oldest player in nba history to score 45 points

Kevin Willis is the oldest career when scoring 45+ points. He is 44 years old.

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	NAME	Age	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kevin Willis K. Willis	44	17,253	1,424	26.9	12.1	8.4	0.9	0.7	0.5	5.0	10.2	48.7	0.0	0.1	21.1	2.1	3.0	71.3	52.5	2.9	5.5	1.8	38,362	11,901	1,328	958	751	2,520	4,172	-825
2	Vince Carter V. Carter	43	25,728	1,541	30.1	16.7	4.3	3.1	1.0	0.6	6.0	13.8	43.5	1.5	4.0	37.1	3.1	3.9	79.8	53.6	1.1	3.2	1.7	46,367	6,606	4,714	1,530	888	2,590	3,995	+1817
3	Robert Parish R. Parish	43	23,334	1,611	28.4	14.5	9.1	1.4	0.8	1.5	6.0	11.1	53.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.5	72.1	57.1	2.9	6.3	2.1	45,704	14,715	2,180	1,219	2,361	3,183	4,443	+105
4	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42	6,586	879	24.7	7.5	6.6	0.8	0.5	0.3	3.0	6.2	48.9	0.0	0.1	12.7	1.4	1.9	75.6	53.3	1.8	4.8	0.9	21,720	5,791	733	424	252	810	2,069	+452
5	LeBron James L. James	42	43,454	1,623	37.6	26.8	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.8	19.4	50.7	1.6	4.7	34.8	5.5	7.4	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	61,065	12,104	12,023	2,418	1,186	5,651	2,866	+7506
6	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	42	11,729	1,196	30.8	9.8	10.3	1.0	0.4	2.8	3.5	6.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.1	68.4	57.3	3.2	7.1	1.8	36,791	12,359	1,240	494	3,289	2,173	3,383	+1607
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	38,387	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	57,446	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	41	16,960	924	35.3	18.4	5.2	7.5			6.7	17.8	37.5				5.0	6.2	80.3	44.6				30,165	4,786	6,955				2,242
9	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	40	8,431	1,012	22.9	8.3	5.7	0.9	0.5	1.0	3.4	6.7	51.7	0.1	0.2	27.2	1.4	1.9	71.3	55.4	2.1	3.6	1.0	23,166	5,754	952	532	965	1,046	2,439	+535
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	40	23,058	1,370	33.5	16.8	4.4	9.2	2.0	0.2	6.0	12.7	46.9	1.4	3.7	37.0	3.5	4.1	87.0	58.0	0.6	3.8	2.3	45,836	6,006	12,552	2,728	222	3,109	3,208	+6029
11	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	40	14,043	1,057	25.4	13.3	3.5	3.8	1.3	0.3	4.3	9.7	44.7	1.4	3.8	36.9	3.2	3.9	82.7	58.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	26,859	3,697	4,001	1,392	319	2,116	2,212	+5468
12	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	40	20,407	1,277	34.6	16.0	4.0	3.9	0.8	0.2	6.1	13.9	44.1	1.5	4.2	37.1	2.2	2.7	80.2	53.0	0.8	3.1	1.9	44,236	5,059	5,001	1,071	260	2,451	2,252	+828
13	Jason Terry J. Terry	40	18,881	1,410	29.8	13.4	2.3	3.8	1.1	0.2	4.9	11.1	44.4	1.6	4.3	38.0	2.0	2.3	84.5	55.4	0.4	2.0	1.7	42,034	3,274	5,415	1,603	275	2,415	2,577	+1718
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	40	31,560	1,522	33.8	20.7	7.5	2.4	0.8	0.8	7.3	15.6	47.1	1.3	3.4	38.0	4.8	5.4	87.9	57.7	1.0	6.6	1.6	51,368	11,489	3,651	1,210	1,281	2,494	3,601	+6541
15	Kurt Thomas K. Thomas	40	8,973	1,110	24.5	8.1	6.6	1.1	0.7	0.8	3.5	7.1	48.6	0.0	0.0	28.1	1.2	1.5	76.0	51.9	1.7	4.9	1.1	27,160	7,328	1,204	724	841	1,241	3,579	+426
16	Grant Hill G. Hill	40	17,137	1,026	33.9	16.7	6.0	4.1	1.2	0.6	6.2	12.8	48.3	0.2	0.7	31.4	4.1	5.4	76.9	55.1	1.1	4.9	2.4	34,776	6,169	4,252	1,248	576	2,459	2,377	+1799
17	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	40	19,591	1,380	30.8	14.2	4.6	2.2	1.0	1.0	5.4	12.2	43.8	0.9	2.5	35.6	2.6	3.7	68.9	51.2	1.3	3.2	1.8	42,561	6,306	3,094	1,402	1,390	2,502	4,175	+704
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	36,928	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
19	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	40	12,417	1,282	31.4	9.7	9.5	2.5	1.1	0.3	3.8	8.0	47.1	0.1	0.2	25.3	2.1	2.7	76.1	52.6	3.1	6.5	2.2	40,280	12,205	3,217	1,351	384	2,785	4,421	+171
20	John Stockton J. Stockton	40	19,711	1,504	31.8	13.1	2.7	10.5	2.2	0.2	4.7	9.1	51.5	0.6	1.5	38.4	3.2	3.9	82.6	60.8	0.6	2.1	2.8	47,764	4,051	15,806	3,265	315	4,244	3,942	+2941
21	Charles Jones C. Jones	40	1,826	726	19.4	2.5	4.5	0.9	0.6	1.6	1.0	2.1	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	61.8	51.4	1.5	2.9	0.7	14,095	3,253	623	442	1,134	487	2,079	-12
22	Herb Williams H. Williams	40	11,944	1,102	25.8	10.8	5.9	1.7	0.5	1.5	4.6	9.8	46.7	0.0	0.1	9.5	1.7	2.4	69.6	49.9	1.5	4.4	1.8	28,484	6,509	1,856	605	1,605	1,929	2,876	-65
23	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	40	7,763	1,117	23.1	6.9	6.2	1.0	0.6	0.9	2.8	5.6	49.3	0.0	0.0	13.2	1.4	2.0	70.4	53.5	1.6	4.6	1.3	25,779	6,957	1,082	633	1,007	1,456	3,499	+32
24	John Long J. Long	40	12,131	893	25.4	13.6	2.8	1.9	1.0	0.2	5.7	12.2	46.7	0.1	0.4	32.2	2.0	2.4	86.2	51.2	1.1	1.7	1.7	22,680	2,492	1,738	912	180	1,555	1,868	-63
25	James Edwards J. Edwards	40	14,862	1,168	24.3	12.7	5.1	1.3	0.4	0.7	5.0	10.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	4.8	2.8	4.0	69.8	53.9	1.5	3.6	1.7	28,356	6,004	1,499	420	867	1,931	4,042

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
3	Knicks	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0		0.5
6	Nets	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.0

George

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.0

Drummond

13.0

Wembanyama

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Tatum

8.0

White

8.0

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

5.0

George

3.0

Maxey

3.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Holmgren

3.0

Maxey

3PM Leaders

7.0

George

6.0

McCain

5.0

Castle

TS% Leaders

111.1

McCain

92.2

Caruso

80.8

Green

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

115.4

111.2

102.2

99.7

96.4

DRtg Rankings

96.4

99.7

102.2

111.2

115.4

123.5

NetRtg Rankings

11.5

8.2

5.8

-5.8

-8.2

-11.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

1-0

Embiid

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	76ers	1	0	1.000
3	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
4	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
5	Hawks	0	0		0.5
6	Nets	0	0		0.5
7	Hornets	0	0		0.5
8	Bulls	0	0		0.5
9	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5
10	Pacers	0	0		0.5
11	Heat	0	0		0.5
12	Bucks	0	0		0.5
13	Magic	0	0		0.5
14	Raptors	0	0		0.5
15	Wizards	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	1	0	1.000
2	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
3	Warriors	0	0		0.5
4	Mavericks	0	0		0.5
5	Nuggets	0	0		0.5
6	Rockets	0	0		0.5
7	Clippers	0	0		0.5
8	Lakers	0	0		0.5
9	Grizzlies	0	0		0.5
10	Timberwolves	0	0		0.5
11	Pelicans	0	0		0.5
12	Suns	0	0		0.5
13	Trail Blazers	0	0		0.5
14	Kings	0	0		0.5
15	Jazz	0	0		0.5