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.

Interpreted as:

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