oldest player to score 18 points in nba playoffs in one game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 18+ points in a playoff game. He was 42 years and 56 days old in Game 3 of the 1989 NBA Finals versus the Pistons.

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oldest player to score 18 or more points in NBA playoffs in one game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42-056
24
6/11/1989
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
33
13
2
1
0
10
19
52.6
0
0
4
4
100.0
57.8
3
10
2
1
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42-017
22
5/3/1989
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
29
6
0
0
0
9
17
52.9
0
0
4
8
50.0
53.6
2
4
1
0
3LeBron James
L. James
41-128
23
5/7/2026
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
38
2
6
3
0
9
18
50.0
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
58.2
1
1
3
1
-9
4LeBron James
L. James
41-126
27
5/5/2026
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
36
4
6
1
0
12
17
70.6
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
77.4
1
3
2
1
-6
5LeBron James
L. James
41-122
28
5/1/2026
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
37
7
8
0
0
10
25
40.0
2
5
40.0
6
8
75.0
49.1
1
6
3
2
+26
6LeBron James
L. James
41-120
25
4/29/2026
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
39
3
7
2
0
9
20
45.0
0
6
0.0
7
10
70.0
51.2
0
3
2
1
-5
7LeBron James
L. James
41-115
29
4/24/2026
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
45
13
6
3
1
10
22
45.5
4
9
44.4
5
6
83.3
58.8
0
13
8
1
0
8LeBron James
L. James
41-112
28
4/21/2026
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
39
8
7
1
0
8
20
40.0
2
5
40.0
10
14
71.4
53.5
1
7
3
3
+6
9LeBron James
L. James
41-109
19
4/18/2026
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
38
8
13
2
1
9
15
60.0
1
2
50.0
0
2
0.0
59.8
0
8
2
3
+11
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-061
26
6/16/1988
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
34
6
0
0
1
12
21
57.1
0
0
2
4
50.0
57.1
3
3
4
3
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-045
21
5/31/1988
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
35
5
1
1
2
10
16
62.5
0
0
1
2
50.0
62.2
2
3
1
5
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-039
19
5/25/1988
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
24
7
2
1
0
8
15
53.3
0
0
3
3
100.0
58.2
3
4
2
2
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-029
20
5/15/1988
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
35
11
1
0
3
9
16
56.3
0
0
2
4
50.0
56.3
5
6
0
5
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-015
20
5/1/1988
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
31
5
3
0
1
10
15
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
2
3
1
2
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-013
19
4/29/1988
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
21
4
1
0
4
8
13
61.5
0
0
3
5
60.0
62.5
2
2
2
5
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-279
18
4/28/2004
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
32
9
5
0
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
4
10
40.0
48.9
2
7
3
3
+16
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-276
30
4/25/2004
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
47
13
1
3
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
68.7
2
11
2
4
+6
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-274
18
4/23/2004
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
39
11
2
2
0
9
18
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
2
9
1
4
-11
19LeBron James
L. James
40-121
22
4/30/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
40
7
6
2
0
9
21
42.9
1
5
20.0
3
6
50.0
46.5
2
5
3
2
-14
20LeBron James
L. James
40-118
27
4/27/2025
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
46
12
8
3
3
5
9
55.6
2
4
50.0
15
18
83.3
79.8
3
9
3
2
-4
21LeBron James
L. James
40-116
38
4/25/2025
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
22LeBron James
L. James
40-113
21
4/22/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
40
11
7
1
1
8
19
42.1
1
5
20.0
4
4
100.0
50.6
3
8
2
4
+9
23LeBron James
L. James
40-110
19
4/19/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
36
5
3
2
3
8
18
44.4
1
5
20.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
4
4
0
-22
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-059
32
6/14/1987
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
29
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-056
18
6/11/1987
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
35
7
0
1
4
8
21
38.1
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
41.1
5
2
0
4
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