oldest nba player to score 28 pts in a game

LeBron James is the oldest in a game with 28+ points. He was 41 years and 101 days old against the Suns on April 10.

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NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41-101
28
4/10/2026
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
32
6
12
4
0
10
16
62.5
2
2
100.0
6
9
66.7
70.1
0
6
2
1
+27
2LeBron James
L. James
41-096
30
4/5/2026
LAL LAL
@
DAL DAL
39
9
15
1
0
12
22
54.5
1
6
16.7
5
9
55.6
57.8
0
9
4
1
+1
3LeBron James
L. James
41-078
30
3/18/2026
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
34
5
2
1
1
13
14
92.9
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
97.9
1
4
2
3
0
4LeBron James
L. James
41-044
28
2/12/2026
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
35
10
12
0
1
10
20
50.0
2
7
28.6
6
7
85.7
60.7
0
10
4
0
+6
5LeBron James
L. James
41-016
29
1/15/2026
LAL LAL
vs
CHA CHA
33
9
6
2
1
10
19
52.6
3
6
50.0
6
7
85.7
65.7
2
7
3
0
-7
6LeBron James
L. James
41-014
31
1/13/2026
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
33
9
10
1
1
12
20
60.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
68.5
1
8
4
1
+17
7LeBron James
L. James
41-007
30
1/6/2026
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
33
8
8
2
1
10
19
52.6
3
5
60.0
7
7
100.0
67.9
0
8
1
2
+10
8LeBron James
L. James
41-003
31
1/2/2026
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
36
9
6
0
0
12
18
66.7
1
5
20.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
0
9
4
3
+11
9LeBron James
L. James
40-355
36
12/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
38
4
3
2
1
15
28
53.6
3
7
42.9
3
5
60.0
59.6
1
3
3
1
-6
10LeBron James
L. James
40-353
28
12/18/2025
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
33
7
10
1
0
8
17
47.1
0
5
0.0
12
13
92.3
61.6
1
6
2
1
-6
11LeBron James
L. James
40-342
29
12/7/2025
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
34
7
6
1
1
12
17
70.6
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
81.1
1
6
2
1
+1
12Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
40-294
30
4/9/2019
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
33
8
3
0
1
11
31
35.5
5
14
35.7
3
3
100.0
46.4
1
7
2
3
+11
13LeBron James
L. James
40-099
28
4/8/2025
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
35
7
3
1
0
8
19
42.1
3
6
50.0
9
10
90.0
59.8
0
7
6
1
-23
14LeBron James
L. James
40-094
33
4/3/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
40
5
9
1
1
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
87.0
1
4
4
2
-1
15LeBron James
L. James
40-066
31
3/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
44
12
8
0
1
11
23
47.8
2
8
25.0
7
8
87.5
58.4
1
11
1
3
+4
16LeBron James
L. James
40-064
34
3/4/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
33
8
6
1
2
10
18
55.6
5
10
50.0
9
9
100.0
77.4
1
7
4
1
+7
17LeBron James
L. James
40-060
28
2/28/2025
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
37
13
3
1
0
12
21
57.1
2
7
28.6
2
3
66.7
62.7
1
12
4
0
-1
18LeBron James
L. James
40-059
33
2/27/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
37
17
6
1
1
11
21
52.4
4
9
44.4
7
10
70.0
65.0
5
12
4
1
+12
19LeBron James
L. James
40-052
40
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
36
8
4
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
0
8
11
2
+8
20LeBron James
L. James
40-038
42
2/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
38
17
8
1
1
14
25
56.0
6
9
66.7
8
10
80.0
71.4
1
16
3
1
+7
21LeBron James
L. James
40-033
33
2/1/2025
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
11
12
0
0
14
26
53.8
3
8
37.5
2
4
50.0
59.4
0
11
5
3
+12
22LeBron James
L. James
40-029
31
1/28/2025
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
33
8
9
1
0
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
10
11
90.9
74.4
1
7
8
1
-11
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-020
39
3/9/2003
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
43
8
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
0
0
13
15
86.7
68.2
1
7
3
3
+7
24LeBron James
L. James
40-018
29
1/17/2025
LAL LAL
vs
BKN BKN
35
7
8
1
2
12
17
70.6
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
81.1
1
6
5
2
-11
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-010
35
2/27/2003
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
50
11
6
0
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
5
7
71.4
60.2
0
11
3
3
0
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TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Rockets Rockets
0
0
0.5
7
Clippers Clippers
0
0
0.5
8
Lakers Lakers
0
0
0.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
0
0
0.5
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0
0
0.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/23
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/25
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Tue
10/27
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
11:00 PM
Wed
10/28
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.0

George

Paul George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

Andre Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

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APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

8.0

White

Derrick White

8.0

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
SPG Leaders

5.0

George

Paul George

3.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
3PM Leaders

7.0

George

Paul George

6.0

McCain

Jared McCain

5.0

Castle

Stephon Castle
TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

Jared McCain

92.2

Caruso

Alex Caruso

80.8

Green

Javonte Green

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Pistons

123.5

Celtics

115.4

Thunder

111.2

76ers

102.2

Spurs

99.7

Knicks

96.4
DRtg Rankings
76ers

96.4

Thunder

99.7

Knicks

102.2

Spurs

111.2

Pistons

115.4

Celtics

123.5
NetRtg Rankings
Thunder

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Pistons

8.2

76ers

5.8

Knicks

-5.8

Celtics

-8.2

Spurs

-11.5
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1-0

76ers

1-0

Pistons

1-0

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

60.5

George

Paul George

56.3

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Tyrese Maxey
DraftKings Points Leaders

60.8

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Paul George

58

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

52.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
USG% Leaders

38.1

George

Paul George

35.8

Castle

Stephon Castle

34.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

38.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

36.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

George

Paul George

1.70

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.44

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

George

Paul George

1.61

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.40

Embiid

Joel Embiid

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Best Record ATS
Thunder

1-0

76ers

1-0

Pistons

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Spurs

0-1

Knicks

0-1

Celtics

0-1

Thunder

1-0

76ers

1-0

Pistons

1-0

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
1
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
1
0
1.000
3
Knicks Knicks
0
1
.000
1.0
4
Celtics Celtics
0
1
.000
1.0
5
Hawks Hawks
0
0
0.5
6
Nets Nets
0
0
0.5
7
Hornets Hornets
0
0
0.5
8
Bulls Bulls
0
0
0.5
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
0
0
0.5
10
Pacers Pacers
0
0
0.5
11
Heat Heat
0
0
0.5
12
Bucks Bucks
0
0
0.5
13
Magic Magic
0
0
0.5
14
Raptors Raptors
0
0
0.5
15
Wizards Wizards
0
0
0.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
1
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
0
1
.000
1.0
3
Warriors Warriors
0
0
0.5
4
Mavericks Mavericks
0
0
0.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
0
0
0.5
6
Rockets Rockets
0
0
0.5
7
Clippers Clippers
0
0
0.5
8
Lakers Lakers
0
0
0.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
0
0
0.5
10
Timberwolves Timberwolves
0
0
0.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
0
0
0.5
12
Suns Suns
0
0
0.5
13
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
0
0
0.5
14
Kings Kings
0
0
0.5
15
Jazz Jazz
0
0
0.5

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Tue
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DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
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@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104

Schedule

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ORL ORL
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10/21
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7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
MIN MIN
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
10/21
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Wed
10/21
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@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM