Isaiah Joe signed one of the posters of the evening by dunking on Paolo Banchero. A second before this spectacular gesture, there was the two-player between the Thunder back and his pivot, Isaiah Hartenstein. A school pass and pass at the end of which the inside found his teammate in the “backdoor”.
The inside spent a good part of his evening distributing the game like this, either on this type of pass, or on “handoffs”, sometimes generously counted as assists. Thus, he reached the mark of 10 balls distributed.
Served several times in the “alley-oop” by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to start this meeting against the Magic, the pivot had no trouble blackening the sheet in the other statistical categories. He thus accumulated 12 points (4/6 on shots), 10 rebounds and 10 assists, for his first career triple-double.
« He was great. Congratulations to him. It’s the first triple-double of his career, in something like 22 minutes. It’s pure Westbrook, it’s impressive », Compares his coach Mark Daigneault, highlighting his low playing time.
The 10th player in triple-doubles in the franchise
Accustomed to this type of express performance, Russell Westbrook remains the undisputed master of discipline in the franchise, with 138 cumulative triple-doubles. Far behind him, we find Josh Giddey (11), Kevin Durant (7), Jaylin Williams (3) and even “SGA” (2).
Isaiah Hartenstein is the 10th player from the franchise to record such a performance, also alongside Paul George, Serge Ibaka, Tre Mann and finally Aleksej Pokusevski with an occurrence.
« He was great. It’s great to have him back. The physical level he defended against Banchero is obviously a difficult duel. So he really played a complete game for us, on both ends of the pitch. », Said the coach again, delighted to have been able to recover it.
It should be remembered that this was only his third match since his return from a calf injury, which deprived him of competition for a good month (16 matches). Substitute against the Wolves when it started again, Isaiah Hartenstein contributed 11 points, before becoming a starter again against the Nuggets (4 points and 5 rebounds).
« He’s an elite offensive rebounder, an elite screen setter, a great passer in small spaces, and a finisher above the rim on pick-and-rolls. He obviously brings a lot of assets to our game and broadens our options collectively. », enthused Mark Daigneault on his return, when Isaiah Joe highlighted his “all-around” game. The Magic saw him in action last night.
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | NEW | 28 | 7:54 | 48.8 | 33.3 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 2019-20 | NEW | 23 | 11:34 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 67.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 16 | 17:56 | 58.2 | 33.3 | 68.6 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 2020-21 | IT | 30 | 9:04 | 51.3 | 61.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | |
| 2021-22 | LAC | 68 | 17:53 | 62.6 | 46.7 | 68.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| 2022-23 | NY | 82 | 19:50 | 53.5 | 21.6 | 67.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 2023-24 | NY | 75 | 25:17 | 64.4 | 33.3 | 70.7 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 57 | 27:54 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 11.2 |
| 2025-26 | OKC | 27 | 26:11 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
