who is the oldest nba player to start a playoff game

Robert Parish is the oldest in a playoff game. He was 43 years and 254 days old in Game 4 of the 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Hawks.

	NAME	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Robert Parish R. Parish	43-254	5/11/1997	CHI	@	ATL	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	0	0	+1
2	Robert Parish R. Parish	43-251	5/8/1997	CHI	vs	ATL	10	2	2	0	0	3	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	1	1	0	2	-4
3	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42-363	6/7/2023	MIA	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42-317	4/22/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0	-5
5	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	42-300	4/21/2009	HOU	@	POR	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	1	-2
6	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	42-297	4/18/2009	HOU	@	POR	18	0	9	0	1	2	0	0		0	0		0	2	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	4	+10
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-058	6/13/1989	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
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-056	6/11/1989	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
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-053	6/8/1989	LAL	@	DET	28	11	2	2	0	1	4	12	33.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	40.0	1	1	3	3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-051	6/6/1989	LAL	@	DET	14	8	2	0	1	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1	0	2	1	4
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-042	5/28/1989	LAL	@	PHX	10	2	3	0	0	0	1	6	16.7	0	0		0	0		16.7	0	3	1	5
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-040	5/26/1989	LAL	@	PHX	25	15	4	1	1	1	6	14	42.9	0	0		3	4	75.0	47.6	2	2	0	1
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-037	5/23/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	21	8	0	0	0	1	3	5	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	68.0	0	0	2	4
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-034	5/20/1989	LAL	vs	PHX	17	6	1	2	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	0	1	1	3
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-028	5/14/1989	LAL	@	SEA	22	6	7	4	0	2	3	11	27.3	0	0		0	0		27.3	3	4	3	3
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-026	5/12/1989	LAL	@	SEA	21	8	1	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	84.0	0	1	1	2
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-024	5/10/1989	LAL	vs	SEA	19	10	5	1	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	74.0	1	4	0	4
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-021	5/7/1989	LAL	vs	SEA	28	16	0	1	0	1	8	14	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1	0	0	1	2
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-017	5/3/1989	LAL	@	POR	29	22	6	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		4	8	50.0	53.6	2	4	1	0
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-014	4/30/1989	LAL	vs	POR	29	13	4	0	2	2	6	10	60.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	59.7	0	4	2	4
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-011	4/27/1989	LAL	vs	POR	26	11	8	1	0	1	4	11	36.4	0	0		3	7	42.9	39.1	0	8	2	4
22	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-312	5/2/2008	HOU	@	UTA	19	2	6	1	0	2	0	0		0	0		2	3	66.7	75.8	2	4	0	3	0
23	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-309	4/29/2008	HOU	vs	UTA	24	5	10	1	0	1	1	2	50.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	53.9	2	8	0	3	+10
24	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-306	4/26/2008	HOU	@	UTA	19	6	5	0	0	1	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	1	4	0	1	-3
25	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-304	4/24/2008	HOU	@	UTA	18	2	7	0	1	2	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	7	0	1	-5