{"id":413976,"date":"2026-01-15T05:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/413976\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:49:09","slug":"bulls-128-126-jazz-15-jan-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/413976\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls 128-126 Jazz (15 Jan, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — \u2014 Nikola Vucevic<\/a> made a tiebreaking layup with 4 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls<\/a> overcame Brice Sensabaugh<\/a>‘s career-high 43 points to beat the Utah Jazz<\/a> 128-126 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Vucevic scored 35 points to lead the Bulls, who had five reserves finish in double figures. Isaac Okoro<\/a> was the only other starter in double figures with 12 points for a Bulls team playing without Josh Giddey<\/a> because of strained left hamstring.<\/p>\n

Sensabaugh scored 21 in the first quarter<\/a>, the most by a player off the bench in the period since play-by-play tracking for all four quarters began in 1996-97. He helped carry Utah in a game it played without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen<\/a> because of an illness.<\/p>\n

The Jazz, who trailed by 12 with 5 1\/2 minutes remaining, rallied to tie it at 126 on Sensabaugh’s layup with 28.5 seconds to go. Coby White<\/a> then missed a 3-pointer for Chicago, but Okoro tracked it down and got it along the sideline to Tre Jones<\/a>, who fired a pass to an open Vucevic under the basket.<\/p>\n

Keyonte George<\/a>, who sparked Utah’s comeback with 15 points in the final period, missing a 3-pointer that would have won it.<\/p>\n

George scored 25 points and Kyle Filipowski<\/a> had 19 for the Jazz, who were coming off a surprising victory at Cleveland on Monday.<\/p>\n

The game featured 26 ties and 17 lead changes in another close finish between the teams following Utah’s 150-147 victory in two overtimes in the first meeting this season.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Jazz: Visit Dallas on Thursday to start a two-game series.<\/p>\n

Bulls: Visit Brooklyn on Friday to begin a home-and-home series.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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