Detroit Pistons news: If you don’t know the name Malachi Flynn, then be prepared to hear a whole lot about this dude in the coming days. This is after the 6-foot-1 point guard came off the bench on Wednesday night to come out with one of the most amazing performances you’ll ever see.
Flynn dropped a mind-blowing 50-piece all over the Atlanta Hawks, which understandably sent NBA Twitter into absolute frenzy.
Detroit Pistons’ Malachi Flynn Explodes for 50 Points Vs. Hawks
Flynn was red-hot the moment he checked into the game. He did not cool down one bit.
The 25-year-old ended up scoring a career-high 50 points on 18-of-25 shooting, to go along with five triples, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals in 34 minutes off the bench.
Unfortunately, not even Flynn’s jaw-dropping performance was enough to lead the 13-63 Pistons to a win. The Hawks survived the Malachi onslaught, 121-113.
NBA Twitter Goes Crazy
It’s not everyday that you see this type of totally unforeseen eruption from a guy who honestly, doesn’t even ring a bell for casual NBA fans. As such, it comes as absolutely no surprise that Flynn has now sent NBA Twitter into total chaos with his coming out party:
Malachi Flynn just dropped 50 POINTS off the bench 🤯🔥
50 PTS
18-25 FG
6 REB
5 AST
5 STL pic.twitter.com/qSUz4WRe6L— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 4, 2024
Malachi Flynn tonight:
50 PTS
6 REB
5 AST
4 STL
5 3PThe first player in NBA history to reach those numbers off the bench. pic.twitter.com/QcxikPQUbm
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 4, 2024
MALACHI FLYNN TONIGHT:
50 POINTS
6 REBOUNDS
5 ASSISTS
5 STEALS
72% FG🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/UfijdZlFrK
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 4, 2024
Players with 50+ PTS on 70+ FG% in a game this season:
— All-Star
— All-Star
— All-Starand Malachi Flynn. pic.twitter.com/htaKRDYPlH
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 4, 2024
Bench players with a 50-point game in the 21st century :
Jamal Crawford
Malachi FlynnInsane. pic.twitter.com/BLZTCUlwaY
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 4, 2024
Malachi Flynn entered tonight averaging 4.6 points per game
He just dropped 50 @PatBevPod pic.twitter.com/vHcWen5LBF
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 4, 2024
MALACHI FLYNN WITH A 50 BURGER 🍔
He also has 19 points in the 4th quarter with the Pistons trail by 5 to the Hawks with 30 seconds remaining.pic.twitter.com/jsqFnNjTWE
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 4, 2024
I don’t know if it’s more insane that a dude averaging 4.6 points this season suddenly explodes for a 50-piece or the fact that the Pistons still lost despite Flynn’s gargantuan night.
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