nba oldest player to score 25 points in a playoff game

LeBron James is the oldest with 25+ points in a playoff game. He was 41 years and 126 days old in Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Thunder.

Interpreted as:
NBA oldest player to score 25 or more points in a playoff game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41-126
27
5/5/2026
@
36
4
6
1
0
12
17
70.6
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
77.4
1
3
2
1
-6
2LeBron James
L. James
41-122
28
5/1/2026
@
37
7
8
0
0
10
25
40.0
2
5
40.0
6
8
75.0
49.1
1
6
3
2
+26
3LeBron James
L. James
41-120
25
4/29/2026
vs
39
3
7
2
0
9
20
45.0
0
6
0.0
7
10
70.0
51.2
0
3
2
1
-5
4LeBron James
L. James
41-115
29
4/24/2026
@
45
13
6
3
1
10
22
45.5
4
9
44.4
5
6
83.3
58.8
0
13
8
1
0
5LeBron James
L. James
41-112
28
4/21/2026
vs
39
8
7
1
0
8
20
40.0
2
5
40.0
10
14
71.4
53.5
1
7
3
3
+6
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-061
26
6/16/1988
@
34
6
0
0
1
12
21
57.1
0
0
2
4
50.0
57.1
3
3
4
3
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-276
30
4/25/2004
@
47
13
1
3
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
68.7
2
11
2
4
+6
8LeBron James
L. James
40-118
27
4/27/2025
@
46
12
8
3
3
5
9
55.6
2
4
50.0
15
18
83.3
79.8
3
9
3
2
-4
9LeBron James
L. James
40-116
38
4/25/2025
@
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-059
32
6/14/1987
vs
29
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-052
27
6/7/1987
@
38
7
0
1
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
9
13
69.2
62.2
1
6
2
5
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-037
28
5/23/1987
@
42
10
3
0
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
76.1
1
9
4
5
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-024
27
5/10/1987
@
38
8
3
0
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
11
15
73.3
65.5
3
5
3
4
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-021
25
5/7/1987
vs
35
8
1
1
4
10
16
62.5
0
0
5
8
62.5
64.0
2
6
3
3
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-009
28
4/25/1987
vs
25
6
3
0
4
8
13
61.5
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.6
2
4
1
2
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
39-269
25
4/19/2003
@
41
7
8
1
0
10
23
43.5
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
47.1
2
5
5
4
+3
17Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-268
27
5/19/2005
vs
33
2
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
4
8
50.0
1
1
100.0
82.1
0
2
2
3
-1
18Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-247
33
4/28/2005
vs
35
7
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
11
12
91.7
77.5
1
6
0
1
+23
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-244
28
4/25/2005
@
39
2
5
2
0
9
18
50.0
3
9
33.3
7
8
87.5
65.1
0
2
5
3
+8
20LeBron James
L. James
39-121
30
4/29/2024
@
44
9
11
4
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
62.3
1
8
1
4
+3
21LeBron James
L. James
39-119
30
4/27/2024
vs
39
5
4
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
62.8
1
4
6
0
+1
22LeBron James
L. James
39-117
26
4/25/2024
vs
42
6
9
2
1
12
20
60.0
1
6
16.7
1
2
50.0
62.3
0
6
3
3
-8
23LeBron James
L. James
39-114
26
4/22/2024
@
38
8
12
2
2
9
19
47.4
3
6
50.0
5
7
71.4
58.9
0
8
2
3
+2
24LeBron James
L. James
39-112
27
4/20/2024
@
41
6
8
1
1
10
16
62.5
3
5
60.0
4
5
80.0
74.2
2
4
7
1
-9
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-035
26
5/21/1986
vs
37
13
3
1
1
11
19
57.9
0
0
4
5
80.0
61.3
6
7
7
4

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.7

James

LeBron James

RPG

11.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.0

James

LeBron James
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.7

14th

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM
Mon
5/11
@
10:30 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Sat
5/16
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

0 - 1

90

Final

108

OKC Thunder

1 - 0

Tue 5 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM