3 other record-setting performances by 40-year-old players

Age is nothing but a number, which Memphis Grizzlies veteran Vince Carter demonstrated Monday night with his shooting performance against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Grindhouse.

Having turned 40 years old back on Jan. 26, Carter drained six 3-pointers on six attempts in a blowout 113-93 victory, finishing with a team-high 24 points. In doing so, he became the first 40-year-old player to knock down six shots from the perimeter, while also becoming the sixth in league history to score 20 or more in a single game.

In honor of his picture-perfect outing, here's a look at three other 40-year-old players who put up big numbers in other statistical categories.

Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) scores 43 points on Feb. 21, 2003

Line: 43 minutes, 43 points, 18-of-30 from the field, 7-of-8 from the charity stripe, 10 rebounds, three assists, four steals, one block

"I don't feel like I'm 40," Jordan said following Washington's narrow 89-86 victory, according to ESPN. "I feel I can compete, and on certain nights, I can compete with the best."

His Airness' comeback in the nation's capital didn't result in a seventh championship, but it did show the basketball world that the Association's unofficial G.O.A.T. could still be effective not only after a long hiatus, but at an age where many would expect a significant dropoff in production.

Scoring 43 doesn't happen by accident, no matter how old someone is. When it comes to Jordan, though, that level of dominance was to be expected, because if he didn't expect anything less of himself, why would we?

Dikembe Mutombo (Houston Rockets) grabs 22 rebounds on March 2, 2007

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Line: 33 minutes, five points, 1-of-5 shooting from the field, 22 rebounds (eight offensive), one assist, one block

"You think because he's 40 years old he might not be as effective as he once was, but he is just as effective and he's smarter as a player," Denver's Allen Iverson said after the game, according to NBA.com's Damien Pierce. "You talk about him being 40 years old, but I think he has many more years to play as long as he stays healthy."

Mutombo had been disappointed that he was a non-factor in a 16-point loss to the Toronto Raptors two nights earlier, grabbing a single board in just 15 minutes.

Suffice it to say, he more than made up for that paltry effort in the Mile High City by imposing his will on the glass in a way no one his age had ever done before.

John Stockton (Utah Jazz) dishes 14 assists on March 30, 2002

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Line: 37 minutes, 16 points, 7-of-10 shooting from the field, four rebounds, 14 assists, three steals, one block, four turnovers

Stockton's claim to fame during his Hall-of-Fame run in Salt Lake City was his knack for running an offense and distributing the rock, which led to him becoming the all-time leader in assists (15,806).

Even into the latter stages of his tenure with the Jazz, Stockton was still picking up dimes and ranking near the top of the NBA in that department.

In fact, there have been only 31 instances since 1983 that a 40-year-old player has notched 10 or more assists in a game - 28 of those came from Stockton.

(Statistics courtesy: Basketball-Reference.com)