who is the oldest player to score 40 points in a game this season

LeBron James was the oldest in a game with 40+ points this season. He was 40 years and 52 days old versus the Trail Blazers on February 20.

Interpreted as:

Who is the oldest player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game this season?

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	40-052	40	2/20/2025	LAL	@	POR	36	8	4	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.7	0	8	11	2	+8
2	LeBron James L. James	40-038	42	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	38	17	8	1	1	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	1	16	3	1	+7
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37-018	52	4/1/2025	GSW	@	MEM	37	10	8	5	1	16	31	51.6	12	20	60.0	8	8	100.0	75.3	1	9	2	2	+17
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36-357	40	3/6/2025	GSW	@	BKN	36	4	4	0	0	12	20	60.0	7	13	53.8	9	9	100.0	83.5	2	2	5	3	-16
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36-350	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36-173	42	3/21/2025	PHX	vs	CLE	39	6	8	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	9	44.4	4	4	100.0	68.3	0	6	3	1	+7
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36-083	43	12/21/2024	PHX	vs	DET	39	5	6	2	0	14	26	53.8	4	9	44.4	11	11	100.0	69.7	1	4	8	4	-9
8	James Harden J. Harden	35-191	50	3/5/2025	LAC	vs	DET	38	4	5	1	1	14	24	58.3	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	76.2	0	4	5	2	+13
9	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	35-187	42	2/10/2025	SAC	@	DAL	39	7	3	0	0	15	22	68.2	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	82.3	0	7	1	2	+21
10	James Harden J. Harden	35-152	40	1/25/2025	LAC	vs	MIL	35	5	9	1	0	12	24	50.0	4	10	40.0	12	12	100.0	68.3	1	4	1	2	+12
11	James Harden J. Harden	35-112	41	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	31	1	6	1	1	11	17	64.7	7	11	63.6	12	14	85.7	88.5	0	1	4	2	+27
12	James Harden J. Harden	35-093	43	11/27/2024	LAC	@	WAS	32	4	7	3	0	13	22	59.1	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	80.1	1	3	4	0	+25
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34-209	43	2/9/2025	MIL	vs	PHI	44	7	8	2	0	14	27	51.9	8	15	53.3	7	7	100.0	71.5	1	6	4	1	+3
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	34-110	41	11/2/2024	MIL	vs	CLE	39	4	9	0	1	13	24	54.2	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	74.5	0	4	1	4	+3
15	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	34-085	40	1/17/2025	CHI	vs	CHA	34	13	3	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	11	0	3	+5
16	CJ McCollum	33-185	40	3/23/2025	NOP	@	DET	37	5	7	1	0	16	28	57.1	5	12	41.7	3	5	60.0	66.2	1	4	2	2	+3
17	CJ McCollum	33-147	43	2/13/2025	NOP	vs	SAC	41	7	2	0	0	16	25	64.0	7	12	58.3	4	6	66.7	77.8	2	5	2	1	+8
18	CJ McCollum	33-123	45	1/20/2025	NOP	vs	UTA	44	8	4	0	3	18	31	58.1	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	68.7	0	8	2	3	+2
19	CJ McCollum	33-106	50	1/3/2025	NOP	vs	WAS	31	3	2	0	0	18	27	66.7	10	16	62.5	4	4	100.0	86.9	1	2	1	2	+21
20	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32-326	42	2/12/2025	DAL	vs	GSW	40	7	0	1	0	15	25	60.0	7	10	70.0	5	5	100.0	77.2	1	6	3	2	+8
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32-280	46	12/28/2024	DAL	@	POR	39	2	2	2	1	16	26	61.5	5	12	41.7	9	9	100.0	76.8	1	1	4	1	-17
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32-232	43	11/10/2024	DAL	@	DEN	35	5	5	1	1	17	22	77.3	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	-6
23	Pat Connaughton P. Connaughton	32-097	43	4/13/2025	MIL	vs	DET	44	11	5	2	0	16	29	55.2	5	12	41.7	6	9	66.7	65.2	1	10	2	2	+7
24	Anthony Davis A. Davis	31-322	42	1/27/2025	LAL	@	CHA	37	23	2	0	2	17	28	60.7	0	2	0.0	8	10	80.0	64.8	8	15	4	4	+16
25	Anthony Davis A. Davis	31-279	40	12/15/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	33	16	2	2	1	15	22	68.2	1	4	25.0	9	12	75.0	73.3	4	12	4	4	+14