oldest nba players with 40 point games

LeBron James is the oldest in a game with 40+ points. He was 40 years and 52 days old versus the Trail Blazers on February 20.

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oldest NBA players with 40 or more point regular-season games
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40-052
40
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR 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
2LeBron James
L. James
40-038
42
2/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW 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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-004
43
2/21/2003
WAS WAS
vs
NJN NJN
43
10
3
4
1
18
30
60.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
64.1
0
10
1
2
+9
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39-349
45
2/1/2003
WAS WAS
vs
NOH NOH
44
3
6
1
1
18
33
54.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
60.2
1
2
2
5
+14
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39-321
41
1/4/2003
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
53
12
4
3
0
14
26
53.8
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
65.5
3
9
2
2
+15
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
39-231
40
3/12/2003
UTA UTA
@
ORL ORL
42
9
7
4
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
16
22
72.7
69.7
0
9
1
2
+2
7LeBron James
L. James
39-092
40
3/31/2024
LAL LAL
@
BKN BKN
37
7
5
0
0
13
17
76.5
9
10
90.0
5
6
83.3
101.8
1
6
4
0
+22
8LeBron James
L. James
39-077
40
3/16/2024
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
38
8
9
1
1
15
23
65.2
3
5
60.0
7
8
87.5
75.4
3
5
4
1
-6
9Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39-020
51
4/9/2019
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
38
5
5
1
1
18
30
60.0
7
13
53.8
8
9
88.9
75.1
0
5
4
4
-5
10LeBron James
L. James
38-358
40
12/23/2023
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
37
7
7
2
2
13
20
65.0
5
5
100.0
9
9
100.0
83.5
2
5
3
0
+10
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-343
41
1/26/2002
WAS WAS
vs
PHX PHX
40
4
7
2
0
17
30
56.7
0
0
7
9
77.8
60.4
2
2
2
2
+18
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-341
40
1/24/2002
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
40
8
2
2
0
18
29
62.1
0
0
4
7
57.1
62.3
1
7
0
2
+9
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-334
43
3/16/1986
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
40
7
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.3
3
4
4
4
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-317
45
12/31/2001
WAS WAS
vs
NJN NJN
39
10
7
3
0
16
32
50.0
1
3
33.3
12
13
92.3
59.7
0
10
3
2
+26
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-315
51
12/29/2001
WAS WAS
vs
CHA CHA
38
7
4
3
0
21
38
55.3
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
60.1
2
5
4
3
+24
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-296
46
2/6/1986
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
37
11
4
0
0
21
30
70.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
72.4
2
9
6
3
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-292
40
2/2/1986
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
40
3
4
1
6
15
22
68.2
0
0
10
10
100.0
75.8
1
2
1
3
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-272
44
11/16/2001
WAS WAS
vs
UTA UTA
41
7
3
1
0
17
33
51.5
1
2
50.0
9
11
81.8
58.1
3
4
0
0
-11
19LeBron James
L. James
38-029
41
1/28/2023
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
44
9
8
0
0
15
30
50.0
6
12
50.0
5
6
83.3
62.8
1
8
2
2
+1
20LeBron James
L. James
38-025
46
1/24/2023
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
33
8
7
2
1
16
29
55.2
9
14
64.3
5
5
100.0
73.7
1
7
0
0
-14
21LeBron James
L. James
38-017
48
1/16/2023
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
36
8
9
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
11
12
91.7
76.7
1
7
0
1
+19
22LeBron James
L. James
38-003
43
1/2/2023
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
40
11
6
1
0
16
26
61.5
0
5
0.0
11
15
73.3
66.0
0
11
3
1
+9
23LeBron James
L. James
38
47
12/30/2022
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
40
10
9
0
1
18
27
66.7
4
6
66.7
7
9
77.8
75.9
2
8
5
0
+12
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-295
40
2/5/1985
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
41
8
3
1
0
16
29
55.2
0
0
8
9
88.9
60.7
2
6
2
1
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-275
48
12/14/2025
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
35
3
2
3
1
16
26
61.5
12
19
63.2
4
4
100.0
86.5
0
3
3
0
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