Diana Taurasi has put up the most points by a 41-year-old player in a game, with 42 points against the Dream on August 3, 2023.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game by a 41 year old| NAME | PTS | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Taurasi | 42 | 41-053 | 8/3/2023 | vs | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +31 | ||
| 2 | | D. Taurasi | 31 | 41-357 | 6/2/2024 | vs | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 3 | | D. Taurasi | 29 | 41-051 | 8/1/2023 | @ | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 81.6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +1 | ||
| 4 | | D. Taurasi | 28 | 41-349 | 5/25/2024 | vs | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -22 | ||
| 5 | | D. Taurasi | 28 | 41-055 | 8/5/2023 | vs | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 59.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | D. Taurasi | 24 | 41-049 | 7/30/2023 | @ | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -13 | ||
| 7 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 41-338 | 5/14/2024 | @ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 79.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 8 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 41-024 | 7/5/2023 | @ | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | D. Taurasi | 22 | 41-028 | 7/9/2023 | vs | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -7 | ||
| 10 | | D. Taurasi | 20 | 41-364 | 6/9/2024 | @ | 39 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 45.7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +14 | ||
| 11 | | D. Taurasi | 20 | 41-347 | 5/23/2024 | vs | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 65.8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 12 |  | T. McWilliams-Franklin | 19 | 41-313 | 8/28/2012 | vs | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +6 | |||
| 13 | | D. Taurasi | 18 | 41 | 6/11/2023 | @ | 33 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 49.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 14 | | D. Taurasi | 17 | 41-018 | 6/29/2023 | vs | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 57.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Bird | 17 | 41-232 | 6/5/2022 | vs | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |||
| 16 | | T. McWilliams-Franklin | 17 | 41-230 | 6/6/2012 | vs | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 91.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +11 | |||
| 17 | | D. Taurasi | 16 | 41-060 | 8/10/2023 | vs | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 70.7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 18 | | D. Taurasi | 15 | 41-342 | 5/18/2024 | vs | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 42.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 19 | | D. Taurasi | 15 | 41-058 | 8/8/2023 | vs | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 73.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 20 | | D. Taurasi | 15 | 41-037 | 7/18/2023 | vs | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | T. McWilliams-Franklin | 15 | 41-323 | 9/7/2012 | vs | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 22 | | T. McWilliams-Franklin | 15 | 41-261 | 7/7/2012 | vs | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | -3 | ||
| 23 | | T. McWilliams-Franklin | 15 | 41-245 | 6/21/2012 | vs | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +32 | |||
| 24 | | D. Taurasi | 14 | 41-355 | 5/31/2024 | @ | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -12 | ||
| 25 | | D. Taurasi | 14 | 41-353 | 5/29/2024 | @ | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -6 | ||
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