oldest players who scored exactly 42 points in a game

LeBron James is the oldest in a game with exactly 42 points. He was 40 years and 38 days old against the Warriors on February 6, 2025.

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oldest players who scored exactly 42 points in a regular-season 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	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	40-038	42	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	38	17	8	1	1	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	1	16	3	1	+7
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-223	42	10/23/2025	GSW	vs	DEN	37	6	7	3	1	14	25	56.0	6	12	50.0	8	8	100.0	73.6	0	6	2	1	+15
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36-173	42	3/21/2025	PHX	vs	CLE	39	6	8	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	6	3	1	+7
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	35-331	42	2/8/2024	GSW	@	IND	30	2	2	0	1	15	22	68.2	11	16	68.8	1	2	50.0	91.8	0	2	2	2	+13
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	35-230	42	10/30/2023	GSW	@	NOP	30	5	5	2	0	15	22	68.2	7	13	53.8	5	7	71.4	83.7	0	5	3	1	+13
6	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	35-187	42	2/10/2025	SAC	@	DAL	39	7	3	0	0	15	22	68.2	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	82.3	0	7	1	2	+21
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-164	42	2/27/1970	LAL	vs	CHI	48	15	1			19	29	65.5				4	5	80.0	67.3				3
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-019	42	3/8/1998	CHI	@	NYK	43	8	6	3	1	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	7	9	77.8	56.8	3	5	2	1	+5
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	34-195	42	3/6/2013	LAL	@	NOH	42	7	12	0	1	14	21	66.7	3	7	42.9	11	14	78.6	77.3	0	7	6	0	+16
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	34-128	42	11/29/1997	UTA	@	LAC	41	18	0	2	2	17	29	58.6	0	0		8	10	80.0	62.9	6	12	5	4	+1
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	34-110	42	12/11/2012	LAL	@	CLE	41	5	2	1	1	16	28	57.1	3	9	33.3	7	10	70.0	64.8	1	4	5	1	-7
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	34-108	42	3/4/1980	WAS	vs	DET	39	10	3			18	27	66.7	0			6	6	100.0	70.9				2
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	34-094	42	4/16/1994	LAC	vs	LAL	40	11	2	0	2	16	30	53.3	2	3	66.7	8	10	80.0	61.0	6	5	2	1
14	CJ McCollum	34-052	42	11/10/2025	WAS	@	DET	43	6	4	1	0	14	25	56.0	5	10	50.0	9	11	81.8	70.4	1	5	4	3	+9
15	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	34-047	42	2/1/2001	PHX	@	POR	39	8	2	1	1	14	24	58.3	1	4	25.0	13	14	92.9	69.6	4	4	3	5	-14
16	Julius Erving J. Erving	33-351	42	2/8/1984	PHI	vs	HOU	42	7	6	2	4	15	25	60.0	1	1	100.0	11	13	84.6	68.4	3	4	7	3
17	LeBron James L. James	33-340	42	12/5/2018	LAL	vs	SAS	40	5	6	2	0	15	24	62.5	3	7	42.9	9	13	69.2	70.7	0	5	2	1	+19
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	33-268	42	12/21/1977	GSW	vs	BOS	39	5	5	4	1	17	29	58.6				8	8	100.0	64.6	1	4	1	2
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	33-249	42	12/21/1980	LAL	vs	SAS	38	13	2	1	3	15	27	55.6	0	0		12	14	85.7	63.3	5	8	4	2
20	Sam Jones S. Jones	33-243	42	2/22/1967	BOS	@	BAL			9			18	36	50.0				6	7	85.7	53.7
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33-144	42	1/14/2012	LAL	@	LAC	44	7	4	2	1	14	28	50.0	2	5	40.0	12	14	85.7	61.5	0	7	2	3	-9
22	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	33-143	42	12/28/2022	CHI	vs	MIL	44	10	5	2	2	15	25	60.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	67.4	1	9	1	0	+2
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33-143	42	1/13/2012	LAL	vs	CLE	41	5	3	3	0	15	31	48.4	4	7	57.1	8	10	80.0	59.3	3	2	6	3	+11
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33-065	42	10/25/1969	LAL	@	SEA	44	23	6			19	31	61.3				4	10	40.0	59.3				1
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33-049	42	3/10/1996	HOU	@	VAN	43	18	3	2	3	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	10	11	90.9	68.1	4	14	1	2

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4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
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2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	51	29	.638	13.0
5	Rockets - x	51	29	.638	13.0
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8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	43	.463	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
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