oldest nba players to score 30 points in a playoff game

Karl Malone is the oldest with 30+ points in a playoff game. He was 40 years and 276 days old in Game 4 of the 2004 First Round against the Rockets.

	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	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-276	30	4/25/2004	LAL	@	HOU	47	13	1	3	0	11	17	64.7	0	0		8	11	72.7	68.7	2	11	2	4	+6
2	LeBron James L. James	40-116	38	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-059	32	6/14/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
4	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39-247	33	4/28/2005	IND	vs	BOS	35	7	2	1	0	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	11	12	91.7	77.5	1	6	0	1	+23
5	LeBron James L. James	39-121	30	4/29/2024	LAL	@	DEN	44	9	11	4	0	11	21	52.4	3	7	42.9	5	7	71.4	62.3	1	8	1	4	+3
6	LeBron James L. James	39-119	30	4/27/2024	LAL	vs	DEN	39	5	4	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	62.8	1	4	6	0	+1
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-030	33	5/16/1986	LAL	@	HOU	42	4	6	0	5	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	55.9	1	3	3	5
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-024	31	5/10/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	35	6	3	1	3	13	23	56.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.5	2	4	2	3
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-020	34	5/6/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	42	8	9	1	1	14	21	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	69.3	4	4	5	4
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-018	33	5/4/1986	LAL	@	DAL	39	1	2	3	2	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	0	1	1	2
11	LeBron James L. James	38-143	40	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
12	LeBron James L. James	38-133	30	5/12/2023	LAL	vs	GSW	43	9	9	2	1	10	14	71.4	2	3	66.7	8	11	72.7	79.6	0	9	2	2	+21
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-052	36	6/7/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-044	30	5/30/1985	LAL	@	BOS	42	17	8	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
15	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	38-022	31	5/23/1997	HOU	vs	UTA	28	2	0	1	0	12	17	70.6	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	86.7	0	2	0	3	+26
16	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	37-325	31	4/19/1970	ATL	@	LAL	35	5	3			12	17	70.6				7	7	100.0	77.2				4
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	37-274	34	4/24/2001	UTA	vs	DAL	44	7	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	60.4	1	6	3	2	+11
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-055	30	6/10/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	42	10	5	0	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		2	6	33.3	52.4	5	5	2	5
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37-054	30	6/18/2013	SAS	@	MIA	44	17	0	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	64.7	5	12	2	2	+16
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-051	32	6/6/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-043	36	4/26/2025	GSW	vs	HOU	41	7	9	1	2	12	23	52.2	5	13	38.5	7	8	87.5	67.9	0	7	2	0	+18
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-041	32	5/27/1984	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-037	31	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	40	6	3	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	78.0	0	6	4	2	+3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-034	31	5/20/1984	LAL	@	PHX	35	7	4	2	0	13	17	76.5	0	0		5	5	100.0	80.7	6	1	3	6
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-032	31	5/18/1984	LAL	@	PHX	39	8	6	1	1	11	16	68.8	0	0		9	10	90.0	76.0	3	5	1	5

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Karl Malone is the oldest with 30+ points in a playoff game. He was 40 years and 276 days old in Game 4 of the 2004 First Round against the Rockets.

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