SUMMARY
- Malachi Flynn came out of nowhere to drop 50 points and now stands as the only third player in the history of the NBA to make half-century points from the bench.Â
- For someone who has been averaging less than 10 points in his career, recording 50-points is a commendable.
Malachi Flynn has turned out to be among the promising talents of this generation. He has been a part of the league for a couple of years and his recent performance against the Atlanta Hawks is his best so far. Flynn came out of nowhere to drop 50 points and now stands as the only third player in the history of the NBA to make half-century points from the bench.
Notably, even though the Detroit Pistons lost to the Atlanta Hawks by 121-113, their guard Flynn gave the kind of performance that would be remembered by many. This has unexpected move took the audience by surprise and the videos of the same has stormed the internet. In addition to dropping 50 points on 18-of-25 shooting, Flynn recorded season-high 6 rebounds, 5 assists in just 34 minutes off the bench.
Furthermore, the first player to ever record 50 as a reserve is Nick Anderson who achieved this in 1993. Almost three decades later, Jamal Crawford in 2019 joined him in the list and now, Flynn in 2024 has become the third player in the history to record 50 points from the bench. Notably, Anderson and Flynn are at a tie for the second-most points off the bench in NBA history, just behind Crawford who recorded 51 points.
Malachi Flynn expresses his ultimate goal of winning
Malachi Flynn in the recent game against the Hawks didn’t even first check into the game until the first quarter’s 5:38 mark. Yet he became the 10th player this season to reach the 50-point mark, third player in the history to record 50 points as a bench player, and the second-most points off the bench. This performance is exceptional to say the least.
MALACHI FLYNN TONIGHT:
50 POINTS
6 REBOUNDS
5 ASSISTS
5 STEALS
72% FG🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/UfijdZlFrK
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 4, 2024
While talking about this achievement, he expressed his ultimate goal of winning. Flynn said, “It’s tough (to put in perspective) because at the end of the day you want to win.” The Pistons’ guard continued to talk about how it feels good to kind of take in the moment. “I’m sure a couple of days from now, it will feel really good,” the former Raptors added.
Malachi Flynn had a previous career high of just 27 points
Malachi Flynn was drafted into the league after being selected by the Toronto Raptors as the 29th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. After playing four seasons with the Canadian franchise, he found himself being traded to the New York Knicks. His stint with the New York City-based team didn’t last for long as just after five weeks, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons.
He has played 206 games so far in his career and averaged 5.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. For someone who has been averaging less than 10 points in his career, recording 50-points is a commendable. His previous career high stood at just 27, and now Flynn’s career high is almost double of this. With this performance, everyone’s expectations of the Pistons‘ guard will rise.
