who is the oldest player with at least 23 points in a conference finals game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with 23+ points in a Western Conference Finals game. He was 40 years and 37 days old against the Seattle SuperSonics on May 23, 1987.

	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	40-037	28	5/23/1987	1986-87	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SEA	42	10	3	0	0	9	14	64.3	0	0		10	10	100.0	76.1	1	9	4	5
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-035	26	5/21/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	HOU	37	13	3	1	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	61.3	6	7	7	4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-032	24	5/18/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	@	HOU	36	7	3	0	2	10	21	47.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	52.7	1	6	3	5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-030	33	5/16/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	@	HOU	42	4	6	0	5	14	26	53.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	55.9	1	3	3	5
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-024	31	5/10/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	HOU	35	6	3	1	3	13	23	56.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	60.5	2	4	2	3
6	LeBron James L. James	38-143	40	5/22/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	48	10	9	2	0	15	25	60.0	4	7	57.1	6	7	85.7	71.2	2	8	1	1	-2
7	LeBron James L. James	38-141	23	5/20/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	43	7	12	0	0	8	19	42.1	3	9	33.3	4	7	57.1	52.1	0	7	2	2	-4
8	LeBron James L. James	38-137	26	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	40	12	9	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	4	0.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	3	9	3	1	-6
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-033	29	5/19/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	42	12	8	0	4	13	26	50.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	53.1	4	8	3	3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-031	27	5/17/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	35	5	4	1	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		5	5	100.0	63.7	0	5	4	4
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	38-024	27	5/19/2014	2013-14	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	OKC	29	7	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	62.4	2	5	1	3	+8
12	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	38-022	31	5/23/1997	1996-97	Conference Finals	HOU	vs	UTA	28	2	0	1	0	12	17	70.6	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	86.7	0	2	0	3	+26
13	Al Horford A. Horford	37-357	23	5/25/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	BOS	@	IND	35	5	0	1	3	8	14	57.1	7	12	58.3	0	0		82.1	3	2	1	2	+5
14	Grant Hill G. Hill	37-226	23	5/19/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	32	4	3	0	0	10	17	58.8	0	2	0.0	3	3	100.0	62.8	0	4	2	4	-6
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-037	28	5/23/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	39	7	6	0	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		6	9	66.7	61.0	3	4	2	3
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-034	31	5/20/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	35	7	4	2	0	13	17	76.5	0	0		5	5	100.0	80.7	6	1	3	6
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-032	31	5/18/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	39	8	6	1	1	11	16	68.8	0	0		9	10	90.0	76.0	3	5	1	5
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	37-030	24	5/25/2013	2012-13	Conference Finals	SAS	@	MEM	44	10	5	0	2	11	19	57.9	0	0		2	5	40.0	56.6	4	6	3	5	+16
19	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	36-301	23	5/25/2014	2013-14	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	24	1	4	2	0	8	13	61.5	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	85.6	0	1	2	4	-6
20	Brent Barry B. Barry	36-148	23	5/27/2008	2007-08	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	LAL	27	5	1	2	0	7	14	50.0	5	12	41.7	4	4	100.0	73.0	0	5	1	3	+24
21	Steve Nash S. Nash	36-109	29	5/27/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	35	3	11	0	0	12	20	60.0	2	6	33.3	3	5	60.0	65.3	2	1	2	1	+5
22	Chris Paul C. Paul	36-055	41	6/30/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAC	35	4	8	3	0	16	24	66.7	7	8	87.5	2	3	66.7	81.0	1	3	0	2	+22
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	36-042	25	6/6/2012	2011-12	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	41	14	2	1	2	11	23	47.8	0	0		3	4	75.0	50.5	3	11	2	4	-3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36-034	28	5/20/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	44	10	4	2	4	12	26	46.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	49.6			4	4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36-032	30	5/18/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	37	7	1	1	5	12	19	63.2	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.3			7	5

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