oldest player to score 50 points in a game including playoffs since 1980

Since 1979-80, Jamal Crawford is the oldest with 50+ points in a regular-season or postseason game. He was 39 years and 20 days old versus the Mavericks on April 9, 2019.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to score 50 or more points in a game including playoffs since 1980
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 Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39-020
51
4/9/2019
PHX PHX
@
DAL 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
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-315
51
12/29/2001
WAS WAS
vs
CHA 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
3 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37-234
60
4/13/2016
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
4 LeBron James
L. James
37-071
50
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS WAS
36
7
6
0
1
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
5 LeBron James
L. James
37-065
56
3/5/2022
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
39
10
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
6
11
54.5
12
13
92.3
76.3
2
8
4
0
+13
6 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-018
52
4/1/2025
GSW GSW
@
MEM MEM
37
10
8
5
1
16
31
51.6
12
20
60.0
8
8
100.0
75.3
1
9
2
2
+17
7 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36-350
56
2/27/2025
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
4
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
8 Karl Malone
K. Malone
36-273
50
4/22/2000
UTA UTA
vs
SEA SEA
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
9 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-326
60
2/3/2024
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
41
6
4
0
1
22
38
57.9
10
23
43.5
6
6
100.0
73.8
1
5
2
1
-1
10 James Harden
J. Harden
35-191
50
3/5/2025
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
11 Alex English
A. English
35-064
51
3/10/1989
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
51
3
9
2
0
24
35
68.6
0
0
3
4
75.0
69.4
1
2
3
5
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-047
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
13 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-001
50
3/15/2023
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
39
2
6
2
0
20
28
71.4
8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
84.0
0
2
2
1
-11
14 Karl Malone
K. Malone
34-257
56
4/7/1998
UTA UTA
@
GSW GSW
42
9
2
1
4
18
29
62.1
1
1
100.0
19
23
82.6
71.6
2
7
3
2
+1
15 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34-247
50
11/16/2022
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
36
9
6
0
1
17
28
60.7
7
11
63.6
9
9
100.0
78.2
0
9
3
2
-14
16 Bernard King
B. King
34-092
50
3/6/1991
WAS WAS
vs
UTA UTA
48
6
2
4
0
18
31
58.1
0
2
0.0
14
16
87.5
65.7
3
3
4
2
17 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34-069
55
4/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
18 Bernard King
B. King
34-025
52
12/29/1990
WAS WAS
vs
DEN DEN
39
8
6
1
0
20
35
57.1
0
0
12
14
85.7
63.2
3
5
4
3
19 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33-339
51
1/21/1997
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
43
4
4
2
0
18
30
60.0
5
8
62.5
10
11
90.9
73.2
1
3
2
1
+7
20 LeBron James
L. James
33-323
51
11/18/2018
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
38
8
3
2
1
19
31
61.3
6
8
75.0
7
10
70.0
72.0
1
7
2
3
+20
21 Andre Miller
A. Miller
33-317
52
1/30/2010
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
42
5
2
2
0
22
31
71.0
1
1
100.0
7
8
87.5
75.3
1
4
2
2
+4
22 Ray Allen
R. Allen
33-284
51
4/30/2009
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
23 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33-263
50
11/6/1996
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
40
6
0
1
1
18
33
54.5
1
2
50.0
13
14
92.9
63.8
1
5
0
1
+9
24 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33-239
50
11/8/2021
GSW GSW
vs
ATL ATL
35
7
10
4
1
14
28
50.0
9
19
47.4
13
13
100.0
74.1
2
5
2
0
+31
25 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
33-222
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4

More Suns Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.2

10th

DRTG

119.3

28th

NETRTG

-3.1

23rd

3P%

37.8

3rd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
39
43
.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
Last Game
SAC Kings

40 - 42

109

Final

98

PHX Suns

36 - 46

Sun 13 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM