Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter against Chicago. This performance set a new record for the most points by an NBA reserve in the opening period since statistics began being tracked in the 1996-97 season.
The previous record for first-quarter scoring by a reserve was 20 points, achieved by Indiana's Lance Stephenson on January 5, 2022.
Sensabaugh accumulated 28 points in the first half of the game, two points short of the Jazz record for a player (starter or reserve) in the opening 24 minutes. Rodney Hood holds that record with 30 points on March 28, 2016.
In the first quarter, Sensabaugh successfully made 8 of his 9 shot attempts, including all three 3-point shots. His scoring occurred within 7 minutes and 14 seconds of playing time.
His career-high for a game is 34 points, recorded on January 4, and his second-best scoring game was 27 points on January 5.