In a stunning display of bench power, Tacoma native Malachi Flynn lit up the scoreboard with a Detroit Pistons franchise record of 50 points in Wednesday's game, despite the team's loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The Bellarmine Prep alum, who has been with three teams just this season, shattered his previous career-high by almost doubling up, having notched 27 points as his best before this explosion, as reported by KING 5 News.

The Pistons' guard's opportunity arose when Cade Cunningham was sidelined just before game time due to knee issues and Marcus Sasser—replacing him—having missed several games from being under the weather, per Detroit News, Flynn slipped into the lineup his scoring shoes firm on his feet, and delivered a performance that kept his team in the hunt through the night. Yet even with his stellar play, the Pistons could not steal the win, ending with a 121-113 tally against the Hawks.

Flynn, only 25, not only set a Pistons record but also laid claim to the second-highest scoring bench performance in NBA history trailing only behind the Seattle area's Jamal Crawford, as documented by For The Win.

 He left the Hawks' defense puzzled "Right now, it's tough because at the end of the day, you want to win," Flynn said in a statement obtained by KING 5 News. "But it does feel good to kind of take in the moment. I’m sure a couple of days from now, it will feel really good."

Flynn's feat is all the more extraordinary given he averages only 5.2 points per game over his NBA career, casting him as an unlikely hero to bust out a 50-point game, his night's tally included six rebounds, five assists, three steals, and, by the end of the third quarter, he had already eclipsed his previous career mark with 31 points this according to ESPN Stats and Info a testament to his cosmic jump in performance despite the Piston's defeat.