oldest player to scorer 30+ points in a playoff game

Karl Malone is the oldest with 30+ points in a playoff game. He was 40 years and 276 days old in Game 4 of the 2004 First Round against the Rockets.

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 Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-276
30
4/25/2004
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
47
13
1
3
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
11
72.7
68.7
2
11
2
4
+6
2 LeBron James
L. James
40-116
38
4/25/2025
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
41
10
4
2
2
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
7
10
70.0
74.8
3
7
1
0
-10
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40-059
32
6/14/1987
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
29
6
1
0
4
13
18
72.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
71.4
2
4
0
5
4 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39-247
33
4/28/2005
IND IND
vs
BOS BOS
35
7
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
11
12
91.7
77.5
1
6
0
1
+23
5 LeBron James
L. James
39-121
30
4/29/2024
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
44
9
11
4
0
11
21
52.4
3
7
42.9
5
7
71.4
62.3
1
8
1
4
+3
6 LeBron James
L. James
39-119
30
4/27/2024
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
39
5
4
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
62.8
1
4
6
0
+1
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-030
33
5/16/1986
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
42
4
6
0
5
14
26
53.8
0
0
5
8
62.5
55.9
1
3
3
5
8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-024
31
5/10/1986
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
35
6
3
1
3
13
23
56.5
0
0
5
6
83.3
60.5
2
4
2
3
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-020
34
5/6/1986
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
42
8
9
1
1
14
21
66.7
0
0
6
8
75.0
69.3
4
4
5
4
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39-018
33
5/4/1986
LAL LAL
@
DAL DAL
39
1
2
3
2
14
21
66.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
71.1
0
1
1
2
11 LeBron James
L. James
38-143
40
5/22/2023
LAL LAL
vs
DEN 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
12 LeBron James
L. James
38-133
30
5/12/2023
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
43
9
9
2
1
10
14
71.4
2
3
66.7
8
11
72.7
79.6
0
9
2
2
+21
13 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-052
36
6/7/1985
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
7
7
1
3
16
28
57.1
0
0
4
5
80.0
59.6
2
5
4
4
14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38-044
30
5/30/1985
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
42
17
8
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
0
0
57.7
4
13
3
4
15 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
38-022
31
5/23/1997
HOU HOU
vs
UTA 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
16 Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
37-325
31
4/19/1970
ATL ATL
@
LAL LAL
35
5
3
12
17
70.6
7
7
100.0
77.2
4
17 Karl Malone
K. Malone
37-274
34
4/24/2001
UTA UTA
vs
DAL DAL
44
7
3
2
0
11
22
50.0
0
0
12
14
85.7
60.4
1
6
3
2
+11
18 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-055
30
6/10/1984
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
10
5
0
1
14
26
53.8
0
0
2
6
33.3
52.4
5
5
2
5
19 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
37-054
30
6/18/2013
SAS SAS
@
MIA MIA
44
17
0
1
0
13
21
61.9
0
0
4
5
80.0
64.7
5
12
2
2
+16
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-051
32
6/6/1984
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
37
8
6
4
2
12
25
48.0
0
0
8
11
72.7
53.6
2
6
3
6
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-043
36
4/26/2025
GSW GSW
vs
HOU HOU
41
7
9
1
2
12
23
52.2
5
13
38.5
7
8
87.5
67.9
0
7
2
0
+18
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-041
32
5/27/1984
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
35
8
5
2
2
12
17
70.6
0
0
8
9
88.9
76.3
2
6
5
4
23 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37-037
31
4/20/2025
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
40
6
3
1
0
12
19
63.2
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
78.0
0
6
4
2
+3
24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-034
31
5/20/1984
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
35
7
4
2
0
13
17
76.5
0
0
5
5
100.0
80.7
6
1
3
6
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37-032
31
5/18/1984
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
39
8
6
1
1
11
16
68.8
0
0
9
10
90.0
76.0
3
5
1
5

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ORTG

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114.7

15th

NETRTG

1.2

14th

3P%

36.6

14th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
3/27
CHA CHA
@
TOR TOR
97-108
Thu
3/27
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
116-107
Thu
3/27
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
111-95
Thu
3/27
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
109-124
Thu
3/27
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
93-129

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/14
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Thu
5/15
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/16
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sun
5/18
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
1:00 PM