oldest player to score 40 points in an nba finals game

LeBron James is the oldest with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 35 years and 284 days old versus the Heat on October 9, 2020.

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oldest player to score 40 or more points in an NBA 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	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
2	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
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34-088	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33-258	45	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
5	LeBron James L. James	33-152	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33-028	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	71.5	4	11	5	4
7	LeBron James L. James	32-164	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	31-220	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2			13	31	41.9				15	17	88.2	53.3				1
9	LeBron James L. James	31-169	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
10	LeBron James L. James	31-166	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31-083	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	31-020	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
13	Jerry West J. West	30-342	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
14	Jerry West J. West	30-336	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4			15	30	50.0				10	10	100.0	58.1				4
15	Jerry West J. West	30-332	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3	8			12	22	54.5				17	20	85.0	66.6				3
16	Jerry West J. West	30-330	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30-285	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
18	LeBron James L. James	30-166	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
19	LeBron James L. James	30-161	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7
20	LeBron James L. James	30-156	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	51.9	0	8	4	2	-3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30-121	41	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30-119	55	6/16/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30-116	44	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	9	6	2	1	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	48.2	3	6	3	5
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30-114	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	40	12	9	2	0	18	36	50.0	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	55.0	5	7	5	2
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	30-111	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	67.1	6	7	2	3

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Fri 3/27	UTA	@	DEN	129-135
Fri 3/27	DAL	@	POR	100-93
Fri 3/27	WAS	@	GSW	126-131
Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	99-116
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95

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Tue 5/12	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
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Fri 5/15	SAS	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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