who is the oldest player in nba history to score 5 points in a finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 5+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 42 years and 58 days old against the Pistons on June 13, 1989.

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-058	7	6/13/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	29	3	3	0	2	2	8	25.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	35.9	1	2	2	3
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-056	24	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	33	13	2	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	57.8	3	10	2	1
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-053	11	6/8/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	28	2	2	0	1	4	12	33.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	40.0	1	1	3	3
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42-051	8	6/6/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	14	2	0	1	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1	0	2	1	4
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-064	14	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	32	6	1	1	2	3	14	21.4	0	0		8	8	100.0	40.0	2	4	3	5
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-061	26	6/16/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	34	6	0	0	1	12	21	57.1	0	0		2	4	50.0	57.1	3	3	4	3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-059	13	6/14/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	24	4	1	0	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	55.3	2	2	2	2
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-057	12	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	28	7	1	0	3	4	7	57.1	0	0		4	8	50.0	57.0	0	7	1	2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-054	15	6/9/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	32	1	1	2	1	6	15	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	44.7	0	1	0	4
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41-052	8	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	28	2	1	1	0	4	13	30.8	0	0		0	0		30.8	0	2	1	1
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-322	5	6/10/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	18	4	2	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	51.2	0	4	1	2	-13
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	40-320	9	6/8/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	39	9	2	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	41.8	3	6	1	3	+4
13	Kevin Willis K. Willis	40-278	6	6/11/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NJN	16	5	0	0	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		2	2	100.0	38.1	5	0	2	3	+3
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-059	32	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	29	6	1	0	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	10	60.0	71.4	2	4	0	5
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-056	18	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	7	0	1	4	8	21	38.1	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	41.1	5	2	0	4
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-054	16	6/9/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	11	1	1	1	5	17	29.4	0	0		6	10	60.0	37.4	3	8	3	0
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-052	27	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	38	7	0	1	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		9	13	69.2	62.2	1	6	2	5
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-049	23	6/4/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	31	3	3	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		3	6	50.0	69.1	1	2	1	2
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40-047	14	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	34	10	0	0	4	5	12	41.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	50.9	3	7	4	3
20	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	39-005	6	6/19/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	13	4	1	0	0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	4	1	1	-5
21	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	39-002	6	6/16/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	29	7	1	0	0	2	7	28.6	2	6	33.3	0	0		42.9	1	6	0	3	+24
22	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	39	10	6/14/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	22	4	2	0	0	3	6	50.0	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	72.7	0	4	1	5	0
23	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	38-361	6	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	24	3	1	1	0	2	5	40.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		60.0	0	3	0	6	-11
24	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	38-359	5	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	21	2	0	1	0	1	5	20.0	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	42.5	0	2	1	3	0
25	Ray Allen R. Allen	38-330	5	6/15/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	MIA	@	SAS	31	5	2	1	0	1	8	12.5	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	28.2	1	4	4	2	-18

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 5+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 42 years and 58 days old against the Pistons on June 13, 1989.

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