Michael Jordan is the oldest in a game with 43+ points. He was 40 years and 4 days old against the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003.
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oldest player to score 43 or more points in a regular-season game| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 40-004 | 43 | 2/21/2003 | vs | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | +9 | |||
| 2 | | M. Jordan | 39-349 | 45 | 2/1/2003 | vs | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 60.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +14 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Crawford | 39-020 | 51 | 4/9/2019 | @ | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 75.1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -5 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 38-334 | 43 | 3/16/1986 | vs | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 69.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 38-317 | 45 | 12/31/2001 | vs | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 59.7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 38-315 | 51 | 12/29/2001 | vs | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 60.1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 7 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 38-296 | 46 | 2/6/1986 | @ | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | | M. Jordan | 38-272 | 44 | 11/16/2001 | vs | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 58.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -11 | ||
| 9 |  | L. James | 38-025 | 46 | 1/24/2023 | vs | 33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -14 | ||
| 10 | | L. James | 38-017 | 48 | 1/16/2023 | vs | 36 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 76.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 11 | | L. James | 38-003 | 43 | 1/2/2023 | @ | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 66.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 38 | 47 | 12/30/2022 | @ | 40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 75.9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Curry | 37-275 | 48 | 12/14/2025 | @ | 35 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 86.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -8 | ||
| 14 | | S. Curry | 37-245 | 49 | 11/14/2025 | @ | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 83.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 15 | | S. Curry | 37-243 | 46 | 11/12/2025 | @ | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 71.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 16 |  | K. Bryant | 37-234 | 60 | 4/13/2016 | vs | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 50 | 44.0 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 54.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 17 | | L. James | 37-071 | 50 | 3/11/2022 | vs | 36 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 87.7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 18 | | L. James | 37-065 | 56 | 3/5/2022 | vs | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 76.3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | +13 | ||
| 19 | | S. Curry | 37-018 | 52 | 4/1/2025 | @ | 37 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 75.3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 20 | | L. James | 37-001 | 43 | 12/31/2021 | vs | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 71.8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 21 |  | S. O'Neal | 36-358 | 45 | 2/27/2009 | vs | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 78.9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +17 | |||
| 22 | | S. Curry | 36-350 | 56 | 2/27/2025 | @ | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +15 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Harden | 36-088 | 55 | 11/22/2025 | @ | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 85.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 24 | | K. Bryant | 36-085 | 44 | 11/16/2014 | vs | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 53.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -34 | ||
| 25 |  | K. Durant | 36-083 | 43 | 12/21/2024 | vs | 39 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -9 | ||
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