who is the oldest player to score 29+ ppg in a single game

LeBron James is the oldest in a game with 29.0+ points per game. He was 40 years and 342 days old versus the 76ers on December 7.

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Who is the oldest player to score 29+ ppg in a single regular-season game?

	NAME	Age	PPG	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	40-342	29.0	12/7/2025	LAL	@	PHI	34	29	7	6	1	1	12	17	70.6	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	81.1	1	6	2	1	+1
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	40-294	30.0	4/9/2019	DAL	vs	PHX	33	30	8	3	0	1	11	31	35.5	5	14	35.7	3	3	100.0	46.4	1	7	2	3	+11
3	LeBron James L. James	40-094	33.0	4/3/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	40	33	5	9	1	1	10	15	66.7	5	8	62.5	8	9	88.9	87.0	1	4	4	2	-1
4	LeBron James L. James	40-066	31.0	3/6/2025	LAL	vs	NYK	44	31	12	8	0	1	11	23	47.8	2	8	25.0	7	8	87.5	58.4	1	11	1	3	+4
5	LeBron James L. James	40-064	34.0	3/4/2025	LAL	vs	NOP	33	34	8	6	1	2	10	18	55.6	5	10	50.0	9	9	100.0	77.4	1	7	4	1	+7
6	LeBron James L. James	40-059	33.0	2/27/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	37	33	17	6	1	1	11	21	52.4	4	9	44.4	7	10	70.0	65.0	5	12	4	1	+12
7	LeBron James L. James	40-052	40.0	2/20/2025	LAL	@	POR	36	40	8	4	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.7	0	8	11	2	+8
8	LeBron James L. James	40-038	42.0	2/6/2025	LAL	vs	GSW	38	42	17	8	1	1	14	25	56.0	6	9	66.7	8	10	80.0	71.4	1	16	3	1	+7
9	LeBron James L. James	40-033	33.0	2/1/2025	LAL	@	NYK	37	33	11	12	0	0	14	26	53.8	3	8	37.5	2	4	50.0	59.4	0	11	5	3	+12
10	LeBron James L. James	40-029	31.0	1/28/2025	LAL	@	PHI	33	31	8	9	1	0	10	16	62.5	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	74.4	1	7	8	1	-11
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-020	39.0	3/9/2003	WAS	@	NYK	43	39	8	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		13	15	86.7	68.2	1	7	3	3	+7
12	LeBron James L. James	40-018	29.0	1/17/2025	LAL	vs	BKN	35	29	7	8	1	2	12	17	70.6	4	6	66.7	1	2	50.0	81.1	1	6	5	2	-11
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-010	35.0	2/27/2003	WAS	vs	HOU	50	35	11	6	0	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.2	0	11	3	3	0
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-006	30.0	2/23/2003	WAS	vs	DAL	52	30	9	3	2	1	14	26	53.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	55.8	2	7	6	3	-1
15	LeBron James L. James	40-004	30.0	1/3/2025	LAL	vs	ATL	30	30	3	8	0	0	13	20	65.0	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	71.8	0	3	3	3	+4
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	40-004	43.0	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	43	10	3	4	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	64.1	0	10	1	2	+9
17	LeBron James L. James	40-003	38.0	1/2/2025	LAL	vs	POR	36	38	3	8	0	0	15	25	60.0	7	10	70.0	1	2	50.0	73.4	1	2	4	1	+4
18	LeBron James L. James	39-361	31.0	12/25/2024	LAL	@	GSW	37	31	4	10	2	1	12	22	54.5	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	64.0	0	4	1	3	+4
19	LeBron James L. James	39-357	32.0	12/21/2024	LAL	@	SAC	34	32	7	6	4	0	13	24	54.2	1	8	12.5	5	6	83.3	60.1	0	7	4	2	+10
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-349	45.0	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	45	3	6	1	1	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	60.2	1	2	2	5	+14
21	LeBron James L. James	39-342	39.0	12/6/2024	LAL	@	ATL	43	39	10	11	2	3	14	25	56.0	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	70.5	0	10	4	3	+3
22	LeBron James L. James	39-340	29.0	12/4/2024	LAL	@	MIA	29	29	5	8	1	0	12	18	66.7	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	73.4	1	4	5	2	-21
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-333	32.0	1/16/2003	WAS	vs	ORL	39	32	6	8	2	0	12	25	48.0	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	54.4	1	5	1	3	+11
24	LeBron James L. James	39-327	31.0	11/21/2024	LAL	vs	ORL	37	31	10	7	0	1	12	22	54.5	5	9	55.6	2	4	50.0	65.2	2	8	4	0	-8
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39-321	41.0	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	41	12	4	3	0	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	65.5	3	9	2	2	+15

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