oldest player with 28 points in a playoff game

Diana Taurasi is the oldest with 28+ points in a playoff game. She was 39 years and 111 days old against the Aces on September 30, 2021.

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Data note: Player Age, Points: player game data complete from 1997 · postseason

	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	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	39-111	37	9/30/2021	PHX	@	LVA	27	6	1	0	0	10	13	76.9	8	11	72.7	9	9	100.0	109.1	0	6	3	2	+10
2	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	38-098	28	9/17/2020	PHX	@	MIN	71	4	9	1	0	9	20	45.0	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	64.3	1	3	3	3	+28
3	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	37-128	29	8/20/2000	HOU	@	LAS	37	2	5	3	0	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	7	8	87.5	54.7	1	1	4	3	+1
4	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	36-141	29	9/2/1999	HOU	@	NYL	38	3	6	4	0	8	16	50.0	3	5	60.0	10	10	100.0	71.1	1	2	1	2	+10
5	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	36-078	28	8/28/2018	PHX	@	SEA	39	6	9	0	0	9	19	47.4	4	9	44.4	6	8	75.0	62.2	0	6	2	5	+2
6	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	35-135	29	8/27/1998	HOU	@	PHX	39	4	1	1	1	11	24	45.8	2	7	28.6	5	7	71.4	53.5	1	3	2	0	-5
7	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	34-136	31	8/28/1997	HOU	vs	CHA	37	5	5	1	0	9	17	52.9	4	8	50.0	9	12	75.0	69.6	1	4	6	2	+18
8	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	34-111	31	9/30/2016	PHX	@	MIN	36	4	2	1	0	9	19	47.4	2	7	28.6	11	11	100.0	65.0	1	3	2	4	-16
9	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	34-105	30	9/24/2016	PHX	@	NYL	32	2	3	0	0	9	17	52.9	4	8	50.0	8	8	100.0	73.1	0	2	3	1	0
10	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	34-017	29	9/27/2020	LVA	@	CON	33	5	6	3	0	13	22	59.1	1	3	33.3	2	3	66.7	62.2	2	3	1	2	+17
11	Tiffany Hayes T. Hayes	34-006	30	9/26/2023	CON	@	NYL	36	3	2	2	1	12	19	63.2	5	8	62.5	1	2	50.0	75.5	1	2	1	1	-6
12	Kayla McBride K. McBride	33-095	31	9/28/2025	MIN	@	PHX	38	4	2	1	1	10	23	43.5	6	11	54.5	5	5	100.0	61.5	1	3	0	0	-5
13	Natasha Cloud N. Cloud	32-213	33	9/22/2024	PHX	@	MIN	38	6	10	1	1	14	23	60.9	4	8	50.0	1	2	50.0	69.1	0	6	5	4	-1
14	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	32-194	29	9/21/2009	SAN	@	PHX	38	4	1	2	0	10	18	55.6	6	11	54.5	3	4	75.0	73.4	0	4	2	2	-7
15	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	32-106	31	8/23/2014	MIN	@	SAN	30	7	4	2	0	11	17	64.7	0	0		9	10	90.0	72.4	1	6	5	2	+5
16	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	32-083	31	9/2/2014	PHX	vs	MIN	35	5	7	1	1	12	17	70.6	3	5	60.0	4	7	57.1	77.2	0	5	4	4	+29
17	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	32-072	34	8/22/2014	PHX	vs	LAS	36	2	3	1	0	10	15	66.7	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	91.8	0	2	6	1	+6
18	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	32-041	35	10/7/2026	NYL	@	ATL	43	11	6	1	2	11	21	52.4	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	65.5	1	10	1	3	+2
19	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	32-031	34	9/27/2026	NYL	@	MIN	38	12	6	2	2	11	18	61.1	2	3	66.7	10	12	83.3	73.0	1	11	5	3	+17
20	Natasha Cloud N. Cloud	31-209	33	9/19/2023	WAS	@	NYL	42	6	9	4	0	12	22	54.5	5	7	71.4	4	4	100.0	69.4	0	6	2	4	-8
21	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	31-201	35	9/28/2008	SAN	vs	LAS	36	7	4	1	2	10	18	55.6	6	8	75.0	9	9	100.0	79.7	0	7	5	2	+10
22	Becky Hammon B. Hammon	31-191	30	9/18/2008	SAN	@	SAC	37	2	4	0	0	9	14	64.3	6	8	75.0	6	7	85.7	87.8	0	2	2	1	+10
23	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	31-171	30	8/19/2001	SAC	vs	UTA	40	14	0	2	2	6	11	54.5	0	0		18	24	75.0	69.6	7	7	0	4	+5
24	Yolanda Griffith Y. Griffith	31-169	28	8/17/2001	SAC	@	UTA	34	12	1	2	1	10	17	58.8	0	0		8	12	66.7	62.8	6	6	1	2	+26
25	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	31-161	28	9/20/2023	CON	@	MIN	40	6	12	1	0	13	20	65.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	65.7	1	5	2	4	+15

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Diana Taurasi is the oldest with 28+ points in a playoff game. She was 39 years and 111 days old against the Aces on September 30, 2021.

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