oldest player to score 40 points for lakers

LeBron James is the oldest for the Lakers in a game with 40+ points. He was 40 years and 52 days old versus the Trail Blazers on February 20, 2025.

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oldest player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game for lakers

	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	40-052	40	2/20/2025	LAL	@	POR	36	8	4	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.7	0	8	11	2	+8
2	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
3	LeBron James L. James	39-092	40	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	101.8	1	6	4	0	+22
4	LeBron James L. James	39-077	40	3/16/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	38	8	9	1	1	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	75.4	3	5	4	1	-6
5	LeBron James L. James	38-358	40	12/23/2023	LAL	@	OKC	37	7	7	2	2	13	20	65.0	5	5	100.0	9	9	100.0	83.5	2	5	3	0	+10
6	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
7	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
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-292	40	2/2/1986	LAL	vs	NYK	40	3	4	1	6	15	22	68.2	0	0		10	10	100.0	75.8	1	2	1	3
9	LeBron James L. James	38-029	41	1/28/2023	LAL	@	BOS	44	9	8	0	0	15	30	50.0	6	12	50.0	5	6	83.3	62.8	1	8	2	2	+1
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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-295	40	2/5/1985	LAL	@	HOU	41	8	3	1	0	16	29	55.2	0	0		8	9	88.9	60.7	2	6	2	1
15	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
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	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
19	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
20	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
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-164	42	2/27/1970	LAL	vs	CHI	48	15	1			19	29	65.5				4	5	80.0	67.3				3
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-148	43	2/11/1970	LAL	@	SFW	43	11	2			18	28	64.3				7	10	70.0	66.4				4
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-144	41	2/7/1970	LAL	@	PHX	42	9	2			18	32	56.3				5	7	71.4	58.4				4
24	LeBron James L. James	35-057	40	2/25/2020	LAL	vs	NOP	34	8	6	0	1	17	27	63.0	5	11	45.5	1	2	50.0	71.7	2	6	7	1	+12
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34-316	41	2/26/1982	LAL	vs	PHI	49	19	3		5	17	27	63.0	0	0		7	11	63.6	64.4				2

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Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
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RPG Leaders

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons	41	13	.759
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	6.0
3	Knicks	35	21	.625	7.0
4	Cavaliers	35	21	.625	7.0
5	Raptors	33	23	.589	9.0
6	76ers	30	25	.545	11.5
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8	Heat	29	27	.518	13.0
9	Hawks	27	30	.474	15.5
10	Hornets	26	30	.464	16.0
11	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.5
12	Bulls	24	32	.429	18.0
13	Nets	15	39	.278	26.0
14	Wizards	15	39	.278	26.0
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2	Spurs	39	16	.709	2.5
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	34	20	.630	7.0
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	24	.571	10.0
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

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Sat 1/17	ORL	@	MEM	109-126
Sat 1/17	BKN	@	CHI	102-124
Sat 1/17	NOP	@	HOU	110-119
Sat 1/17	CHA	@	DEN	110-87
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Fri 2/20	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
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Fri 2/20	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
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