youngest player to drop 42 point game in nba

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.

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youngest player to drop 42 or more point regular-season game in NBA

	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	GG Jackson	19-119	44	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	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
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	19-200	42	4/16/2008	SEA	@	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
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19-225	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	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
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19-273	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	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
5	LeBron James L. James	19-330	43	11/24/2004	CLE	vs	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
6	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	19-362	45	3/9/1980	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3
7	John Drew J. Drew	20-047	44	11/16/1974	ATL	vs	NOJ	39	20	5	5		16	20	80.0				12	16	75.0	81.4	3	17		5
8	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	20-052	55	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	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
9	Carl Braun C. Braun	20-072	47	12/6/1947	NYK	@	PRO						18	35	51.4				11
10	LeBron James L. James	20-080	56	3/20/2005	CLE	@	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
11	LeBron James L. James	20-088	44	3/28/2005	CLE	@	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
12	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	20-089	43	12/13/2019	MEM	vs	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
13	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	20-097	48	11/10/2021	MIN	@	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
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20-116	46	1/23/2009	OKC	@	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
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20-141	47	2/17/2009	OKC	vs	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
16	Devin Booker D. Booker	20-145	70	3/24/2017	PHX	@	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
17	Trae Young T. Young	20-163	49	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	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
18	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	20-238	42	4/9/2023	MEM	@	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
19	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	20-245	49	4/7/2022	MIN	vs	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
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20-263	42	11/18/2019	DAL	vs	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
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20-274	42	11/29/2019	DAL	@	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
22	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	20-314	50	11/13/2024	SAS	vs	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
23	LeBron James L. James	20-345	52	12/10/2005	CLE	@	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
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20-347	46	2/16/1993	ORL	@	DET	49	21	3	0	5	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	71.8	3	18	6	5
25	Jalen Green J. Green	20-348	42	1/23/2023	HOU	vs	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