oldest players to score 25 or more points in a playoff game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 25+ points in a playoff game. He was 41 years and 61 days old in Game 5 of the 1988 NBA Finals against the Pistons.

NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41-061
26
6/16/1988
@
34
6
0
0
1
12
21
57.1
0
0
2
4
50.0
57.1
3
3
4
3
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-276
30
4/25/2004
@
47
13
1
3
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
68.7
2
11
2
4
+6
3LeBron James
L. James
40-118
27
4/27/2025
@
46
12
8
3
3
5
9
55.6
2
4
50.0
15
18
83.3
79.8
3
9
3
2
-4
4LeBron James
L. James
40-116
38
4/25/2025
@
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-059
32
6/14/1987
vs
29
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-052
27
6/7/1987
@
38
7
0
1
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
9
13
69.2
62.2
1
6
2
5
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-037
28
5/23/1987
@
42
10
3
0
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
10
10
100.0
76.1
1
9
4
5
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-024
27
5/10/1987
@
38
8
3
0
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
11
15
73.3
65.5
3
5
3
4
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-021
25
5/7/1987
vs
35
8
1
1
4
10
16
62.5
0
0
5
8
62.5
64.0
2
6
3
3
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-009
28
4/25/1987
vs
25
6
3
0
4
8
13
61.5
0
0
12
12
100.0
76.6
2
4
1
2
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
39-269
25
4/19/2003
@
41
7
8
1
0
10
23
43.5
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
47.1
2
5
5
4
+3
12Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-268
27
5/19/2005
vs
33
2
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
4
8
50.0
1
1
100.0
82.1
0
2
2
3
-1
13Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-247
33
4/28/2005
vs
35
7
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
11
12
91.7
77.5
1
6
0
1
+23
14Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-244
28
4/25/2005
@
39
2
5
2
0
9
18
50.0
3
9
33.3
7
8
87.5
65.1
0
2
5
3
+8
15LeBron James
L. James
39-121
30
4/29/2024
@
44
9
11
4
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
62.3
1
8
1
4
+3
16LeBron James
L. James
39-119
30
4/27/2024
vs
39
5
4
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
62.8
1
4
6
0
+1
17LeBron James
L. James
39-117
26
4/25/2024
vs
42
6
9
2
1
12
20
60.0
1
6
16.7
1
2
50.0
62.3
0
6
3
3
-8
18LeBron James
L. James
39-114
26
4/22/2024
@
38
8
12
2
2
9
19
47.4
3
6
50.0
5
7
71.4
58.9
0
8
2
3
+2
19LeBron James
L. James
39-112
27
4/20/2024
@
41
6
8
1
1
10
16
62.5
3
5
60.0
4
5
80.0
74.2
2
4
7
1
-9
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-035
26
5/21/1986
vs
37
13
3
1
1
11
19
57.9
0
0
4
5
80.0
61.3
6
7
7
4
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-030
33
5/16/1986
@
42
4
6
0
5
14
26
53.8
0
0
5
8
62.5
55.9
1
3
3
5
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-024
31
5/10/1986
vs
35
6
3
1
3
13
23
56.5
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.5
2
4
2
3
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-022
27
5/8/1986
@
38
5
4
2
2
13
25
52.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
53.1
1
4
3
4
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-020
34
5/6/1986
vs
42
8
9
1
1
14
21
66.7
0
0
6
8
75.0
69.3
4
4
5
4
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-018
33
5/4/1986
@
39
1
2
3
2
14
21
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
71.1
0
1
1
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