What do Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Luka Doncic and Malachi Flynn have in frequent? Hand over? They’ve all scored 50 factors in a recreation this season.
No, it isn’t April Idiot’s Day. It is the NBA in 2024.
On Wednesday, Flynn had the sport of his life, dropping 50 factors off the bench for the Detroit Pistons, albeit in a 121-113 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The No. 29 decide within the 2020 NBA Draft turns into the tenth participant this season to succeed in 50 factors and by far essentially the most unlikely member of the checklist.
Flynn joins Booker (thrice), Embiid (thrice) and Doncic (twice) in tallying a 50-point recreation, however his resume does not match up with the remainder of the sector. Together with the aforementioned trio, the checklist boasts 42 mixed All-Star nods, 5 regular-season MVP winners, 4 scoring champs and two Finals MVPs.
In the meantime, Flynn is on his third NBA staff this season, coming off the bench for the worst squad within the league. Earlier than Wednesday, he’d seen motion in 63 contests with the Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks and Pistons, averaging 5 factors over 12 minutes per recreation. Likewise, he is posted 5 factors with two assists and two rebounds per recreation over 4 skilled seasons.
His excessive in factors this season was 17 towards the New Orleans Pelicans on March 24, together with his earlier profession excessive of 27 factors coming throughout his rookie season.
Remarkably, Flynn scored 50 factors on 18-of-25 capturing. He joins Doncic, Jalen Brunson and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the one gamers this season to shoot 70 p.c or higher from the sector and attain the half-century mark in factors, per StatMuse.
