Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault was impressed by his team’s defense limiting the Portland Trail Blazers’ leading scorers and its poise to remain relentless against their role players.

Hartenstein finished with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, 11 rebounds and six assists. He shot 4-of-9 from the free-throw line. The double-double machine picked up right where he left off from a five-game absence due to a calf strain.

LOS ANGELES – Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 35 points as the Thunder grabbed a bounce-back 118-108 victory in Portland on Jan 26 to push their National Basketball Association-best record to 37-8 but his teammate Isaiah Hartenstein said the Canadian’s defensive skills are underappreciated.