Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter in a 128-126 loss at Chicago on Wednesday night. This marked the most by an…<\/p>\n
CHICAGO(AP) \u2014 Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter Wednesday night in a 128-126 loss at Chicago, the most by an NBA reserve in the opening period in at least 29 years.<\/p>\n
It’s the highest number since the statistic was first tracked in the 1996-97 season.<\/p>\n
Until Sensabaugh’s outburst, Indiana’s Lance Stephenson had the high for first-quarter scoring with 20 points against Brooklyn on Jan. 5, 2022. He finished that game with 30 points.<\/p>\n
The third-year player finished with a career-high 43 points over 34 mintues, making 15 of 22 shots and going 5 of 10 from 30-point range.<\/p>\n
His previous career high was set Jan. 4 with 34 points at Miami. His second-best scoring game came the next day with 27 points at Orlando.<\/p>\n
Sensabaugh scored 28 points in the first half against the Bulls, just two points shy of the Jazz record for a starter or reserve in the opening 24 minutes. Rodney Hood scored 30 points in the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 28, 2016.<\/p>\n
Karl Malone scored 37 points in the second half in a game against Golden State on April 7, 1998, for the team record for any half.<\/p>\n
Sensabaugh made 8 of 9 shots in the first quarter, including all three 3-point shots. His scoring came in just 7:14 of playing time.<\/p>\n