oldest players to score 20 points in a game before 1990

Before 1989-90, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the oldest in a game with 20+ points. He was 41 years and 331 days old versus the Rockets on March 13, 1989.

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oldest players to score 20 or more points in a regular-season game before 1990

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-331	21	3/13/1989	LAL	vs	HOU	33	13	1	0	2	8	15	53.3	0	0	5	8	62.5	56.7	8	5	2	4
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-304	21	2/14/1989	LAL	vs	DET	31	3	1	0	1	8	17	47.1	0	0	5	6	83.3	53.5	0	3	1	2
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-003	25	4/19/1988	LAL	@	SAS	27	6	3	1	0	9	15	60.0	0	0	7	8	87.5	67.5	2	4	2	3
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-365	22	4/15/1988	LAL	vs	PHX	38	6	2	1	3	9	15	60.0	0	0	4	6	66.7	62.4	3	3	2	2
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-348	21	3/29/1988	LAL	vs	UTA	31	5	4	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0	3	4	75.0	66.6	2	3	3	5
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-325	20	3/6/1988	LAL	@	DAL	34	7	3	0	0	10	13	76.9	0	0	0	0		76.9	3	4	2	3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-316	21	2/26/1988	LAL	vs	UTA	35	5	3	1	2	9	19	47.4	0	0	3	5	60.0	49.5	2	3	1	2
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-311	20	2/21/1988	LAL	vs	DET	26	6	2	1	3	6	13	46.2	0	0	8	9	88.9	59.0	2	4	1	4
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-299	21	2/9/1988	LAL	vs	IND	29	7	0	0	0	7	16	43.8	0	0	7	9	77.8	52.6	3	4	2	3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-281	24	1/22/1988	LAL	vs	NYK	31	5	1	1	0	11	18	61.1	0	0	2	2	100.0	63.6	2	3	2	3
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-277	20	1/18/1988	LAL	vs	HOU	33	5	1	0	1	8	12	66.7	0	0	4	5	80.0	70.4	0	5	0	3
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-265	21	1/6/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	32	8	2	1	0	10	14	71.4	0	0	1	2	50.0	70.6	2	6	0	1
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-239	23	12/11/1987	LAL	@	BOS	34	8	1	0	0	10	14	71.4	0	0	3	4	75.0	73.0	1	7	4	4
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-237	25	12/9/1987	LAL	@	WAS	40	6	0	2	4	12	22	54.5	0	0	1	2	50.0	54.6	3	3	3	3
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-229	27	12/1/1987	LAL	@	SAC	40	9	1	1	1	11	21	52.4	0	0	5	5	100.0	58.2	3	6	5	2
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-225	26	11/27/1987	LAL	vs	DEN	32	4	1	2	0	11	19	57.9	0	0	4	6	66.7	60.1	1	3	1	4
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-352	21	4/3/1987	LAL	@	POR	29	2	1	0	2	6	10	60.0	0	0	9	9	100.0	75.2	1	1	1	5
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-344	22	3/26/1987	LAL	vs	DET	30	7	3	1	0	9	16	56.3	0	0	4	4	100.0	61.9	1	6	1	4
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-328	22	3/10/1987	LAL	vs	DEN	27	7	1	0	1	8	12	66.7	0	0	6	6	100.0	75.1	3	4	1	1
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-322	26	3/4/1987	LAL	vs	SEA	30	4	2	1	3	11	14	78.6	0	0	4	4	100.0	82.5	2	2	1	2
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-317	30	2/27/1987	LAL	vs	GSW	35	8	2	0	0	14	16	87.5	0	0	2	4	50.0	84.5	3	5	3	2
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-315	26	2/25/1987	LAL	vs	PHX	36	9	4	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0	4	4	100.0	59.7	5	4	1	2
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-308	25	2/18/1987	LAL	@	DEN	35	11	1	1	1	10	20	50.0	0	0	5	8	62.5	53.1	1	10	3	5
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-289	23	1/30/1987	LAL	@	PHX	33	9	1	0	2	10	16	62.5	0	0	3	6	50.0	61.7	4	5	0	5
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-286	20	1/27/1987	LAL	vs	POR	43	10	5	1	1	9	12	75.0	0	0	2	3	66.7	75.1	3	7	4	3