{"id":662172,"date":"2026-03-17T03:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/662172\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:32:14","slug":"how-oklahoma-city-thunders-isaiah-hartenstein-impacts-winning-without-scoring-dont-miss-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/662172\/","title":{"rendered":"How Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Isaiah Hartenstein impacts winning without scoring | Don&#8217;t Miss This"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah Hartenstein can impact a game without getting a point in the box score.<\/p>\n<p>He can bat a missed shot out for another offensive rebound, set impeccable screens for shooters and defend the paint with physicality.<\/p>\n<p>kAmp =@E @7 H92E 96 5@6D @? E96 4@FCE 5@6D?\u2019E D9@H FA \ud83d\ude15 E96 3@I D4@C6[ 3FE 96\u2019D 6I24E=J H9@ E96 %9F?56C ?665 E@ DFDE2:? H:??:?8]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmx? E96 ~&lt;=29@&gt;2 r:EJ %9F?56C\u2019D &#8220;e\\`_b H:? $F?52J @G6C E96 |:??6D@E2 %:&gt;36CH@=G6D[ w2CE6?DE6:?[ ~zr\u2019D DE2CE:?8 46?E6C[ A=2J65 \ud83d\ude15 9:D 7:CDE 82&gt;6 324&lt; 7C@&gt; 2 =67E 42=7 :?;FCJ DF776C65 2 76H H66A24E65 E96 %9F?56C E@ 2 H:? \u2014 H:E9@FE D4@C:?8 2 A@:?E]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw6 7:?:D965 E96 82&gt;6 H:E9 K6C@ A@:?ED[ `a C63@F?5D 2?5 E9C66 2DD:DED[ 3FE 9:D 4@249 |2C&lt; s2:8?62F=E D2:5 96\u2019D ?@E H2E49:?8 9:D DE2ED[ 96 ;FDE H2?ED E@ 86E 2 (]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cw6 H2D 8C62E E@ 92G6 324&lt;] w:D G2=F6 \ud83d\ude00 FDF2==J :?G:D:3=6 G2=F6[\u201d s2:8?62F=E D2:5] \u201cw6\u2019D ?@E =:&lt;6 2 3@I\\D4@C6 ;F?&lt;:6[ 3FE 96 86ED 2 =@E 5@?6 @FE E96C6] ~3G:@FD=J[ 96=AD H:E9 E96 A9JD:42=:EJ H:E9 W#F5JX v@36CE @? E96 8=2DD H96? J@F ?665 E@ DE23:=:K6 E92E] w6\u2019D 2 8C62E D4C66?\\D6EE6C[ @3G:@FD=J] p?5 H6 FD65 9:&gt; 2D 2 9F3 H96? E92E F?:E H2D @FE E96C6 \ud83d\ude15 E96 D64@?5 2?5 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C H:E9 E9@D6 8FJD CF??:?8 2C@F?5 9:&gt;]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cxE\u2019D 8C62E E@ 92G6 9:&gt; 324&lt;]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw:D :&gt;A24E \ud83d\ude15 $F?52J\u2019D 82&gt;6 DE2CE65 62C=J \ud83d\ude15 E96 82&gt;6[ H96C6 96 8C23365 A=6?EJ @7 C63@F?5D 2?5 32EE65 &gt;:DD65 D9@ED 7C@&gt; E96 %9F?56C[ EFC?:?8 E9@D6 :?E@ D64@?5 2?5 E9:C5\\492?46 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E92E ~zr 42D965 \ud83d\ude15 @?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%9@F89[ @?6 @7 9:D 36DE 2EEC:3FE6D D9:?65 \ud83d\ude15 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C H:E9 2 F?:E 7F== @7 D9@@E6CD \u2014 9:D D4C66?:?8 23:=:EJ]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw2CE6?DE6:? \ud83d\ude00 E9@F89E @7 2D @?6 @7 E96 36DE D4C66?6CD \ud83d\ude15 E96 }qp[ ?@E @?=J 7@C 9:D A9JD:42=:EJ @? E9@D6 D4C66?D[ 3FE 2=D@ 7@C 9:D 7=6I:3:=:EJ 7@C E96 A6CD@? 96\u2019D D4C66?:?8 7@C]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmx? $F?52J\u2019D 82&gt;6[ w2CE6?DE6:?\u2019D D4C66?\\D6EE:?8 23:=:E:6D 7=@FC:D965 \ud83d\ude15 E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C H:E9 %9F?56C b\\A@:?E D4@C6CD xD2:29 y@6 2?5 y2C65 |4r2:?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw6 DA64:7:42==J 925 DF446DD H:E9 |4r2:? EH:46 H:E9 D4C66?D 96 D6E 2?5 EH@ 52KK=:?8 A2DD6D E@ |4r2:?[ H9@ D4@C65 EH@ b\u2019D @77 @7 E9@D6]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm|4r2:? D4@C65 EH@ b\u2019D H:E9 A2DD6D E92E H6C6 7C@&gt; 369:?5 E96 324&lt; 2?5 36EH66? E96 =68D[ H:E9 D4C66?D E92E 56=2J65 |4r2:?\u2019D 5676?56C =@?8 6?@F89 E@ 86E 677:4:6?E D9@ED @77]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm|4r2:? 2?5 w2CE6?DE6:? 92G6 A=2J65 `_ 82&gt;6D E@86E96C \ud83d\ude15 2 %9F?56C F?:7@C&gt;[ 3FE 2AA62C E@ 92G6 2 4@??64E:@? E92E 92D 366? 4F=E:G2E65 7@C J62CD]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAms2:8?62F=E D2:5 E92E\u2019D 2EEC:3FE65 E@ w2CE6?DE6:? A=2J:?8 H:E9 7:G6 5:776C6?E E62&gt;D \ud83d\ude15 D:I D62D@?D 367@C6 2CC:G:?8 2E ~&lt;=29@&gt;2 r:EJ]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cx E9:?&lt; 2 =@E @7 :E \ud83d\ude00 9:D 6IA6C:6?46D H:E9 2== E96D6 5:776C6?E E62&gt;D 2?5 A=2J6CD 96\u2019D A=2J65 H:E9[\u201d s2:8?62F=E D2:5] \u201cw6\u2019D C62==J EFC?65 D4C66?\\D6EE:?8 :?E@ 2? 2CE 2?5 E96 E9:?8 E92E\u2019D 8C62E 23@FE 9:&gt; \ud83d\ude00 E92E 96 92D 8C62E 2H2C6?6DD @7 H9@ 96\u2019D D6EE:?8 E96 D4C66? 7@C] $@ 9@H 96 A=2JD H:E9 Wy2&gt;6DX w2C56?[ 9@H 96 A=2JD H:E9 r9C:D !2F=[ 9@H 96 A=2JD H:E9 $92: 2?5 qCF?D@? \ud83d\ude00 2== 5:776C6?E]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cWs@?E6X s:&#8217;:?46?K@ H2D E96 8FJ[ 96 C62==J 8@E E92E 8@:?8 H:E9 \ud83d\ude15 }6H *@C&lt; 2?5 ?@H 96\u2019D 42CC:65 E92E @G6C H:E9 xD2:29 Wy@6X 2?5 Wy2C65X |4r2:?]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw2CE6?DE6:? 7@F?5 42C66C\\492?8:?8 DF446DD \ud83d\ude15 }6H *@C&lt;[ H9:49 \ud83d\ude00 9@H 96 6?565 FA H:E9 E96 %9F?56C]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAms:&#8217;6?46?K@[ ?@H H:E9 E96 %:&gt;36CH@=G6D[ 925 A=6?EJ @7 DF446DD 86EE:?8 D4C66?D 2?5 A2DD6D 7C@&gt; w2CE6?DE6:?[ H9:49 92D 42CC:65 @G6C E@ 2DD:DE:?8 y@6 2?5 |4r2:? \ud83d\ude15 :&gt;A@CE2?E &gt;:?FE6D]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%JA:42==J[ w2CE6?DE6:? H:== 7:?5 9:D &gt;:?FE6D H:E9 y@6 2?5 |4r2:? H:E9@FE }qp |&#8217;! $92: v:=86@FD\\p=6I2?56C[ 2C@F?5 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 D64@?5 2?5 7@FCE9 BF2CE6CD]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm$F?52J[ E92E EC:@ H2D @? E96 4@FCE H:E9 A@:?E 8F2C5 p;2J |:E496==[ H9@ 255D 2?@E96C HC:?&lt;=6 E@ E96 %9F?56C\u2019D D64@?52CJ @776?D6 H:E9@FE $vp[ D@&gt;6E9:?8 E92E 4@?E:?F6D E@ 8:G6 ~zr 2? 6586 @G6C @AA@?6?ED]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201c(6 H2?E E@ 36 2 E62&gt; E92E\u2019D 8@E 5:G6CD:EJ 2?5 E92E 8:G6D E96 @AA@?6?ED 2 =@E E96J 92G6 E@ AC6A2C6 7@C[\u201d s2:8?62F=E D2:5] \u201c~?6 H2J E@ 5@ E92E \ud83d\ude00 E@ =6G6C286 E96 DEC6?8E9D @7 E96 8FJD @? E96 4@FCE] $@ H6 42? &lt;:?5 @7 D9:7E 2?5 252AE E@ H9@ H6 92G6 @FE E96C6 2?5 A=2J] xE AFD96D E96 @AA@?6?E E@ 92G6 E@ 562= H:E9 5:776C6?E E9:?8D]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cx E9@F89E E92E 8C@FA =@@&lt;65 C62==J 8@@5 H:E9 E96 EH@ 3:8D @FE E96C6 2?5 EH@ D9@@E6CD] x E9@F89E E92E 8C@FA 492?865 E96 E@?6 @7 E96 82&gt;6]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmw2CE6?DE6:? \ud83d\ude00 2 A=2J6C E92E 255D G2=F6 E@ 2 E62&gt; H:E9@FE D4@C:?8]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmxE\u2019D 3642FD6 96\u2019D 9:89=J\\677:4:6?E @77 E96 32== 3J 8C233:?8 3@2C5D[ D6EE:?8 D4C66?D[ 5@:?8 E96 5:CEJ H@C&lt; E@ &gt;2&lt;6 E96 82&gt;6 7=@H D&gt;@@E96C 7@C E96 C6DE @7 9:D E62&gt;&gt;2E6D \u2014 D@&gt;6E9:?8 E96 E62&gt; 5@6D?\u2019E E2&lt;6 7@C 8C2?E65]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cw6\u2019D G6CJ D6=7=6DD] w6 5@6D?\u2019E 42C6 23@FE 2?JE9:?8 36D:56D H:??:?8 2?5 &gt;2&lt;:?8 E96 82&gt;6 62D:6C 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 6=D6 2C@F?5 9:&gt;[\u201d v:=86@FD\\p=6I2?56C D2:5] \u201cw6\u2019D 2 G6CJ D&gt;2CE 32D&lt;6E32== A=2J6C] xE\u2019D AC6EEJ :&gt;AC6DD:G6[ =:&lt;6 :E\u2019D C2C6 E@ 92G6 9:D D&lt;:==D6E 2?5 x&#8221; 7@C E96 82&gt;6 2E E92E D:K6] &amp;DF2==J A@:?E 8F2C5D 2C6 E96 8FJD H:E9 E96 x&#8221;[ 3FE 96\u2019D 8@E 2 DEFC5J 9625 @? 9:D D9@F=56CD 2?5 F?56CDE2?5D E96 82&gt;6 D@ H6==]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm\u201cuC@&gt; E96 52J 96\u2019D 366? 96C6[ 96\u2019D &gt;256 &gt;J =:76 62D:6C 2?5 2D 2 E62&gt; 62D:6C[ 7@C DFC6]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isaiah Hartenstein can impact a game without getting a point in the box score. He can bat a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3783],"tags":[7,736,1407,6,310,475,179,3966,3965,66,312],"class_list":{"0":"post-662172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oklahoma-city-thunder","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-men","10":"tag-national-basketball-association","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-oklahoma","13":"tag-oklahoma-city","14":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","15":"tag-oklahomacity","16":"tag-oklahomacitythunder","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-thunder"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116242412244105096","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}