who is the oldest player in nba history to score 40 points in a triple double

James Harden is the oldest in a triple-double with 40+ points. He was 36 years and 80 days old against the Mavericks on November 14.

Interpreted as:
Who is the oldest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in a regular-season triple double?
NAMEAgePTSTD3DATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
36-080
41
1
11/14/2025
@
51
14
11
1
2
13
25
52.0
6
12
50.0
9
11
81.8
68.7
2
12
3
3
+8
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
35-099
49
1
3/15/1992
vs
54
14
12
4
1
19
35
54.3
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
62.2
0
14
5
5
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34-048
40
1
11/3/1968
@
46
14
12
14
25
56.0
12
14
85.7
64.2
4
4LeBron James
L. James
33-097
44
1
4/6/2018
@
40
11
11
2
1
17
29
58.6
4
8
50.0
6
11
54.5
65.0
1
10
8
0
+7
5LeBron James
L. James
33-079
40
1
3/19/2018
vs
40
12
10
2
1
16
29
55.2
3
7
42.9
5
8
62.5
61.5
5
7
6
2
+4
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-006
40
1
12/13/1989
vs
46
11
10
1
2
17
27
63.0
2
5
40.0
4
4
100.0
69.5
3
8
5
2
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32-121
42
1
3/13/2021
vs
39
10
12
2
0
16
32
50.0
5
11
45.5
5
9
55.6
58.4
1
9
6
4
-18
8LeBron James
L. James
32-093
41
1
4/2/2017
vs
52
14
11
2
1
16
29
55.2
3
10
30.0
6
12
50.0
59.8
4
10
1
4
-1
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31-210
53
1
3/18/1968
vs
48
32
14
24
29
82.8
5
10
50.0
79.3
0
10James Harden
J. Harden
31-203
40
1
3/17/2021
@
42
10
15
2
0
13
27
48.1
2
9
22.2
12
14
85.7
60.3
2
8
2
4
+25
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31-062
41
1
1/25/1970
vs
10
15
14
25
56.0
13
13
100.0
66.7
3
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30-187
42
1
2/24/1967
45
30
10
18
18
100.0
6
14
42.9
86.9
3
13James Harden
J. Harden
30-135
41
1
1/8/2020
@
40
10
10
2
3
9
34
26.5
4
20
20.0
19
23
82.6
46.5
2
8
8
2
-3
14James Harden
J. Harden
30-130
44
1
1/3/2020
vs
41
11
11
1
1
13
24
54.2
6
12
50.0
12
12
100.0
75.1
1
10
5
3
+10
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
30-094
44
1
2/14/2019
@
39
14
11
1
2
18
30
60.0
4
12
33.3
4
4
100.0
69.3
3
11
5
3
-15
16Vince Carter
V. Carter
30-071
46
1
4/7/2007
vs
47
16
10
1
3
16
28
57.1
7
13
53.8
7
9
77.8
72.0
4
12
5
2
+12
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30-046
41
1
4/6/2025
vs
39
15
13
2
1
18
33
54.5
3
11
27.3
2
3
66.7
59.7
3
12
4
0
+1
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30-041
61
1
4/1/2025
vs
53
10
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29-360
42
1
11/30/2024
vs
38
12
11
0
1
15
24
62.5
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
2
10
4
0
+9
20Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
29-292
45
1
4/10/1977
vs
47
11
10
1
1
13
34
38.2
19
22
86.4
51.5
2
9
3
21Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
29-272
50
1
2/25/1962
@
11
13
17
28
60.7
16
19
84.2
68.8
3
22James Harden
J. Harden
29-216
50
1
3/30/2019
vs
38
11
10
0
0
13
31
41.9
7
23
30.4
17
18
94.4
64.2
1
10
3
1
+17
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29-177
41
1
2/14/1966
48
23
13
16
18
88.9
9
17
52.9
80.5
2
24James Harden
J. Harden
29-138
43
1
1/11/2019
vs
30
10
12
2
2
12
24
50.0
8
16
50.0
11
11
100.0
74.5
0
10
4
2
+28
25James Harden
J. Harden
29-130
44
1
1/3/2019
@
44
10
15
1
2
13
32
40.6
10
23
43.5
8
9
88.9
61.2
2
8
7
4
+5
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