oldest player to score 42 points in a playoff game in lakers history

Kobe Bryant is the oldest for the Lakers with 42+ points in a playoff game. He was 33 years and 272 days old in Game 5 of the 2012 Western Conference Semifinals against the Thunder.

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oldest player to score 42 or more points in a playoff game in lakers 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	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33-272	42	5/21/2012	LAL	@	OKC	41	5	0	2	0	18	33	54.5	1	6	16.7	5	7	71.4	58.2	0	5	2	3	-14
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33-259	43	5/8/2012	LAL	vs	DEN	43	6	5	2	0	14	32	43.8	5	11	45.5	10	11	90.9	58.4	1	5	3	2	-6
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33-258	45	5/6/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	46	27	3			20	27	74.1				5	14	35.7	67.9				3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	31-267	44	5/8/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	44	12	9	0	0	12	23	52.2	0	3	0.0	20	22	90.9	67.3	1	11	5	5
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	31-199	42	4/3/1966	LAL	vs	STL	41	14	9			17	27	63.0				8	9	88.9	67.8				2
6	Jerry West J. West	30-342	42	5/5/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13	12			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
7	Jerry West J. West	30-330	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30-274	43	5/15/1990	LAL	vs	PHX	44	8	7	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	2	0.0	13	16	81.3	65.1	2	6	6	4
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	30-272	43	5/13/1990	LAL	@	PHX	45	6	10	2	0	15	26	57.7	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	68.7	3	3	3	3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30-015	43	5/1/1977	LAL	@	GSW	41	20	3	0	4	17	25	68.0				9	11	81.8	72.1	5	15		5
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30-013	45	4/29/1977	LAL	vs	GSW	44	18	3	2	1	16	28	57.1				13	18	72.2	62.6	7	11		4
12	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	30-002	44	4/25/1973	LAL	vs	GSW	36	3	8			19	26	73.1				6	7	85.7	75.7				3
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	29-244	49	4/23/2008	LAL	vs	DEN	42	4	10	1	1	18	27	66.7	5	9	55.6	8	9	88.9	79.1	1	3	2	4	+13
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29-092	44	6/6/2001	LAL	vs	PHI	52	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29-063	43	5/8/2001	LAL	vs	SAC	47	20	2	1	3	18	26	69.2	0	0		7	13	53.8	67.8	7	13	5	2	+2
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29-061	44	5/6/2001	LAL	vs	SAC	44	21	4	0	7	17	32	53.1	0	0		10	19	52.6	54.5	11	10	2	3	+3
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28-246	45	4/26/2007	LAL	vs	PHX	45	6	6	1	1	15	26	57.7	2	3	66.7	13	13	100.0	70.9	0	6	5	3	+1
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	28-217	43	4/21/1963	LAL	@	BOS	45	20	1			15	34	44.1				13	17	76.5	51.8				3
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28-093	43	6/7/2000	LAL	vs	IND	44	19	4	0	3	21	31	67.7	0	0		1	6	16.7	63.9	6	13	2	2	+18
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28-048	46	4/23/2000	LAL	vs	SAC	46	17	1	2	5	21	33	63.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	65.3	7	10	2	5	+16
21	Jerry West J. West	27-329	45	4/22/1966	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
22	Jerry West J. West	27-316	42	4/9/1966	LAL	@	STL	42	7	4			18	32	56.3				6	6	100.0	60.6				3
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	27-285	47	3/29/1952	MIN	@	ROC						15	26	57.7				17	18	94.4	69.3				4
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27-254	50	5/4/2006	LAL	vs	PHX	52	8	5	3	0	20	35	57.1	5	8	62.5	5	6	83.3	66.4	1	7	7	4	-6
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27-210	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3