Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. Josue got his start as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com. He grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media, where he is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be in a tough environment as they take on the Golden State Warriors on the road.

Somehow, the Oklahoma City Thunder's biggest free agent signing in franchise history has still gone under the radar in the grand scheme of its 37-8 campaign at

Isaiah Hartenstein is on pace to make franchise history for the Thunder in 2024-25. He's played in 25 games for Oklahoma City.

The Thunder (37-8) enter the contest well-rested. They're fresh off a two-day break. Last time out, they collected a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points and Isaiah Hartenstein returned from a five-game absence due to a calf strain.

The Thunder have hit the Over in eight of 10, and the Warriors have gone Over in three of four. Despite both teams hitting the Under or pushing in at least half of their games this season, the head-to-head record points to a high-scoring affair.

There is no doubt the Oklahoma City Thunder are living up to the preseason hype. As most projected the Thunder to win the Western Conference and a few were bold

The narratives around the Oklahoma City Thunder this season has predominantly fallen back on the play of MVP candidate, and the league's leading scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Needless to say, that's fair in many respects.

The Warriors have struggled with three losses in their last five games. They've felt the absences of Green and Kuminga. Meanwhile, the Thunder are well-rested with a two-day break. This is also the healthiest they've looked all season. Barring Curry going supernova, expect Gilgeous-Alexander to collect another win against Golden State.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is out at least a week with a calf issue and will be re-evaluated after that.

Although he has played a small sample size of games, Hartenstein has proved to be everything the Thunder had wished for, and more.