Michael Jordan has scored the most points by a 38-year-old player in a game, with 51 points against the Hornets on December 29, 2001.
| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 51 | 38-315 | 12/29/2001 | vs | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 60.1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 2 |  | L. James | 48 | 38-017 | 1/16/2023 | vs | 36 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 76.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 3 | | L. James | 47 | 38 | 12/30/2022 | @ | 40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 75.9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 4 | | L. James | 46 | 38-025 | 1/24/2023 | vs | 33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -14 | ||
| 5 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 38-296 | 2/6/1986 | @ | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 38-317 | 12/31/2001 | vs | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 59.7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 7 |  | S. Curry | 44 | 38-228 | 10/28/2026 | @ | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 64.6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +10 | ||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 44 | 38-272 | 11/16/2001 | vs | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 58.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -11 | ||
| 9 | | L. James | 43 | 38-003 | 1/2/2023 | @ | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 66.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 10 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 43 | 38-334 | 3/16/1986 | vs | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 69.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | S. Curry | 41 | 38-238 | 11/7/2026 | vs | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 41 | 38-029 | 1/28/2023 | @ | 44 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 62.8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 38-343 | 1/26/2002 | vs | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 60.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +18 | |||
| 14 | | L. James | 40 | 38-358 | 12/23/2023 | @ | 37 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 83.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +10 | ||
| 15 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 38-341 | 1/24/2002 | vs | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 62.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +9 | |||
| 16 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 40 | 38-292 | 2/2/1986 | vs | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  | K. Malone | 39 | 38-137 | 12/8/2001 | vs | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 60.4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +16 | |||
| 18 | | L. James | 38 | 38-039 | 2/7/2023 | vs | 34 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 77.9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 19 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 38 | 38-278 | 1/19/1986 | @ | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 67.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | | L. James | 37 | 38-324 | 11/19/2023 | vs | 40 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 80.6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 21 | | L. James | 37 | 38-095 | 4/4/2023 | @ | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 62.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -7 | ||
| 22 | | L. James | 37 | 38-023 | 1/22/2023 | @ | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 65.1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 23 | | L. James | 37 | 38-008 | 1/7/2023 | @ | 38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 57.9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 24 | | K. Malone | 37 | 38-181 | 1/21/2002 | @ | 43 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 59.0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +1 | ||
| 25 |  | E. Johnson | 37 | 38-312 | 3/9/1998 | @ | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 87.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | ||
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| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.0 | |
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| 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | |
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