Michael Jordan is the oldest player in a game with more than 40 points. He was 40 years and 4 days old against the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003. While Jordan is the oldest to score 40 points, Jamal Crawford is the oldest to score 50 points in an NBA game. The three-time sixth player of the year came off the bench to score 51 points in what ended up being the penultimate game of his career. With his most recent scoring outburst, James became the second player in NBA history to score multiple 40-point games after his 39th birthday.
In addition to having the most 40-point games after his 39th birthday, Jordan is the oldest player to score 40 points in a game of the NBA. Jordan set the record playing against the New Jersey Nets, where he scored 43 points, had 10 rebounds and had 4 steals. Jordan, at 40, became the oldest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in a game.
