ORLANDO – On Wednesday in Dallas, Jonathan Isaac, the Orlando Magic’s blossoming third-year forward, became the third NBA player since 1983-84 to record at least 13 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, six blocks and four steals in a single game. The only other players to accomplish this feat during this period were a pair of Houston Rockets legends, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson.
What made this achievement even more extraordinary was that he compiled those stats against one of the NBA’s premier power forwards, Kristaps Porzingis. The 7-foot-2 Latvian, largely because of Isaac’s stifling defense, was held to 10 points on 4-of-14 shooting from the field and 1-of-5 from 3-point range.