oldest player to score 26 points in a finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 26+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 41 years and 61 days old against the Pistons on June 16, 1988.

Interpreted as:

oldest player to score 26 or more points in a finals game

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-061	26	6/16/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	34	6	0	0	1	12	21	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	3	3	4	3
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-059	32	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-052	27	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	38	7	0	1	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		9	13	69.2	62.2	1	6	2	5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-054	29	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	7	4	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		3	4	75.0	63.7	4	3	2	6
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-052	36	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-047	26	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	35	14	7	2	2	10	13	76.9	0	0		6	8	75.0	78.7	4	10	3	5
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-044	30	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	17	8	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-057	29	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	6	4	0	2	12	22	54.5	0	0		5	8	62.5	56.8	2	4	2	3
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-055	30	6/10/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	10	5	0	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		2	6	33.3	52.4	5	5	2	5
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37-054	30	6/18/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	44	17	0	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	64.7	5	12	2	2	+16
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-051	32	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-041	32	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	36-075	26	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	@	MIL	39	2	5	1	0	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	62.6	1	1	3	5	-8
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	36-061	32	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	37	4	9	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36-045	28	5/31/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	40	7	3	1	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		8	10	80.0	72.2	0	7	6	5
16	Al Horford A. Horford	35-364	26	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	33	6	3	1	0	9	12	75.0	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	97.6	1	5	2	2	+9
17	LeBron James L. James	35-286	28	10/11/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	@	MIA	41	14	10	1	0	13	20	65.0	1	5	20.0	1	4	25.0	64.3	3	11	1	3	+18
18	LeBron James L. James	35-284	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
19	LeBron James L. James	35-281	28	10/6/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	@	MIA	39	12	8	1	0	8	16	50.0	2	5	40.0	10	12	83.3	65.8	2	10	6	2	-2
20	LeBron James L. James	35-277	33	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	39	9	9	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	60.7	2	7	0	2	+7
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35-256	26	5/3/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	20	1			9	10	90.0				8	11	72.7	87.6				4
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-227	30	5/1/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	45	13	3			12	24	50.0				6	7	85.7	55.4				2
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-117	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-115	28	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	4	4	3	0	9	26	34.6	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	45.4	1	3	4	4	-4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-113	34	6/10/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	43	8	2	2	0	12	27	44.4	0	0		10	15	66.7	50.6	3	5	3	1	0