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Sam Hauser

F · 6′7″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Apr 1, 2026 · BOS 147 @ MIA 129 · Final

Sam Hauser 23 points vs Heat (Apr 1, 2026): 3rd-best of 73 games

ANSWER

23 PTS · 9-of-11 FG · 5-of-7 3P · 0-of-1 FT · 28:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 8.9 PTS · 7.6 FGA · 24.7 MIN, from 72 regular-season games

3rd-best Game Score of 73 games this season: 20.7 against a usual 6.9 (+13.8)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
above usual

No more than 4 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 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Sam Hauser score 23 points?

Sam Hauser scored 23 points against the Heat on Apr 1, 2026 in 28:42: 9-of-11 from the field (81.8%), 5-of-7 from three (71.4%), 0-of-1 on free throws. Before this game, Hauser averaged 8.9 points on 7.6 shots in 24.7 minutes across 72 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-best of 73 games this season. The shot count was 11, against a usual 7.6. The 81.8% from the field compares with a usual 40.5%. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 7.4); two-pointers 8 points (usual 1.3). Hauser played 28:42 against a usual 24.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 26.0, against a usual 10.0. At the Heat, the Celtics won 147-129. 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

Hauser in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (72 games)Change
Minutes28:4224.7+4.0
Points238.9+14.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 81.8%7.6 · 40.5%+3.4 · +41.3
3PA · 3P%7 · 71.4%6.5 · 38.2%+0.5 · +33.2
FTA · FT%0-of-10.3 · 88.9%+0.7
Rebounds33.8-0.8
Assists01.4-1.4
Turnovers00.5-0.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 72 games17.114.6+2.5
Game Score per 36 minutes26.010.0+16.0
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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 (72 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-7)7.4 (2.5-of-6.5)+7.6
Twos8 (4-of-4)1.3 (0.6-of-1.1)+6.7
Free throws0 (0-of-1)0.2 (0.2-of-0.3)-0.2
Total238.9+14.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

20.7 against a usual 6.9 (+13.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.7
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-1.0
Steals and blocks+1.0
Turnovers and fouls+0.6
Total+13.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 73 games, oldest first, this game last: 1.7, 14.6, 4.5, 5.8, 15.9, 4.5, 5.4, 1.4, 0.5, 3.6, -0.6, 2, 2.2, -1.8, 10.9, -0.9, 9.5, 3.6, 12.3, 7.9, 6.9, 6.3, 11.3, 7.4, -5.9, -0.7, 13.3, 4.1, 2.4, 21.6, 1.5, 1.7, 15.3, 4.1, 5.8, 4.1, 17.7, 6.4, 16.1, 22.9, 12.7, 14.1, 16.9, 10.4, 9.2, 11.6, 4.7, -2.7, 8.2, 1.1, 8.6, 15.8, 6.4, 13.1, 3.2, 9.6, 3.3, 12.3, 2.3, 4.1, 10.6, 11.8, 6.1, 7.3, 3.1, 2.2, 0.5, 1.6, 5, 7.6, 5.1, 3.4, 20.7

3rd-best Game Score of 73 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 147-129 at the Heat.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 30, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 15 points (Dec 19, 2025), 17 points (Jan 15, 2026), 2 points (Feb 6, 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.