oldest nba players to score 20 points in a game

Udonis Haslem is the oldest in a game with 20+ points. He was 42 years and 304 days old versus the Magic on April 9, 2023.

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oldest NBA players to score 20 or more points in a regular-season game

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42-304	24	4/9/2023	MIA	vs	ORL	25	3	0	0	1	9	17	52.9	3	7	42.9	3	3	100.0	65.5	0	3	1	3	+1
2	Vince Carter V. Carter	42-037	21	3/4/2019	ATL	@	MIA	26	4	1	1	0	7	14	50.0	7	11	63.6	0	0		75.0	0	4	0	1	+1
3	Vince Carter V. Carter	41-337	21	12/29/2018	ATL	vs	CLE	23	4	0	1	0	7	11	63.6	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	82.3	0	4	1	4	-1
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-331	21	3/13/1989	LAL	vs	HOU	33	13	1	0	2	8	15	53.3	0	0		5	8	62.5	56.7	8	5	2	4
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-304	21	2/14/1989	LAL	vs	DET	31	3	1	0	1	8	17	47.1	0	0		5	6	83.3	53.5	0	3	1	2
6	LeBron James L. James	41-090	21	3/30/2026	LAL	vs	WAS	33	10	12	0	1	8	16	50.0	1	3	33.3	4	6	66.7	56.3	1	9	4	0	+25
7	LeBron James L. James	41-085	23	3/25/2026	LAL	@	IND	34	9	9	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	59.9	1	8	1	1	+24
8	LeBron James L. James	41-078	30	3/18/2026	LAL	@	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
9	LeBron James L. James	41-063	21	3/3/2026	LAL	vs	NOP	33	7	7	0	2	8	12	66.7	1	5	20.0	4	8	50.0	67.7	1	6	5	2	+3
10	LeBron James L. James	41-061	24	3/1/2026	LAL	vs	SAC	27	1	5	2	1	8	15	53.3	3	4	75.0	5	6	83.3	68.0	0	1	3	0	+13
11	LeBron James L. James	41-060	22	2/28/2026	LAL	@	GSW	28	7	9	1	0	7	13	53.8	4	6	66.7	4	5	80.0	72.4	2	5	4	1	+26
12	LeBron James L. James	41-056	21	2/24/2026	LAL	vs	ORL	32	6	4	0	2	8	13	61.5	2	6	33.3	3	4	75.0	71.1	2	4	5	2	-1
13	LeBron James L. James	41-054	20	2/22/2026	LAL	vs	BOS	34	4	5	2	1	9	21	42.9	1	5	20.0	1	1	100.0	46.6	1	3	1	0	-14
14	LeBron James L. James	41-044	28	2/12/2026	LAL	vs	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
15	LeBron James L. James	41-041	22	2/9/2026	LAL	vs	OKC	36	6	10	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	4	0.0	4	6	66.7	56.0	1	5	3	1	-7
16	LeBron James L. James	41-039	20	2/7/2026	LAL	vs	GSW	35	7	10	1	1	6	17	35.3	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	49.8	0	7	7	1	+7
17	LeBron James L. James	41-035	25	2/3/2026	LAL	@	BKN	30	3	7	3	0	10	16	62.5	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	65.5	1	2	1	1	+24
18	LeBron James L. James	41-033	22	2/1/2026	LAL	@	NYK	35	5	6	1	0	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	2	6	33.3	62.4	1	4	1	0	-17
19	LeBron James L. James	41-031	20	1/30/2026	LAL	@	WAS	30	3	6	2	0	8	16	50.0	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	59.2	0	3	3	1	+25
20	LeBron James L. James	41-027	24	1/26/2026	LAL	@	CHI	33	5	3	1	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	5	6	83.3	55.5	0	5	2	3	-14
21	LeBron James L. James	41-023	23	1/22/2026	LAL	@	LAC	36	5	6	2	0	9	19	47.4	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	54.2	0	5	4	1	-7
22	LeBron James L. James	41-019	24	1/18/2026	LAL	vs	TOR	32	4	7	0	2	9	17	52.9	2	4	50.0	4	4	100.0	64.0	2	2	3	0	+18
23	LeBron James L. James	41-018	20	1/17/2026	LAL	@	POR	32	9	8	1	2	6	16	37.5	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	52.4	1	8	4	2	-16
24	LeBron James L. James	41-016	29	1/15/2026	LAL	vs	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
25	LeBron James L. James	41-014	31	1/13/2026	LAL	vs	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

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