oldest nba players to score 45 points in a playoff game

Karl Malone is the oldest with 45+ points in a playoff game. He was 36 years and 273 days old in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics.

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oldest NBA players to score 45 or more points in a playoff game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
36-273
50
4/22/2000
UTA UTA
vs
SEA SEA
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35-117
45
6/14/1998
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
44
1
1
4
0
15
35
42.9
3
7
42.9
12
15
80.0
54.1
0
1
1
2
+2
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-047
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34-069
55
4/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
5Ray Allen
R. Allen
33-284
51
4/30/2009
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
6Sam Jones
S. Jones
33-277
51
3/28/1967
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33-258
45
5/6/1970
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
46
27
3
20
27
74.1
5
14
35.7
67.9
3
8James Harden
J. Harden
33-248
45
5/1/2023
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
39
1
6
2
0
17
30
56.7
7
14
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.8
0
1
3
4
+8
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
33-222
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
10LeBron James
L. James
33-152
51
5/31/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
11LeBron James
L. James
33-146
46
5/25/2018
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
46
11
9
3
1
17
33
51.5
5
7
71.4
7
11
63.6
60.8
3
8
3
2
+15
12LeBron James
L. James
33-120
45
4/29/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
43
8
7
4
0
16
25
64.0
2
3
66.7
11
15
73.3
71.2
2
6
4
4
-2
13LeBron James
L. James
33-109
46
4/18/2018
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
40
12
5
2
0
17
24
70.8
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
77.4
1
11
3
1
+7
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33-100
45
5/27/1996
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
44
3
5
1
1
16
23
69.6
3
4
75.0
10
14
71.4
77.2
2
1
4
5
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33-084
46
5/11/1996
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
51
4
2
2
0
17
35
48.6
2
5
40.0
10
13
76.9
56.5
3
1
4
2
16John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32-358
54
4/1/1973
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
17Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
32-332
48
5/17/2011
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32-263
48
6/19/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
53
9
6
1
1
17
36
47.2
4
11
36.4
10
11
90.9
58.8
1
8
3
4
-4
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32-259
49
6/15/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
32-255
47
5/27/2022
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
46
9
8
4
1
16
29
55.2
4
8
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.4
3
6
1
1
+8
21Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
32-217
45
4/19/2022
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
39
5
5
2
0
15
25
60.0
4
7
57.1
11
12
91.7
74.3
0
5
0
0
+19
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32-096
45
4/27/1995
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
44
8
6
2
3
20
30
66.7
0
0
5
10
50.0
65.4
1
7
5
4
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
32-071
47
5/2/1995
PHX PHX
@
POR POR
46
12
2
2
2
16
26
61.5
4
8
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.1
1
11
4
5
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32-070
48
4/28/1995
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
47
9
8
1
1
18
32
56.3
1
4
25.0
11
11
100.0
65.1
1
8
3
1
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
31-100
46
5/1/1994
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
40
8
4
4
6
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
13
18
72.2
60.7
2
6
3
3
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