	LAC	@	POR	39	0	1	3	0	10	25	40.0	0	3	0.0	12	13	92.3	52.1	0	0	3	2	0
21	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	32	36-179	5/16/2006	LAC	@	PHX	50	3	5	2	0	11	24	45.8	5	13	38.5	5	6	83.3	60.1	0	3	4	3	-2
22	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
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	37-051	6/6/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	37-041	5/27/1984	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	36-008	4/24/1983	LAL	vs	POR	34	6	0	1	6	11	15	73.3	0	0		10	11	90.9	80.6	0	6	5	5