most points in a game when 40+ years old

Michael Jordan has dropped the most points by a player 40 or older in a game, with 43 points against the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game when 40+ years old
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
43
40-004
2/21/2003
WAS WAS
vs
NJN NJN
43
10
3
4
1
18
30
60.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
64.1
0
10
1
2
+9
2LeBron James
L. James
42
40-038
2/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW 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
3LeBron James
L. James
40
40-052
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR 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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
40-020
3/9/2003
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
43
8
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
0
0
13
15
86.7
68.2
1
7
3
3
+7
5LeBron James
L. James
38
40-003
1/2/2025
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
36
3
8
0
0
15
25
60.0
7
10
70.0
1
2
50.0
73.4
1
2
4
1
+4
6LeBron James
L. James
36
40-355
12/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
38
4
3
2
1
15
28
53.6
3
7
42.9
3
5
60.0
59.6
1
3
3
1
-6
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
40-010
2/27/2003
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
50
11
6
0
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
5
7
71.4
60.2
0
11
3
3
0
8LeBron James
L. James
34
40-064
3/4/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
33
8
6
1
2
10
18
55.6
5
10
50.0
9
9
100.0
77.4
1
7
4
1
+7
9LeBron James
L. James
33
40-094
4/3/2025
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
40
5
9
1
1
10
15
66.7
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
87.0
1
4
4
2
-1
10LeBron James
L. James
33
40-059
2/27/2025
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
37
17
6
1
1
11
21
52.4
4
9
44.4
7
10
70.0
65.0
5
12
4
1
+12
11LeBron James
L. James
33
40-033
2/1/2025
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
11
12
0
0
14
26
53.8
3
8
37.5
2
4
50.0
59.4
0
11
5
3
+12
12LeBron James
L. James
31
41-014
1/13/2026
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
33
9
10
1
1
12
20
60.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
68.5
1
8
4
1
+17
13LeBron James
L. James
31
41-003
1/2/2026
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
36
9
6
0
0
12
18
66.7
1
5
20.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
0
9
4
3
+11
14LeBron James
L. James
31
40-066
3/6/2025
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
44
12
8
0
1
11
23
47.8
2
8
25.0
7
8
87.5
58.4
1
11
1
3
+4
15LeBron James
L. James
31
40-029
1/28/2025
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
33
8
9
1
0
10
16
62.5
1
4
25.0
10
11
90.9
74.4
1
7
8
1
-11
16LeBron James
L. James
30
41-007
1/6/2026
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
33
8
8
2
1
10
19
52.6
3
5
60.0
7
7
100.0
67.9
0
8
1
2
+10
17LeBron James
L. James
30
40-004
1/3/2025
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
30
3
8
0
0
13
20
65.0
2
5
40.0
2
2
100.0
71.8
0
3
3
3
+4
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
30
40-294
4/9/2019
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
33
8
3
0
1
11
31
35.5
5
14
35.7
3
3
100.0
46.4
1
7
2
3
+11
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
40-006
2/23/2003
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
52
9
3
2
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
55.8
2
7
6
3
-1
20LeBron James
L. James
29
41-016
1/15/2026
LAL LAL
vs
CHA CHA
33
9
6
2
1
10
19
52.6
3
6
50.0
6
7
85.7
65.7
2
7
3
0
-7
21LeBron James
L. James
29
40-342
12/7/2025
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
34
7
6
1
1
12
17
70.6
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
81.1
1
6
2
1
+1
22LeBron James
L. James
29
40-018
1/17/2025
LAL LAL
vs
BKN BKN
35
7
8
1
2
12
17
70.6
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
81.1
1
6
5
2
-11
23LeBron James
L. James
28
41-044
2/12/2026
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
35
10
12
0
1
10
20
50.0
2
7
28.6
6
7
85.7
60.7
0
10
4
0
+6
24LeBron James
L. James
28
40-353
12/18/2025
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
33
7
10
1
0
8
17
47.1
0
5
0.0
12
13
92.3
61.6
1
6
2
1
-6
25LeBron James
L. James
28
40-099
4/8/2025
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
35
7
3
1
0
8
19
42.1
3
6
50.0
9
10
90.0
59.8
0
7
6
1
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