oldest players with 35 point in an nba game

LeBron James is the oldest in a game with 35+ points. He was 40 years and 355 days old versus the Clippers on December 20.

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oldest players with 35 or more point in an NBA regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40-355
36
12/20/2025
@
38
4
3
2
1
15
28
53.6
3
7
42.9
3
5
60.0
59.6
1
3
3
1
-6
2LeBron James
L. James
40-052
40
2/20/2025
@
36
8
4
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
0
8
11
2
+8
3LeBron James
L. James
40-038
42
2/6/2025
vs
38
17
8
1
1
14
25
56.0
6
9
66.7
8
10
80.0
71.4
1
16
3
1
+7
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-020
39
3/9/2003
@
43
8
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
0
0
13
15
86.7
68.2
1
7
3
3
+7
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-010
35
2/27/2003
vs
50
11
6
0
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
5
7
71.4
60.2
0
11
3
3
0
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40-004
43
2/21/2003
vs
43
10
3
4
1
18
30
60.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
64.1
0
10
1
2
+9
7LeBron James
L. James
40-003
38
1/2/2025
vs
36
3
8
0
0
15
25
60.0
7
10
70.0
1
2
50.0
73.4
1
2
4
1
+4
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39-349
45
2/1/2003
vs
44
3
6
1
1
18
33
54.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
60.2
1
2
2
5
+14
9LeBron James
L. James
39-342
39
12/6/2024
@
43
10
11
2
3
14
25
56.0
6
11
54.5
5
6
83.3
70.5
0
10
4
3
+3
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39-321
41
1/4/2003
vs
53
12
4
3
0
14
26
53.8
3
4
75.0
10
12
83.3
65.5
3
9
2
2
+15
11LeBron James
L. James
39-319
35
11/13/2024
vs
37
12
14
1
0
13
22
59.1
4
7
57.1
5
8
62.5
68.6
1
11
6
2
+3
12LeBron James
L. James
39-312
39
11/6/2024
@
35
7
6
1
0
15
24
62.5
6
11
54.5
3
4
75.0
75.7
0
7
5
2
-21
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
39-231
40
3/12/2003
@
42
9
7
4
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
16
22
72.7
69.7
0
9
1
2
+2
14Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-206
39
3/18/2005
vs
36
3
2
0
0
13
18
72.2
3
5
60.0
10
10
100.0
87.1
0
3
2
1
+16
15Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-176
36
2/16/2005
vs
32
0
1
0
0
10
17
58.8
4
10
40.0
12
12
100.0
80.8
0
0
2
1
+13
16LeBron James
L. James
39-104
37
4/12/2024
@
41
9
5
2
0
13
20
65.0
3
7
42.9
8
11
72.7
74.5
2
7
8
1
-3
17LeBron James
L. James
39-092
40
3/31/2024
@
37
7
5
0
0
13
17
76.5
9
10
90.0
5
6
83.3
101.8
1
6
4
0
+22
18LeBron James
L. James
39-077
40
3/16/2024
vs
38
8
9
1
1
15
23
65.2
3
5
60.0
7
8
87.5
75.4
3
5
4
1
-6
19LeBron James
L. James
39-028
36
1/27/2024
@
48
20
12
0
0
14
25
56.0
2
4
50.0
6
6
100.0
65.1
1
19
3
2
-6
20Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
39-020
51
4/9/2019
@
38
5
5
1
1
18
30
60.0
7
13
53.8
8
9
88.9
75.1
0
5
4
4
-5
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39-006
37
2/23/2002
vs
37
5
7
0
0
13
25
52.0
1
1
100.0
10
12
83.3
61.1
1
4
4
3
-2
22LeBron James
L. James
38-358
40
12/23/2023
@
37
7
7
2
2
13
20
65.0
5
5
100.0
9
9
100.0
83.5
2
5
3
0
+10
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-343
41
1/26/2002
vs
40
4
7
2
0
17
30
56.7
0
0
7
9
77.8
60.4
2
2
2
2
+18
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38-341
40
1/24/2002
vs
40
8
2
2
0
18
29
62.1
0
0
4
7
57.1
62.3
1
7
0
2
+9
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-334
43
3/16/1986
vs
40
7
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.3
3
4
4
4

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