oldest player to score 40 points nba history

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

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oldest player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game NBA history

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-004	43	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	64.1	0	10	1	2	+9
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-349	45	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-321	41	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	65.5	3	9	2	2	+15
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	39-231	40	3/12/2003	UTA	@	ORL	42	9	7	4	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		16	22	72.7	69.7	0	9	1	2	+2
7	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
8	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
9	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	39-020	51	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	5	4	4	-5
10	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
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-343	41	1/26/2002	WAS	vs	PHX	40	4	7	2	0	17	30	56.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	60.4	2	2	2	2	+18
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-341	40	1/24/2002	WAS	vs	CLE	40	8	2	2	0	18	29	62.1	0	0		4	7	57.1	62.3	1	7	0	2	+9
13	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
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-317	45	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	NJN	39	10	7	3	0	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	12	13	92.3	59.7	0	10	3	2	+26
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-315	51	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	38	7	4	3	0	21	38	55.3	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	60.1	2	5	4	3	+24
16	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
17	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
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38-272	44	11/16/2001	WAS	vs	UTA	41	7	3	1	0	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	58.1	3	4	0	0	-11
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-275	48	12/14/2025	GSW	@	POR	35	3	2	3	1	16	26	61.5	12	19	63.2	4	4	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0	-8

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