oldest player to drop 45 points in a game

Michael Jordan is the oldest in a game with 45+ points. He was 39 years and 349 days old against the New Orleans Hornets on February 1, 2003.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to drop 45 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael 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
2Jamal 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
3Michael 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
4Michael 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
5Kareem 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
6LeBron 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
7LeBron 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
8LeBron 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
9Stephen 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
-8
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-245
49
11/14/2025
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
36
4
2
2
0
16
26
61.5
9
17
52.9
8
8
100.0
83.0
0
4
3
2
+9
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-243
46
11/12/2025
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
34
5
5
2
0
13
25
52.0
5
16
31.3
15
16
93.8
71.8
0
5
1
2
+5
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37-234
60
4/13/2016
LAL LAL
vs
UTA 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
13LeBron James
L. James
37-071
50
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS 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
14LeBron James
L. James
37-065
56
3/5/2022
LAL LAL
vs
GSW 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
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-018
52
4/1/2025
GSW GSW
@
MEM 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
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36-358
45
2/27/2009
PHX PHX
vs
TOR TOR
35
11
2
3
1
20
25
80.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
78.9
3
8
3
4
+17
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36-350
56
2/27/2025
GSW GSW
@
ORL 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
18James Harden
J. Harden
36-088
55
11/22/2025
LAC LAC
@
CHA CHA
35
3
7
1
0
17
26
65.4
10
16
62.5
11
14
78.6
85.5
1
2
2
1
+22
19LeBron James
L. James
36-026
46
1/25/2021
LAL LAL
@
CLE 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
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-326
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-319
46
1/27/2024
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
43
3
7
1
0
17
35
48.6
9
21
42.9
3
3
100.0
63.3
0
3
4
4
-2
22James Harden
J. Harden
35-191
50
3/5/2025
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35-162
45
3/9/2024
PHX PHX
vs
BOS BOS
37
10
6
1
0
18
26
69.2
4
7
57.1
5
7
71.4
77.4
1
9
6
2
-1
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
35-099
49
3/15/1992
BOS BOS
vs
POR POR
54
14
12
4
1
19
35
54.3
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
62.2
0
14
5
5
25Alex English
A. English
35-064
51
3/10/1989
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
51
3
9
2
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
69.4
1
2
3
5
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