LeBron James is the oldest with 40+ points in a playoff game. He was 38 years and 143 days old in Game 4 of the 2023 Western Conference Finals against the Nuggets.
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Who are the oldest players to score 40 or more points in a game in the playoffs?| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | L. James | 38-143 | 40 | 5/22/2023 | vs | 48 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 2 |  | K. Malone | 36-273 | 50 | 4/22/2000 | vs | 43 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 65.5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Paul | 36-055 | 41 | 6/30/2021 | @ | 35 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 81.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 4 | | L. James | 35-284 | 40 | 10/9/2020 | vs | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 84.6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 5 |  | R. Miller | 35-243 | 41 | 4/24/2001 | @ | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 75.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -15 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Jordan | 35-117 | 45 | 6/14/1998 | @ | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 54.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 35-091 | 41 | 5/19/1998 | vs | 42 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 68.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -1 | ||
| 8 |  | S. Curry | 35-047 | 50 | 4/30/2023 | @ | 38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 62.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 9 | | R. Miller | 34-256 | 40 | 5/6/2000 | vs | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 85.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +27 | ||
| 10 | | R. Miller | 34-254 | 41 | 5/4/2000 | vs | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 69.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Cassell | 34-168 | 40 | 5/4/2004 | vs | 42 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 76.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 12 | | S. Cassell | 34-152 | 40 | 4/18/2004 | vs | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 13 | | S. Curry | 34-088 | 43 | 6/10/2022 | @ | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 71.8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 14 | | M. Jordan | 34-069 | 55 | 4/27/1997 | vs | 44 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Havlicek | 33-360 | 43 | 4/3/1974 | vs | 46 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | P. Arizin | 33-341 | 43 | 3/16/1962 | vs | 10 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 62.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | K. Malone | 33-290 | 42 | 5/10/1997 | @ | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +10 | |||
| 18 |  | R. Allen | 33-284 | 51 | 4/30/2009 | @ | 59 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 19 |  | S. Jones | 33-277 | 51 | 3/28/1967 | @ | 43 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 68.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | K. Bryant | 33-272 | 42 | 5/21/2012 | @ | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 58.2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -14 | ||
| 21 | | K. Bryant | 33-259 | 43 | 5/8/2012 | vs | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 58.4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 22 |  | W. Chamberlain | 33-258 | 45 | 5/6/1970 | vs | 46 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 67.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 |  | J. Harden | 33-254 | 42 | 5/7/2023 | vs | 47 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 24 | | J. Harden | 33-248 | 45 | 5/1/2023 | @ | 39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 25 |  | J. Butler III | 33-224 | 42 | 4/26/2023 | @ | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 56.8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -10 | ||
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