{"id":415461,"date":"2026-01-15T21:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415461\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:32:11","slug":"brice-sensabaughs-21-point-first-quarter-nba-high-off-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415461\/","title":{"rendered":"Brice Sensabaugh’s 21-point first quarter NBA high off bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

Utah Jazz<\/a> forward Brice Sensabaugh<\/a> scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter of a 128-126 loss<\/a> to the Chicago Bulls<\/a> on Wednesday night, the most by an NBA reserve in the opening period in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98).<\/p>\n

Until Sensabaugh’s outburst, the Indiana Pacers<\/a>‘ Lance Stephenson had the high for first-quarter scoring with 20 points against Brooklyn<\/a> on Jan. 5, 2022. He finished that game with 30 points.<\/p>\n

Sensabaugh, a third-year player, finished with a career-high 43 points in 34 minutes, making 15-of-22 shots and going 5 of 10 from 3-point range. His previous career high was set Jan. 4, when he had 34 points at Miami<\/a>. His second-best scoring game came the next day with 27 points at Orlando<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It was the second-most points off the bench in Utah history, trailing Jordan Clarkson<\/a> (45 in March 2022).<\/p>\n

Sensabaugh scored 28 points in the first half against the Bulls, just two shy of the Jazz record for a starter or a reserve in the opening 24 minutes. Rodney Hood scored 30 points in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> on March 28, 2016.<\/p>\n

Karl Malone<\/a> scored 37 points in the second half of a game against Golden State<\/a> on April 7, 1998, the team record for any half.<\/p>\n

Sensabaugh made 8 of 9 shots in the first quarter, including all three 3-point attempts. His scoring came in just 7:14 of playing time.<\/p>\n

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