who is the oldest player to score 30 points in the finals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 30+ points in an NBA Finals game. He was 40 years and 59 days old versus the Celtics on June 14, 1987.

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Who is the oldest player to score 30 or more points in a game in the finals?

	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	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
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-052	36	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	7	7	1	3	16	28	57.1	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.6	2	5	4	4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-044	30	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	17	8	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-055	30	6/10/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	10	5	0	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		2	6	33.3	52.4	5	5	2	5
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37-054	30	6/18/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	44	17	0	1	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	64.7	5	12	2	2	+16
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-051	32	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	37	8	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	2	6	3	6
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-041	32	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
8	Chris Paul C. Paul	36-061	32	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	37	4	9	1	0	12	19	63.2	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	77.1	1	3	2	0	+17
9	LeBron James L. James	35-284	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
10	LeBron James L. James	35-277	33	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	39	9	9	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	60.7	2	7	0	2	+7
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35-227	30	5/1/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	45	13	3			12	24	50.0				6	7	85.7	55.4				2
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-117	45	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	1	1	4	0	15	35	42.9	3	7	42.9	12	15	80.0	54.1	0	1	1	2	+2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-113	34	6/10/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	43	8	2	2	0	12	27	44.4	0	0		10	15	66.7	50.6	3	5	3	1	0
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-108	37	6/5/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	40	5	3	1	1	14	33	42.4	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	49.5	3	2	0	2	+16
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35-106	33	6/3/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	46	3	2	0	2	13	29	44.8	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	50.7	1	2	0	3	+1
16	Jerry West J. West	34-340	32	5/3/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	40	5	5			12	21	57.1				8	11	72.7	61.9				4
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	34-325	31	6/14/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	vs	CHI	43	11	7	1	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		9	11	81.8	65.0	5	6	5	2	-2
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	34-323	39	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	44	9	5	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	65.8	4	5	1	2	+2
19	Ray Allen R. Allen	34-321	32	6/6/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	44	3	2	0	0	11	20	55.0	8	11	72.7	2	2	100.0	76.6	1	2	2	3	+12
20	Reggie Miller R. Miller	34-295	35	6/14/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	50	5	3	1	1	9	19	47.4	6	9	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.1	0	5	1	1	-2
21	Reggie Miller R. Miller	34-292	33	6/11/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	vs	LAL	46	2	2	1	0	11	22	50.0	2	7	28.6	9	9	100.0	63.6	0	2	3	0	+11
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34-221	32	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	33	10	5			11	15	73.3				10	12	83.3	78.9				3
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-116	39	6/13/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	44	11	4	1	1	15	35	42.9	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	49.5	1	10	1	2	0
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-114	38	6/11/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	44	7	5	3	1	13	27	48.1	2	5	40.0	10	12	83.3	58.9	2	5	3	3	+4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	34-107	38	6/4/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	13	9	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	15	21	71.4	65.0	4	9	5	2	+15