oldest nba players to score 40 points in a game for the bulls

Michael Jordan is the oldest for the Bulls in a game with 40+ points. He was 35 years and 60 days old against the Knicks on April 18, 1998.

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	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-060	44	4/18/1998	CHI	vs	NYK	40	3	3	1	0	11	24	45.8	0	0		22	24	91.7	63.7	0	3	1	1	-6
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-047	40	4/5/1998	CHI	@	HOU	37	4	3	3	0	18	31	58.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	61.1	2	2	2	3	+15
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-045	41	4/3/1998	CHI	vs	MIN	38	6	4	1	0	16	25	64.0	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	71.9	3	3	0	1	+19
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-019	42	3/8/1998	CHI	@	NYK	43	8	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	7	9	77.8	56.8	3	5	2	1	+5
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-352	40	2/4/1998	CHI	@	UTA	43	7	3	2	1	17	37	45.9	1	5	20.0	5	6	83.3	50.5	2	5	1	2	-13
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-335	45	1/18/1998	CHI	vs	HOU	41	3	3	3	1	16	29	55.2	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	65.6	0	3	4	2	+9
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-330	40	1/13/1998	CHI	vs	SEA	38	1	2	0	0	12	27	44.4	0	2	0.0	16	18	88.9	57.3	1	0	1	5	+5
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-326	44	1/9/1998	CHI	@	NYK	41	4	2	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	58.8	1	3	1	3	+6
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-319	44	1/2/1998	CHI	vs	MIL	43	5	1	2	0	15	22	68.2	1	1	100.0	13	15	86.7	76.9	1	4	0	1	+15
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-315	41	12/29/1997	CHI	vs	DAL	41	7	0	0	2	16	29	55.2	0	1	0.0	9	11	81.8	60.6	1	6	2	1	+14
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-313	47	12/27/1997	CHI	vs	ATL	36	4	2	3	1	18	26	69.2	0	0		11	13	84.6	74.1	2	2	4	2	+11
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-277	49	11/21/1997	CHI	@	LAC	52	5	5	1	1	18	38	47.4	0	2	0.0	13	19	68.4	52.8	2	3	4	3	+15
13	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	34-219	46	3/13/2024	CHI	@	IND	44	9	3	2	1	15	24	62.5	1	6	16.7	15	17	88.2	73.1	0	9	2	1	+18
14	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	34-188	46	1/10/2015	CHI	vs	MIL	39	18	3	1	0	17	30	56.7	0	0		12	13	92.3	64.4	8	10	3	3	+5
15	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	34-126	41	12/11/2023	CHI	@	MIL	42	2	11	0	0	14	30	46.7	3	6	50.0	10	12	83.3	58.1	0	2	2	5	+6
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	34-085	40	1/17/2025	CHI	vs	CHA	34	13	3	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	11	0	3	+5
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-360	43	2/11/1997	CHI	vs	CHA	42	5	4	3	0	16	24	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	14	71.4	71.3	0	5	5	2	+4
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-351	45	2/2/1997	CHI	@	SEA	45	7	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	73.4	3	4	1	2	+4
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-339	51	1/21/1997	CHI	vs	NYK	43	4	4	2	0	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	73.2	1	3	2	1	+7
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-315	45	12/28/1996	CHI	vs	CLE	42	7	5	3	0	13	25	52.0	0	1	0.0	19	20	95.0	66.6	2	5	4	4	+17
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-290	40	12/3/1996	CHI	@	MIL	41	6	6	0	0	13	27	48.1	0	0		14	17	82.4	58.0	2	4	3	1	-9
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-282	40	11/25/1996	CHI	@	LAC	43	7	2	2	4	14	26	53.8	1	3	33.3	11	12	91.7	63.9	1	6	2	3	+8
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-280	44	11/23/1996	CHI	@	UTA	39	6	4	2	1	17	32	53.1	0	6	0.0	10	12	83.3	59.0	1	5	2	3	-7
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	33-275	45	1/27/1986	CHI	@	DAL	44	7	3	0	1	15	29	51.7	0	1	0.0	15	16	93.8	62.4	4	3	3	3
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33-263	50	11/6/1996	CHI	@	MIA	40	6	0	1	1	18	33	54.5	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	63.8	1	5	0	1	+9

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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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Schedule

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Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

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1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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120.8

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111.3

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8.2

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6.5

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Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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