oldest nba player to score 40 in the playoffs

James Edwards was 40 years old in the playoffs in his career.

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	NAME	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Edwards J. Edwards	40	111	19.9	9.3	3.2	0.8	0.2	0.4	3.6	7.7	46.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.1	68.2	51.4	1.0	2.2	1.1	2,212	1,030	354	84	17	46	126	325
2	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	40	106	22.9	5.8	5.5	0.7	0.4	0.6	2.3	5.0	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.4	75.0	51.4	1.4	4.0	0.9	2,429	612	579	72	42	63	93	348	-8
3	Charles Jones C. Jones	40	44	13.4	1.5	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.5	1.2	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	55.6	47.3	0.8	1.6	0.4	591	66	108	13	13	31	17	115	-2
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	40	182	35.2	13.4	3.3	10.1	1.9	0.3	4.7	9.9	47.3	0.6	1.9	32.6	3.4	4.2	81.0	56.8	0.9	2.5	2.8	6,398	2,436	608	1,839	338	50	517	539	+105
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	193	41.0	24.7	10.7	3.2	1.3	0.7	9.0	19.5	46.3	0.0	0.2	16.2	6.6	8.9	73.6	52.6	2.6	8.1	2.8	7,907	4,761	2,062	610	258	135	550	662	+123
6	Herb Williams H. Williams	40	57	9.4	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.3	46.9	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.7	73.8	51.5	0.4	0.9	0.4	538	153	78	17	10	25	25	83	-34
7	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	40	141	27.6	10.3	3.9	1.8	1.0	0.9	3.8	9.7	39.3	0.6	2.1	29.8	2.0	3.2	62.9	46.2	1.3	2.6	1.6	3,887	1,453	554	250	141	132	230	496	-136
8	Grant Hill G. Hill	40	39	31.6	13.4	6.1	3.6	0.9	0.5	5.1	10.9	46.9	0.1	0.5	23.8	3.0	3.9	78.1	53.1	1.1	5.0	2.0	1,232	523	238	140	35	19	79	108	-35
9	Vince Carter V. Carter	40	88	34.5	18.1	5.4	3.4	1.1	0.5	6.3	15.2	41.6	1.4	4.0	33.8	4.1	5.1	79.6	51.8	1.5	3.9	1.9	3,033	1,593	477	295	94	47	168	257	-7
10	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	40	218	27.9	14.0	4.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.4	10.1	43.3	1.5	4.2	35.8	3.8	4.6	81.7	57.6	0.7	3.3	2.2	6,075	3,054	874	827	292	61	481	588	+951
11	Jason Terry J. Terry	40	124	32.2	14.1	2.5	3.0	0.9	0.2	5.1	11.6	44.1	1.8	4.6	38.5	2.1	2.5	82.9	55.5	0.4	2.0	1.5	3,988	1,750	304	375	112	24	189	276	+11

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Cunningham

RPG

8.7

Thompson

APG

7.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

12th

DRTG

107.9

3rd

NETRTG

7.7

7th

3P%

37.0

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	DET	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/20	TOR	@	DET	7:30 PM
Sun 11/22	DET	@	ATL	3:30 PM

Last Game

Pistons

8 - 3

144

Final

140

Wizards

4 - 9

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5