Alex Caruso

Presti also signed Isaiah Hartenstein and inked Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins to long-term deals

Hartenstein was solid as a scorer and rebounder, but Monday's game was another instance in which the Thunder decided to go small in crunch time. Hartenstein was an observer from the bench, while Oklahoma City decided to use Chet Holmgren (12/6/2/1/4) as the center with Alex Caruso entering the lineup. Holmgren had a chance to extend Oklahoma City's lead to three with 9.5 seconds remaining, but his two misses were followed by Aaron Gordon's game-winning three. Hartenstein's playing time will be fine, but the way he's used in this series will be worth watching, especially when Nikola Jokic is as dominant as he was in Game 1. The Thunder host Game 2 on Wednesday.