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Isaiah Hartenstein

C-F · 7′0″ · Current team: Oklahoma City Thunder

Regular season · Nov 13, 2026 · OKC 112 @ LAC 113 · Final

Isaiah Hartenstein 21 points vs Clippers (Nov 13, 2026)

ANSWER

21 PTS · 9-of-10 FG · 3-of-4 FT · 30:21 MIN

Usual before this game: 8.3 PTS · 6.8 FGA · 24.8 MIN, from this season's 12 games plus last season's average, counted as 4 games

Game Score 25.2 against a usual 10.1 (+15.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Isaiah Hartenstein score 21 points?

In 30:21 against the Clippers on Nov 13, 2026, Isaiah Hartenstein scored 21 points: 9-of-10 from the field (90.0%), 3-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, the usual line was 8.3 points on 6.8 shots in 24.8 minutes: this season's 12 games plus last season's average, counted as 4 games. The shot count was 10, against a usual 6.8. Hartenstein shot 90.0% from the field, against a usual 52.4%. From two-pointers, 18 points against a usual 7.1; from free throws, 3 points against a usual 1.2. Playing time was 30:21, against a usual 24.8 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 29.9, against a usual 14.7. Rebounds: 16, against a usual 9.9. At the Clippers, the Thunder lost 113-112. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.

Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works

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What changed

Hartenstein in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes30:2124.8+5.6
Points218.3+12.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%10 · 90.0%6.8 · 52.4%+3.2 · +37.6
FTA · FT%3-of-41.6 · 75.0%+2.4
Rebounds169.9+6.1
Assists63.6+2.4
Turnovers21.7+0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 12 games19.015.9+3.1
Game Score per 36 minutes29.914.7+15.2
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Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Twos18 (9-of-10)7.1 (3.5-of-6.6)+10.9
Free throws3 (3-of-4)1.2 (1.2-of-1.6)+1.8
Total218.3+12.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

25.2 against a usual 10.1 (+15.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+12.4
Rebounds+2.2
Assists+1.7
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-0.8
Total+15.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 3.1, 2.5, 11, 19.1, 12.9, 7.9, 9.8, 9.6, 3.8, 10.1, 10.1, 16.9, 25.2

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Thunder lost 113-112 at the Clippers.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 11, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season: 12 points (Oct 25, 2026).
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.