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Sam Hauser

Forward · Boston Celtics · #30

Last: vs Chicago Bulls · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / F
Points per game9.84 games
Rebounds per game3.54 games
Assists per game1.04 games
Threes per game2.84 games
Minutes per game21.54 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average9.8
4 games · 4 with data
11
6
11
11
DETOct 20
NYOct 23
CHIOct 26
BKNOct 27
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-27.

The Edge

Role and usage

Hauser's profile stands out most on true shooting (90th percentile) and potential assists per game (31st percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game21.5 min
38th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate13.7%
22nd percentile of 292 players
True shooting69.6%
90th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game21.8
24th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game1.0
15th percentile of 307 players
Rebound chances per game6.3
30th percentile of 307 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game4.3
84th percentile of 292 players
Potential assists per game2.5
31st percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
3.2 clutch minutes per game · 1 game
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Sam Hauser yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 11.5

11.5
11
6
11
11
CHI
DETOct 20
NYOct 23
CHIOct 26
BKNOct 27
CHInext
Over 0 of 4 · 0%Under 4 of 42026-27 season vs hypothetical 11.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
11.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-27

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 11.5

home, away, back-to-back, 2+ days rest, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 28 FGA

Where he scores

61% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 53%, 18.7 percentage points above the league rate there (17 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area50%▼ 16.2 vs league7% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers50%▲ 15.7 vs league78% of attempts · 22 FGA
  • Mid-range100%▲ 60.0 vs league7% of attempts · 2 FGA · small sample
61%53% FG7%0% FG11%67% FG7%100% FG7%0% FG7%50% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area7% / 29%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)7% / 19%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range7% / 10%2 of 2 · 100% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 37% / 6%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 311% / 5%2 of 3 · 67% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 361% / 31%9 of 17 · 53% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: vs Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Matas Buzelis has guarded him most: 43.0 partial possessions, 3 points on 1 of 8.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Chicago Bulls: the 29th-best defense at a fast pace; generous against forwards on points.

Defensive rating121.7
29th-best defense · soft
Pace107.4 poss
fast · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating105.8
26th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards14.4 per game
generous · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.6 per game
generous · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.6 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.6 per game
generous · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards22.6 per game
generous · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 239 forward-games against CHI · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

4 meetings on record: 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists per game (last on Oct 26). The vs CHI window above shows each game.

CHI injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 30.1 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 41 min+14.3
    Off · 55 min-15.8
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 41 min126.5
    Off · 55 min100.0
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 41 min112.2
    Off · 55 min115.8

Points per 100 possessions · 2 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Fewer than 5 games with BOS this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Recent form

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-27.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.