oldest nba player to score 50 points playoff game

Karl Malone is the oldest with 50+ points in a playoff game. He was 36 years and 273 days old in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round versus the Seattle SuperSonics.

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oldest NBA player to score 50 or more points playoff game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
36-273
50
4/22/2000
vs
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-047
50
4/30/2023
@
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34-069
55
4/27/1997
vs
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
4Ray Allen
R. Allen
33-284
51
4/30/2009
@
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
33-277
51
3/28/1967
@
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
6Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
33-222
56
4/24/2023
vs
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
7LeBron James
L. James
33-152
51
5/31/2018
@
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
8John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32-358
54
4/1/1973
vs
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
31-073
56
5/4/1994
@
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
10Jerry West
J. West
30-330
53
4/23/1969
vs
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
30-321
55
6/1/2021
@
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30-209
50
4/26/2019
@
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-119
55
6/16/1993
vs
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-103
54
5/31/1993
vs
39
6
2
2
1
18
30
60.0
6
9
66.7
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
6
2
5
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30-040
50
4/25/2024
vs
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29-072
56
4/29/1992
@
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
28-282
50
4/23/2019
vs
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
28-158
51
4/19/2017
@
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
19Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
28-084
53
5/2/2017
vs
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28-077
53
5/7/2023
@
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27-347
50
6/1/2006
vs
43
12
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
6
83.3
17
18
94.4
73.7
1
11
1
2
+22
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27-317
55
4/20/2003
vs
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
27-254
50
5/4/2006
vs
52
8
5
3
0
20
35
57.1
5
8
62.5
5
6
83.3
66.4
1
7
7
4
-6
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27-239
50
5/3/2024
@
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27-233
50
4/10/1964
vs
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
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RPG

10.2

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APG

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
Jazz Jazz
15
29
.341
21.5
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5
Schedule
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Thu
1/22
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
9:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
10:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
9:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

27 - 17

122

Final

127

UTA Jazz

15 - 29

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
25
20
.556
8.5
6
23
19
.548
9.0
7
23
19
.548
9.0
8
23
21
.523
10.0
9
21
22
.488
11.5
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
16
28
.364
17.0
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
32
.238
22.0
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
29
15
.659
7.5
4
26
15
.634
9.0
5
26
16
.619
9.5
6
27
17
.614
9.5
7
27
17
.614
9.5
8
25
20
.556
12.0
9
22
22
.500
14.5
10
19
24
.442
17.0
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
15
29
.341
21.5
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
102-109
Thu
12/25
@
129-131
Thu
12/25
@
119-103
Fri
12/26
@
107-113
Fri
12/26
@
126-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:30 PM