who is the youngest nba player to score 42 points in a game

GG Jackson is the youngest in a game with 42+ points. He was 19 years and 119 days old against the Nuggets on April 14, 2024.

Interpreted as:
Who is the youngest NBA player to score 42 or more points in a regular-season game?
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1GG Jackson
GG Jackson
19-119
44
4/14/2024
MEM MEM
vs
DEN DEN
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19-200
42
4/16/2008
SEA SEA
@
GSW GSW
43
13
6
1
2
18
25
72.0
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
76.0
3
10
5
0
+14
3Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19-225
42
3/18/2021
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
38
7
3
2
0
15
31
48.4
4
13
30.8
8
13
61.5
57.2
3
4
2
2
+9
4Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19-273
42
5/5/2021
MIN MIN
vs
MEM MEM
38
6
7
1
1
17
22
77.3
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
5LeBron James
L. James
19-330
43
11/24/2004
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
38
6
5
3
1
15
22
68.2
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
78.8
3
3
3
3
+12
6Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
19-362
45
3/9/1980
NJN NJN
vs
DET DET
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
7John Drew
J. Drew
20-047
44
11/16/1974
ATL ATL
vs
NOJ NOJ
39
20
5
5
16
20
80.0
12
16
75.0
81.4
3
17
5
8Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
20-052
55
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW GSW
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
9Carl Braun
C. Braun
20-072
47
12/6/1947
NYK NYK
@
PRO PRO
18
35
51.4
11
10LeBron James
L. James
20-080
56
3/20/2005
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
48
10
5
2
0
18
36
50.0
6
12
50.0
14
15
93.3
65.7
2
8
4
0
-7
11LeBron James
L. James
20-088
44
3/28/2005
CLE CLE
@
NOH NOH
53
6
3
4
0
16
29
55.2
3
10
30.0
9
11
81.8
65.0
2
4
10
3
+1
12Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
20-089
43
12/13/2019
MEM MEM
vs
MIL MIL
29
5
1
0
1
14
21
66.7
9
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
86.1
0
5
3
5
-5
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
20-097
48
11/10/2021
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
42
6
5
2
0
16
27
59.3
7
13
53.8
9
12
75.0
74.3
2
4
6
1
-3
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-116
46
1/23/2009
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
46
15
4
2
1
10
23
43.5
2
6
33.3
24
26
92.3
66.8
2
13
2
3
-7
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20-141
47
2/17/2009
OKC OKC
vs
NOH NOH
43
3
2
0
0
16
27
59.3
4
6
66.7
11
13
84.6
71.8
0
3
2
3
+1
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
20-145
70
3/24/2017
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
45
8
6
3
1
21
40
52.5
4
11
36.4
24
26
92.3
68.0
2
6
5
3
-6
17Trae Young
T. Young
20-163
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
18Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
20-238
42
4/9/2023
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
40
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
20-245
49
4/7/2022
MIN MIN
vs
SAS SAS
39
6
8
1
0
16
28
57.1
6
14
42.9
11
14
78.6
71.7
2
4
2
2
+18
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
20-263
42
11/18/2019
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
35
11
12
0
0
14
27
51.9
5
13
38.5
9
13
69.2
64.2
2
9
5
5
+11
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
20-274
42
11/29/2019
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
38
9
11
1
0
12
24
50.0
3
11
27.3
15
18
83.3
65.8
2
7
2
4
+3
22Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
20-314
50
11/13/2024
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
32
6
2
1
3
18
29
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
23LeBron James
L. James
20-345
52
12/10/2005
CLE CLE
@
MIL MIL
43
7
7
2
0
19
29
65.5
5
9
55.6
9
10
90.0
77.8
0
7
3
5
-3
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20-347
46
2/16/1993
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
25Jalen Green
J. Green
20-348
42
1/23/2023
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
35
4
4
1
1
15
25
60.0
6
12
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
2
1
0
+19

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14
10
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Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
WAS WAS
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Mon
12/22
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Last Game

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119

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1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
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2
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16
7
.696
2.5
3
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Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
6
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13
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
@
OKC OKC
102-126
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
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NYK NYK
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Wed
12/10
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@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
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12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
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12/11
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HOU HOU
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NOP NOP
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