most pts in a game including playoffs by a player older than 40

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has posted the most points by a player older than 40 in a regular-season or postseason game, with 26 points in Game 5 of the 1988 NBA Finals against the Pistons.

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most pts in a game including playoffs by a player older than 40 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24	42-056	6/11/1989	LAL	vs	DET	33	13	2	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	57.8	3	10	2	1
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22	42-017	5/3/1989	LAL	@	POR	29	6	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		4	8	50.0	53.6	2	4	1	0
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	21	42-037	3/4/2019	ATL	@	MIA	26	4	1	1	0	7	14	50.0	7	11	63.6	0	0		75.0	0	4	0	1	+1
7	Vince Carter V. Carter	21	41-337	12/29/2018	ATL	vs	CLE	23	4	0	1	0	7	11	63.6	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	82.3	0	4	1	4	-1
8	Vince Carter V. Carter	21	41-002	1/28/2018	SAC	@	SAS	27	6	1	1	1	7	12	58.3	5	7	71.4	2	3	66.7	78.8	1	5	0	3	+5
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	21	41-331	3/13/1989	LAL	vs	HOU	33	13	1	0	2	8	15	53.3	0	0		5	8	62.5	56.7	8	5	2	4
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	21	41-304	2/14/1989	LAL	vs	DET	31	3	1	0	1	8	17	47.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	53.5	0	3	1	2
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	21	41-045	5/31/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	35	5	1	1	2	10	16	62.5	0	0		1	2	50.0	62.2	2	3	1	5
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20	41-029	5/15/1988	LAL	@	UTA	35	11	1	0	3	9	16	56.3	0	0		2	4	50.0	56.3	5	6	0	5
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20	41-015	5/1/1988	LAL	vs	SAS	31	5	3	0	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	3	1	2
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	41-330	3/12/1989	LAL	@	GSW	30	11	2	2	1	7	11	63.6	0	0		5	5	100.0	72.0	6	5	1	3
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	41-286	1/27/1989	LAL	vs	CHA	23	6	1	0	3	9	13	69.2	0	0		1	1	100.0	70.7	1	5	2	3
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	41-039	5/25/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	24	7	2	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	58.2	3	4	2	2
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	41-013	4/29/1988	LAL	vs	SAS	21	4	1	0	4	8	13	61.5	0	0		3	5	60.0	62.5	2	2	2	5
18	Vince Carter V. Carter	18	41-331	12/23/2018	ATL	@	DET	28	7	2	0	0	7	14	50.0	3	9	33.3	1	1	100.0	62.3	1	6	1	3	+11
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	18	41-295	2/5/1989	LAL	vs	NJN	29	9	0	0	1	8	17	47.1	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.3	3	6	1	2
20	Vince Carter V. Carter	17	42-316	12/8/2019	ATL	@	CHA	20	1	2	0	1	7	11	63.6	3	6	50.0	0	0		77.3	1	0	1	2	+8
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	17	42-032	2/27/2019	ATL	vs	MIN	27	2	4	0	1	6	8	75.0	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	91.2	0	2	1	3	+21
22	Kevin Willis K. Willis	17	41-175	2/28/2004	SAS	vs	DEN	14	5	0	1	1	8	9	88.9	0	0		1	1	100.0	90.0	2	3	0	5	+7
23	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	41-016	4/11/2003	UTA	vs	DAL	32	1	6	1	0	7	9	77.8	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	82.4	0	1	1	2	+3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	41-316	2/26/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	23	5	2	1	2	7	10	70.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	72.3	2	3	0	3
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	41-288	1/29/1989	LAL	@	DAL	21	4	2	1	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		1	1	100.0	68.3	2	2	1	4