Pistons' Malachi Flynn records most surprising 50-point game in NBA history
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Pistons’ Malachi Flynn records most surprising 50-point game in NBA history

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The calendar has flipped to April, which implies all bets are off for the rest of the NBA common season. These are the times of G League call-ups, 10-day contracts and guys most informal followers have in all probability by no means heard of placing up massive numbers. Even by these requirements, although, Malachi Flynn’s 50-point recreation for the Detroit Pistons ranks among the many most stunning performances we have ever seen. 

Flynn, who’s on his third staff of the season, went off for 50 factors, six rebounds, 5 assists and three steals on 18-of-25 from the sector within the Pistons’ 121-113 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday evening. Much more spectacular, he did so off the bench. 

Within the course of, Flynn made just a few bits of historical past:

  • He has the lowest career scoring average (5.2 factors) of any participant with a 50-point recreation in NBA historical past. 
  • He’s the third participant ever, together with Jamal Crawford and Nick Anderson, to attain 50 factors off the bench.
  • He’s the second participant ever, together with Crawford, to have a minimum of 50 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench

Flynn was doing a bit little bit of every thing in opposition to the Hawks. He snaked his method into the paint, each for finishes and journeys to the road, made them pay for enjoying drop protection by hitting mid-range pull-ups and knocked down 5 3-pointers. All instructed, it was a superb show of shot-making. 

The No. 29 total choose within the 2020 NBA Draft, Flynn had some vibrant moments in his rookie season with the Toronto Raptors, however has struggled to discover a constant position since then. Earlier this season he was traded to the New York Knicks as a part of the OG Anunoby-RJ Barrett commerce, then later despatched to the Pistons as a part of the Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks deal. 

After taking part in sparingly in his first few weeks with the Pistons, he is been getting extra common taking part in time these days, and has had just a few double-digit performances, although nothing even approaching a 50-point evening. In reality, in his first 17 video games with the staff he had 98 complete factors.