most points scored in an nba playoff game by player after turning 39

LeBron James has posted the most points by a player 39 or older in a playoff game, with 38 points in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round versus the Timberwolves.

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most points scored in an NBA playoff game by player after turning 39 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	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31	39-024	5/10/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	35	6	3	1	3	13	23	56.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.5	2	4	2	3
8	LeBron James L. James	30	39-121	4/29/2024	LAL	@	DEN	44	9	11	4	0	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	5	7	71.4	62.3	1	8	1	4	+3
9	LeBron James L. James	30	39-119	4/27/2024	LAL	vs	DEN	39	5	4	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	62.8	1	4	6	0	+1
10	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
11	Reggie Miller R. Miller	28	39-244	4/25/2005	IND	@	BOS	39	2	5	2	0	9	18	50.0	3	9	33.3	7	8	87.5	65.1	0	2	5	3	+8
12	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
13	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
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28	39-016	5/2/1986	LAL	@	DAL	37	12	3	0	1	13	22	59.1	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.2	1	11	2	4
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28	39-011	4/27/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	40	6	2	3	1	12	20	60.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	63.1	2	4	3	5
16	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
17	LeBron James L. James	27	39-112	4/20/2024	LAL	@	DEN	41	6	8	1	1	10	16	62.5	3	5	60.0	4	5	80.0	74.2	2	4	7	1	-9
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27	39-007	5/2/2015	SAS	@	LAC	37	11	1	0	0	11	16	68.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	69.2	4	7	0	3	-7
19	Reggie Miller R. Miller	27	39-268	5/19/2005	IND	vs	DET	33	2	2	0	0	11	16	68.8	4	8	50.0	1	1	100.0	82.1	0	2	2	3	-1
20	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
21	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
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27	39-022	5/8/1986	LAL	@	DAL	38	5	4	2	2	13	25	52.0	0	0		1	1	100.0	53.1	1	4	3	4
23	LeBron James L. James	26	39-117	4/25/2024	LAL	vs	DEN	42	6	9	2	1	12	20	60.0	1	6	16.7	1	2	50.0	62.3	0	6	3	3	-8
24	LeBron James L. James	26	39-114	4/22/2024	LAL	@	DEN	38	8	12	2	2	9	19	47.4	3	6	50.0	5	7	71.4	58.9	0	8	2	3	+2
25	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