Diana Taurasi has posted the most points by a player older than 39 in a game, with 42 points against the Dream on August 3, 2023.
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most points scored in a regular-season game by a player older than 39 years 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 | 30 | 40-047 | 7/28/2022 | vs | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 64.4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | +4 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 | | D. Taurasi | 29 | 40-033 | 7/14/2022 | vs | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | 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 | ||
| 8 | | D. Taurasi | 28 | 40-041 | 7/22/2022 | vs | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 9 | | D. Taurasi | 27 | 40-016 | 6/27/2022 | vs | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 67.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +21 | ||
| 10 | | D. Taurasi | 25 | 42-096 | 9/15/2024 | @ | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 58.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 11 | | 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 | ||
| 12 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 42-068 | 8/18/2024 | vs | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 | | 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 | ||
| 15 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 40-348 | 5/25/2023 | vs | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 70.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +21 | ||
| 16 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 40-036 | 7/17/2022 | vs | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -17 | ||
| 17 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 40-026 | 7/7/2022 | vs | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +9 | ||
| 18 | | D. Taurasi | 23 | 40-012 | 6/23/2022 | @ | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 80.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -11 | ||
| 19 | | D. Taurasi | 22 | 42-002 | 6/13/2024 | vs | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -7 | ||
| 20 | | 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 | ||
| 21 |  | S. Swoopes | 22 | 40-156 | 8/28/2011 | vs | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 58.6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +11 | ||
| 22 |  | C. Cooper | 22 | 40-048 | 6/1/2003 | @ | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 79.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -3 | ||
| 23 | | C. Cooper | 22 | 40-046 | 5/30/2003 | vs | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -11 | ||
| 24 |  | S. Bird | 21 | 40-221 | 5/25/2021 | vs | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | ||
| 25 | | S. Bird | 21 | 40-216 | 5/20/2021 | @ | 31 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +20 | |||
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