oldest players to start an nba finals game

Udonis Haslem is the oldest in an NBA Finals game. He was 42 years and 363 days old versus the Nuggets on June 7, 2023.

	NAME	Age	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42-363	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-058	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	29	7	3	3	0	2	2	8	25.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	35.9	1	2	2	3
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-056	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	33	24	13	2	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	57.8	3	10	2	1
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-053	6/8/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	28	11	2	2	0	1	4	12	33.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	40.0	1	1	3	3
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-051	6/6/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	14	8	2	0	1	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1	0	2	1	4
6	Herb Williams H. Williams	41-129	6/25/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	-3
7	Herb Williams H. Williams	41-120	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-066	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	29	4	3	2	0	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		0	0		28.6	1	2	3	5
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-064	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	32	14	6	1	1	2	3	14	21.4	0	0		8	8	100.0	40.0	2	4	3	5
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-061	6/16/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	34	26	6	0	0	1	12	21	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	3	3	4	3
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-059	6/14/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	24	13	4	1	0	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	55.3	2	2	2	2
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-057	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	28	12	7	1	0	3	4	7	57.1	0	0		4	8	50.0	57.0	0	7	1	2
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-054	6/9/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	32	15	1	1	2	1	6	15	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	44.7	0	1	0	4
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-052	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	28	8	2	1	1	0	4	13	30.8	0	0		0	0		30.8	0	2	1	1
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-325	6/13/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	21	2	5	2	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	2	3	2	2	-1
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-322	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	18	5	4	2	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	51.2	0	4	1	2	-13
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-320	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	39	9	9	2	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	41.8	3	6	1	3	+4
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-318	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	44	4	11	3	0	1	2	9	22.2	0	0		0	0		22.2	3	8	0	1	-10
19	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-282	6/15/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	0
20	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-280	6/13/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	1	0	0	+5
21	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-278	6/11/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	16	6	5	0	0	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		2	2	100.0	38.1	5	0	2	3	+3
22	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-275	6/8/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	0	1	1	-1
23	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-273	6/6/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	0	0	+1
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-059	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	32	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-056	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	18	7	0	1	4	8	21	38.1	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	41.1	5	2	0	4

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Udonis Haslem is the oldest in an NBA Finals game. He was 42 years and 363 days old versus the Nuggets on June 7, 2023.

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