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

CJ McCollum is the oldest for the Pelicans in a game with 40+ points. He was 33 years and 185 days old against the Pistons on March 23, 2025.

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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	CJ McCollum	33-185	40	3/23/2025	NOP	@	DET	37	5	7	1	0	16	28	57.1	5	12	41.7	3	5	60.0	66.2	1	4	2	2	+3
2	CJ McCollum	33-147	43	2/13/2025	NOP	vs	SAC	41	7	2	0	0	16	25	64.0	7	12	58.3	4	6	66.7	77.8	2	5	2	1	+8
3	CJ McCollum	33-123	45	1/20/2025	NOP	vs	UTA	44	8	4	0	3	18	31	58.1	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	68.7	0	8	2	3	+2
4	CJ McCollum	33-106	50	1/3/2025	NOP	vs	WAS	31	3	2	0	0	18	27	66.7	10	16	62.5	4	4	100.0	86.9	1	2	1	2	+21
5	CJ McCollum	31-102	42	12/30/2022	NOP	vs	PHI	35	4	5	2	0	13	20	65.0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	92.8	1	3	2	2	+6
6	CJ McCollum	31-094	40	12/22/2022	NOP	vs	SAS	37	8	9	1	2	14	27	51.9	7	14	50.0	5	5	100.0	68.5	1	7	5	1	+23
7	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	30-117	40	3/26/2003	NOH	vs	ORL	42	5	4	1	0	14	27	51.9	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	65.5	1	4	3	2	-3
8	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	30-084	50	2/21/2003	NOH	vs	MEM	46	5	5	1	0	17	33	51.5	4	7	57.1	12	12	100.0	65.3	2	3	3	2	+6
9	David West D. West	29-181	40	2/26/2010	NOH	vs	ORL	46	10	1	0	2	16	24	66.7	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	72.7	2	8	1	2	+10
10	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	29-158	42	11/14/2006	NOK	vs	CHA	38	8	0	2	1	15	22	68.2	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	82.3	1	7	3	3	+7
11	David West D. West	29-122	44	12/29/2009	NOH	@	HOU	39	12	4	2	0	18	30	60.0	2	4	50.0	6	8	75.0	65.6	2	10	3	3	0
12	David West D. West	28-214	40	3/31/2009	NOH	@	SAC	43	9	6	1	1	15	25	60.0	0	0		10	10	100.0	68.0	3	6	3	1	0
13	David West D. West	28-130	40	1/6/2009	NOH	@	LAL	42	11	0	2	0	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	13	92.3	69.6	3	8	2	4	+7
14	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27-162	44	1/22/2018	NOP	vs	CHI	52	23	10	4	1	13	29	44.8	5	11	45.5	13	14	92.9	62.6	7	16	5	3	+13
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27-115	40	12/6/2017	NOP	vs	DEN	40	22	4	0	4	12	25	48.0	2	6	33.3	14	21	66.7	58.4	7	15	6	3	+1
16	David West D. West	27-079	40	11/16/2007	NOH	@	MEM	40	6	0	1	1	17	29	58.6	0	0		6	8	75.0	61.5	2	4	2	4	+14
17	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27-074	41	10/26/2017	NOP	@	SAC	44	23	6	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	10	12	83.3	67.7	8	15	4	5	+1
18	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	26-323	42	2/26/2026	NOP	@	UTA	34	5	7	0	0	14	20	70.0	5	9	55.6	9	9	100.0	87.6	2	3	2	1	+5
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	26-220	41	3/21/2017	NOP	vs	MEM	37	16	2	2	2	14	27	51.9	5	9	55.6	8	9	88.9	66.2	4	12	2	5	+22
20	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	26-156	41	2/5/2024	NOP	vs	TOR	30	6	9	0	1	16	21	76.2	8	11	72.7	1	1	100.0	95.6	1	5	0	1	+37
21	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	26-102	40	12/13/2023	NOP	@	WAS	31	2	3	0	1	14	23	60.9	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	1	1	1	2	+12
22	Anthony Davis A. Davis	25-309	46	1/14/2019	NOP	@	LAC	39	16	4	3	1	16	34	47.1	2	5	40.0	12	12	100.0	58.6	5	11	1	4	+1
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	25-292	48	12/28/2018	NOP	vs	DAL	43	17	4	2	2	20	32	62.5	0	2	0.0	8	11	72.7	65.1	7	10	1	3	+2
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	25-276	44	12/12/2018	NOP	vs	OKC	40	18	2	2	1	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	11	11	100.0	59.7	6	12	3	5	+7
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	25-274	41	12/10/2018	NOP	@	BOS	38	7	2	4	0	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	7	9	77.8	54.0	3	4	0	1	-18

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9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

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33.5

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31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

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11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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BPG Leaders

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1.9

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4,039.7

Jokić

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Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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Dončić

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61-44

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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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
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
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Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
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CJ McCollum is the oldest for the Pelicans in a game with 40+ points. He was 33 years and 185 days old against the Pistons on March 23, 2025.

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