LeBron James is the oldest in a game with 42+ points. He was 40 years and 38 days old against the Warriors on February 6.

Interpreted as:

oldest player score 42 or more points in a regular-season game

	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	LeBron James L. James	40-038	42	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	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
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-004	43	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	64.1	0	10	1	2	+9
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-349	45	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
4	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	39-020	51	4/9/2019	PHX	@	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
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-334	43	3/16/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	40	7	3	2	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		11	16	68.8	69.3	3	4	4	4
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-317	45	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	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
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-315	51	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	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
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-296	46	2/6/1986	LAL	@	HOU	37	11	4	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	72.4	2	9	6	3
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-272	44	11/16/2001	WAS	vs	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
10	LeBron James L. James	38-025	46	1/24/2023	LAL	vs	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
11	LeBron James L. James	38-017	48	1/16/2023	LAL	vs	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
12	LeBron James L. James	38-003	43	1/2/2023	LAL	@	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
13	LeBron James L. James	38	47	12/30/2022	LAL	@	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
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37-234	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	22	50	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	54.3	0	4	2	1	+7
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-223	42	10/23/2025	GSW	vs	DEN	37	6	7	3	1	14	25	56.0	6	12	50.0	8	8	100.0	73.6	0	6	2	1	+15
16	LeBron James L. James	37-071	50	3/11/2022	LAL	vs	WAS	36	7	6	0	1	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	87.7	0	7	3	3	+22
17	LeBron James L. James	37-065	56	3/5/2022	LAL	vs	GSW	39	10	3	0	1	19	31	61.3	6	11	54.5	12	13	92.3	76.3	2	8	4	0	+13
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-018	52	4/1/2025	GSW	@	MEM	37	10	8	5	1	16	31	51.6	12	20	60.0	8	8	100.0	75.3	1	9	2	2	+17
19	LeBron James L. James	37-001	43	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	29	14	4	2	2	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	71.8	2	12	0	1	+18
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36-358	45	2/27/2009	PHX	vs	TOR	35	11	2	3	1	20	25	80.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	78.9	3	8	3	4	+17
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36-350	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36-173	42	3/21/2025	PHX	vs	CLE	39	6	8	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	6	3	1	+7
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	36-085	44	11/16/2014	LAL	vs	GSW	31	5	3	0	0	15	34	44.1	3	12	25.0	11	16	68.8	53.6	1	4	2	3	-34
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36-083	43	12/21/2024	PHX	vs	DET	39	5	6	2	0	14	26	53.8	4	9	44.4	11	11	100.0	69.7	1	4	8	4	-9
25	LeBron James L. James	36-026	46	1/25/2021	LAL	@	CLE	38	8	6	2	2	19	26	73.1	7	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	85.6	0	8	3	1	+11