oldest players to score 50 points in a playoff game

Karl Malone is the oldest with 50+ points in a playoff game. He was 36 years and 273 days old in Game 1 of the 2000 First Round against the Seattle SuperSonics.

Interpreted as:
oldest players to score 50 or more points in a playoff 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 Karl Malone
K. Malone
36-273
50
4/22/2000
UTA UTA
vs
SEA SEA
43
12
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
1
1
100.0
13
14
92.9
65.5
3
9
1
2
+12
2 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35-047
50
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
38
8
6
1
0
20
38
52.6
7
18
38.9
3
5
60.0
62.2
1
7
1
2
+25
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34-069
55
4/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
44
7
2
2
0
22
35
62.9
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
69.8
3
4
2
3
+10
4 Ray Allen
R. Allen
33-284
51
4/30/2009
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
5 Sam Jones
S. Jones
33-277
51
3/28/1967
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
6 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
33-222
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
7 LeBron James
L. James
33-152
51
5/31/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
48
8
8
1
1
19
32
59.4
3
7
42.9
10
11
90.9
69.2
4
4
5
2
-13
8 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32-358
54
4/1/1973
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
9 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
31-073
56
5/4/1994
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
10 Jerry West
J. West
30-330
53
4/23/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
11 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
30-321
55
6/1/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
12 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30-209
50
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-119
55
6/16/1993
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
46
8
4
0
0
21
37
56.8
0
1
0.0
13
18
72.2
61.2
1
7
1
3
14 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30-103
54
5/31/1993
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
39
6
2
2
1
18
30
60.0
6
9
66.7
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
6
2
5
15 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30-040
50
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
16 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29-072
56
4/29/1992
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
17 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
28-282
50
4/23/2019
POR POR
vs
OKC OKC
45
7
6
3
1
17
33
51.5
10
18
55.6
6
8
75.0
68.5
2
5
6
2
+9
18 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
28-158
51
4/19/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
41
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
19 Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
28-084
53
5/2/2017
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
20 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28-077
53
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
21 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
27-347
50
6/1/2006
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
43
12
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
5
6
83.3
17
18
94.4
73.7
1
11
1
2
+22
22 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27-317
55
4/20/2003
PHI PHI
vs
NOH NOH
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
23 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
27-254
50
5/4/2006
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
52
8
5
3
0
20
35
57.1
5
8
62.5
5
6
83.3
66.4
1
7
7
4
-6
24 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
27-239
50
5/3/2024
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
4
4
0
1
22
36
61.1
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
64.7
1
3
4
4
-3
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27-233
50
4/10/1964
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1

More Jazz Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

24th

DRTG

120.4

30th

NETRTG

-9.3

27th

3P%

35.0

22nd

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

49 - 33

116

Final

105

UTA Jazz

17 - 65

Sun 13 Apr 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/22
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
119-132
Sat
3/22
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
116-111
Sat
3/22
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
103-101
Sun
3/23
LAL LAL
@
ORL ORL
106-118
Sun
3/23
MIN MIN
@
IND IND
103-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/27
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
4/27
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Sun
4/27
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Sun
4/27
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
9:30 PM
Mon
4/28
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM