Jamal Crawford is the oldest in a game with 50+ points. He was 39 years and 20 days old against the Mavericks on April 9, 2019.

who is the oldest player in nba history to score 50 points in a game

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Who is the oldest player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game?

NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Jamal Crawford	39-020	51	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	4	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	4	-5
Michael Jordan	38-315	51	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	38	7	4	3	0	4	21	38	55.3	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	3	+24
Kobe Bryant	37-234	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	2	22	50	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	1	+7
LeBron James	37-071	50	3/11/2022	LAL	vs	WAS	36	7	6	0	1	3	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	3	+22
LeBron James	37-065	56	3/5/2022	LAL	vs	GSW	39	10	3	0	1	4	19	31	61.3	6	11	54.5	12	13	92.3	0	+13
Stephen Curry	35-326	60	2/3/2024	GSW	@	ATL	41	6	4	0	1	2	22	38	57.9	10	23	43.5	6	6	100.0	1	-1
Alex English	35-064	51	3/10/1989	DEN	@	MIA	51	3	9	2	0	3	24	35	68.6	0	0		3	4	75.0	5
Stephen Curry	35-001	50	3/15/2023	GSW	@	LAC	39	2	6	2	0	2	20	28	71.4	8	14	57.1	2	4	50.0	1	-11
Karl Malone	34-257	56	4/7/1998	UTA	@	GSW	42	9	2	1	4	3	18	29	62.1	1	1	100.0	19	23	82.6	2	+1
Stephen Curry	34-247	50	11/16/2022	GSW	@	PHX	36	9	6	0	1	3	17	28	60.7	7	11	63.6	9	9	100.0	2	-14
Bernard King	34-092	50	3/6/1991	WAS	vs	UTA	48	6	2	4	0	4	18	31	58.1	0	2	0.0	14	16	87.5	2
Bernard King	34-025	52	12/29/1990	WAS	vs	DEN	39	8	6	1	0	4	20	35	57.1	0	0		12	14	85.7	3
Rick Barry	33-362	55	3/25/1978	GSW	vs	NYK	44	9	9	3	0	2	19	31	61.3				17	18	94.4	3
Michael Jordan	33-339	51	1/21/1997	CHI	vs	NYK	43	4	4	2	0	2	18	30	60.0	5	8	62.5	10	11	90.9	1	+7
LeBron James	33-323	51	11/18/2018	LAL	@	MIA	38	8	3	2	1	2	19	31	61.3	6	8	75.0	7	10	70.0	3	+20
Andre Miller	33-317	52	1/30/2010	POR	@	DAL	42	5	2	2	0	2	22	31	71.0	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	2	+4
Michael Jordan	33-263	50	11/6/1996	CHI	@	MIA	40	6	0	1	1	0	18	33	54.5	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	1	+9
Stephen Curry	33-239	50	11/8/2021	GSW	vs	ATL	35	7	10	4	1	2	14	28	50.0	9	19	47.4	13	13	100.0	0	+31
Rick Barry	33-215	51	10/29/1977	GSW	vs	PHI	43	5	5	1	0	2	22	38	57.9				7	8	87.5	4
Kevin Durant	33-185	55	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	4	19	28	67.9	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	1	+1
LaMarcus Aldridge	33-175	56	1/10/2019	SAS	vs	OKC	49	9	4	0	4	5	20	33	60.6	0	0		16	16	100.0	2	+7
Kevin Durant	33-165	53	3/13/2022	BKN	vs	NYK	43	6	9	2	0	5	19	37	51.4	4	13	30.8	11	12	91.7	3	+11
Kevin Durant	33-074	51	12/12/2021	BKN	@	DET	41	7	9	1	2	5	16	31	51.6	5	10	50.0	14	15	93.3	5	+25
Clifford Robinson	33-031	50	1/16/2000	PHX	vs	DEN	43	8	4	0	2	0	17	26	65.4	3	5	60.0	13	15	86.7	2	+25
Stephen Curry	33-029	53	4/12/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	36	6	4	0	0	5	14	24	58.3	10	18	55.6	15	16	93.8	3	+16