oldest nba players to score 26 points in a game

Dirk Nowitzki is the oldest in a game with 26+ points. He was 40 years and 294 days old against the Suns on April 9, 2019.

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oldest NBA players to score 26 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	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	40-294	30	4/9/2019	DAL	vs	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
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-229	27	12/1/1987	LAL	@	SAC	40	9	1	1	1	11	21	52.4	0	0		5	5	100.0	58.2	3	6	5	2
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-225	26	11/27/1987	LAL	vs	DEN	32	4	1	2	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		4	6	66.7	60.1	1	3	1	4
4	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	40-163	26	1/7/2018	SAS	@	POR	27	4	2	1	2	9	16	56.3	6	9	66.7	2	3	66.7	75.1	1	3	2	1	-3
5	Robert Parish R. Parish	40-139	26	1/16/1994	BOS	vs	DEN	36	9	2	0	0	11	22	50.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	53.7	2	7	2	3
6	LeBron James L. James	40-100	27	4/9/2025	LAL	@	DAL	36	7	3	1	0	11	20	55.0	0	4	0.0	5	6	83.3	59.6	2	5	2	2	+18
7	LeBron James L. James	40-099	28	4/8/2025	LAL	@	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
8	LeBron James L. James	40-095	27	4/4/2025	LAL	vs	NOP	33	0	8	2	0	9	17	52.9	2	7	28.6	7	8	87.5	65.8	0	0	1	1	+7
9	LeBron James L. James	40-094	33	4/3/2025	LAL	vs	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
10	Robert Parish R. Parish	40-079	26	11/17/1993	BOS	vs	NJN	35	12	2	0	4	12	14	85.7	0	0		2	5	40.0	80.2	4	8	2	3
11	LeBron James L. James	40-066	31	3/6/2025	LAL	vs	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
12	LeBron James L. James	40-064	34	3/4/2025	LAL	vs	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
13	LeBron James L. James	40-060	28	2/28/2025	LAL	vs	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
14	LeBron James L. James	40-059	33	2/27/2025	LAL	vs	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
15	LeBron James L. James	40-057	27	2/25/2025	LAL	vs	DAL	37	12	3	1	0	11	17	64.7	2	4	50.0	3	4	75.0	72.0	3	9	6	2	-5
16	LeBron James L. James	40-052	40	2/20/2025	LAL	@	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
17	LeBron James L. James	40-051	26	2/19/2025	LAL	vs	CHA	38	7	11	1	2	10	22	45.5	4	11	36.4	2	2	100.0	56.8	1	6	2	0	-4
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-050	26	4/8/2003	WAS	@	CLE	46	10	3	3	1	10	19	52.6	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0	61.3	3	7	1	0	+11
19	LeBron James L. James	40-038	42	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	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
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-037	26	3/26/2003	WAS	@	SEA	44	10	4	2	1	12	22	54.5	0	0		2	3	66.7	55.7	1	9	4	3	+5
21	LeBron James L. James	40-036	26	2/4/2025	LAL	@	LAC	31	8	9	3	0	8	13	61.5	2	4	50.0	8	11	72.7	72.9	0	8	3	4	+19
22	LeBron James L. James	40-033	33	2/1/2025	LAL	@	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
23	LeBron James L. James	40-029	31	1/28/2025	LAL	@	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
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-020	39	3/9/2003	WAS	@	NYK	43	8	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		13	15	86.7	68.2	1	7	3	3	+7
25	LeBron James L. James	40-018	29	1/17/2025	LAL	vs	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