Diana Taurasi is the oldest in a game with 40+ points. She was 41 years and 53 days old versus the Dream on August 3, 2023.
Interpreted as:
oldest player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game| 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 |  | D. Taurasi | 41-053 | 42 | 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 |  | C. Cooper | 36-124 | 42 | 8/16/1999 | vs | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 81.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +11 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Bonner | 35-291 | 41 | 6/8/2023 | vs | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 81.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +29 | ||
| 4 | | C. Cooper | 34-102 | 44 | 7/25/1997 | @ | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 5 |  | K. McBride | 34-045 | 43 | 8/9/2026 | vs | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 6 |  | L. Leslie | 33-353 | 41 | 6/25/2006 | vs | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 7 |  | K. Plum | 31-293 | 43 | 6/13/2026 | @ | 37 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 68.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Copper | 31-289 | 41 | 6/13/2026 | vs | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 62.8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -9 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Lennox | 31-206 | 44 | 6/27/2008 | @ | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 63.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -7 | ||
| 10 |  | M. Mabrey | 29-284 | 53 | 6/25/2026 | vs | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 79.6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +36 | ||
| 11 |  | A. Wilson | 29-280 | 45 | 5/15/2026 | @ | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 94.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Loyd | 29-267 | 41 | 6/29/2023 | vs | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 42.9 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 53.2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 13 |  | B. Stewart | 29-009 | 40 | 9/5/2023 | @ | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 65.1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 14 | | B. Stewart | 28-351 | 42 | 8/13/2023 | @ | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 79.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +11 | ||
| 15 |  | K. Plum | 28-319 | 40 | 7/9/2023 | @ | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 96.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 16 | | B. Stewart | 28-312 | 43 | 7/5/2023 | vs | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 79.5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 17 |  | D. Nolan | 28-300 | 44 | 6/20/2008 | vs | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | +3 | ||
| 18 | | B. Stewart | 28-267 | 45 | 5/21/2023 | vs | 30 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 90.1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | +27 | ||
| 19 |  | K. Toliver | 28-157 | 43 | 7/3/2015 | vs | 38 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 80.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Taurasi | 28-033 | 44 | 7/14/2010 | vs | 49 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 59.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -2 | ||
| 21 | | A. Wilson | 28-024 | 41 | 9/1/2024 | @ | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 22 | | A. Wilson | 28-019 | 42 | 8/27/2024 | @ | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 75.8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 |  | C. Pondexter | 27-192 | 40 | 7/18/2010 | vs | 40 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 81.6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Ogunbowale | 27-084 | 40 | 5/25/2024 | @ | 38 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 68.3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 25 |  | K. Smith | 27-034 | 46 | 7/8/2001 | @ | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 73.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -5 | ||
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| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 8 | .795 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 26 | 11 | .703 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 26 | 13 | .667 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 25 | 13 | .658 | 5.5 |
| 5 |  Fever - x | 25 | 14 | .641 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 23 | 15 | .605 | 7.5 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 22 | 15 | .595 | 8.0 |
| 8 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 8.5 | |
| 9 | 15 | 22 | .405 | 15.0 | |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 23 | .395 | 15.5 |
| 11 |  Mercury - e | 13 | 24 | .351 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Sparks - e | 13 | 25 | .342 | 17.5 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 26 | .297 | 19.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 9 | 27 | .250 | 20.5 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 7 | 31 | .184 | 23.5 |