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

oldest player to score 40 points in an nba finals game

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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	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
LeBron James	35-284	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	4	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	1	+7
Michael Jordan	35-117	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	1	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	2	+2
Stephen Curry	34-088	43	6/10/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	5	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	3	+11
Wilt 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	3
LeBron James	33-152	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	5	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	2	-13
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	33-028	40	5/14/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	15	1	0	4	5	16	24	66.7	0	0		8	9	88.9	4
LeBron James	32-164	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	8	2	1	2	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	3	-13
Elgin Baylor	31-220	41	4/24/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	16	2				13	31	41.9				15	17	88.2	1
LeBron James	31-169	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	11	4	3	1	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	3	+26
LeBron James	31-166	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	7	3	3	2	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	1	+13
Stephen Curry	31-083	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	7	2	0	3	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	1	-8
Jimmy Butler	31-020	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	5	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	0	+20
Jerry 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	2
Jerry West	30-336	40	4/29/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	45	6	4				15	30	50.0				10	10	100.0	4
Jerry 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	3
Jerry 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	3
Kobe Bryant	30-285	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	8	2	2	1	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	1	+25
LeBron James	30-166	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	11	1	0	2	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	5	-11
LeBron James	30-161	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	8	4	2	4	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	1	+7
LeBron James	30-156	44	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	8	6	0	0	4	18	38	47.4	2	8	25.0	6	10	60.0	2	-3
Michael Jordan	30-121	41	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	7	0	2	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	5
Michael Jordan	30-119	55	6/16/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	46	8	4	0	0	1	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	18	72.2	3
Michael Jordan	30-116	44	6/13/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	57	9	6	2	1	3	19	43	44.2	3	9	33.3	3	6	50.0	5
Michael Jordan	30-114	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	40	12	9	2	0	5	18	36	50.0	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	2
Charles Barkley	30-111	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	46	13	4	1	1	2	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	3