oldest player to score over 30 points in a playoff game

LeBron James is the oldest with more than 30 points in a playoff game. He was 40 years and 116 days old in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round against the Timberwolves.

	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	40-116	38	4/25/2025	LAL	@	MIN	41	10	4	2	2	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	7	10	70.0	74.8	3	7	1	0	-10
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-059	32	6/14/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
3	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39-247	33	4/28/2005	IND	vs	BOS	35	7	2	1	0	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	11	12	91.7	77.5	1	6	0	1	+23
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-030	33	5/16/1986	LAL	@	HOU	42	4	6	0	5	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	55.9	1	3	3	5
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-024	31	5/10/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	35	6	3	1	3	13	23	56.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.5	2	4	2	3
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-020	34	5/6/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	42	8	9	1	1	14	21	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	69.3	4	4	5	4
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-018	33	5/4/1986	LAL	@	DAL	39	1	2	3	2	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	0	1	1	2
8	LeBron James L. James	38-143	40	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-052	36	6/7/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
10	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	38-022	31	5/23/1997	HOU	vs	UTA	28	2	0	1	0	12	17	70.6	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	86.7	0	2	0	3	+26
11	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	37-325	31	4/19/1970	ATL	@	LAL	35	5	3			12	17	70.6				7	7	100.0	77.2				4
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	37-274	34	4/24/2001	UTA	vs	DAL	44	7	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	60.4	1	6	3	2	+11
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-051	32	6/6/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-043	36	4/26/2025	GSW	vs	HOU	41	7	9	1	2	12	23	52.2	5	13	38.5	7	8	87.5	67.9	0	7	2	0	+18
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-041	32	5/27/1984	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-037	31	4/20/2025	GSW	@	HOU	40	6	3	1	0	12	19	63.2	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	78.0	0	6	4	2	+3
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-034	31	5/20/1984	LAL	@	PHX	35	7	4	2	0	13	17	76.5	0	0		5	5	100.0	80.7	6	1	3	6
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-032	31	5/18/1984	LAL	@	PHX	39	8	6	1	1	11	16	68.8	0	0		9	10	90.0	76.0	3	5	1	5
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-020	33	5/6/1984	LAL	@	DAL	45	11	2	1	4	14	19	73.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	76.2	2	9	2	5
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37-012	31	4/20/1977	BOS	@	PHI	41	9	6			11	25	44.0				9	11	81.8	51.9				3
21	Chris Paul C. Paul	36-357	33	4/28/2022	PHX	@	NOP	36	5	8	1	0	14	14	100.0	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	104.7	1	4	3	2	+17
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	36-309	34	4/24/2015	DAL	vs	HOU	36	8	4	0	1	10	19	52.6	3	7	42.9	11	11	100.0	71.3	1	7	1	3	+2
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	36-273	50	4/22/2000	UTA	vs	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
24	Reggie Miller R. Miller	36-251	31	5/2/2002	IND	@	NJN	49	2	4	1	1	10	23	43.5	6	14	42.9	5	6	83.3	60.5	0	2	3	1	-12
25	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	36-179	32	5/16/2006	LAC	@	PHX	50	3	5	2	0	11	24	45.8	5	13	38.5	5	6	83.3	60.1	0	3	4	3	-2

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

LeBron James is the oldest with more than 30 points in a playoff game. He was 40 years and 116 days old in Game 3 of the 2025 First Round against the Timberwolves.

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