Karl Malone is the oldest with 50+ points in a playoff game. He was 36 years and 273 days old in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics.
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oldest player to score 50 or more points in a playoff 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 |  | K. Malone | 36-273 | 50 | 4/22/2000 | vs | 43 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 65.5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 2 |  | S. Curry | 35-047 | 50 | 4/30/2023 | @ | 38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 62.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 3 |  | M. Jordan | 34-069 | 55 | 4/27/1997 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Allen | 33-284 | 51 | 4/30/2009 | @ | 59 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 5 |  | S. Jones | 33-277 | 51 | 3/28/1967 | @ | 43 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 68.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | J. Butler III | 33-222 | 56 | 4/24/2023 | vs | 41 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 78.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +4 | ||
| 7 |  | L. James | 33-152 | 51 | 5/31/2018 | @ | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Havlicek | 32-358 | 54 | 4/1/1973 | vs | 48 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | C. Barkley | 31-073 | 56 | 5/4/1994 | @ | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10 |  | J. West | 30-330 | 53 | 4/23/1969 | vs | 46 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | D. Lillard | 30-321 | 55 | 6/1/2021 | @ | 52 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 96.8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | ||
| 12 |  | K. Durant | 30-209 | 50 | 4/26/2019 | @ | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 76.7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 30-119 | 55 | 6/16/1993 | vs | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 61.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 30-103 | 54 | 5/31/1993 | vs | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 74.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Embiid | 30-040 | 50 | 4/25/2024 | vs | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 88.5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 16 | | M. Jordan | 29-072 | 56 | 4/29/1992 | @ | 43 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 73.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Lillard | 28-282 | 50 | 4/23/2019 | vs | 45 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 68.5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 18 |  | R. Westbrook | 28-158 | 51 | 4/19/2017 | @ | 41 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 39.5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 50.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 19 |  | I. Thomas | 28-084 | 53 | 5/2/2017 | vs | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 68.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 20 |  | N. Jokić | 28-077 | 53 | 5/7/2023 | @ | 39 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 74.2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Nowitzki | 27-347 | 50 | 6/1/2006 | vs | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 73.7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 22 |  | A. Iverson | 27-317 | 55 | 4/20/2003 | vs | 47 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 74.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Bryant | 27-254 | 50 | 5/4/2006 | vs | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 66.4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 24 |  | D. Mitchell | 27-239 | 50 | 5/3/2024 | @ | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 64.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 25 |  | W. Chamberlain | 27-233 | 50 | 4/10/1964 | vs | 45 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
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