First and foremost, all credit for the “Slam Hauser” nickname belongs to NBC Sports Boston’s Brian Scalabrine. I heard it on the broadcast and instantly knew it would be a great name for an article. So, here we are.
Late in the third quarter, the Boston Celtics had a baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) play. Jrue Holiday was the inbounder. It started off with Sam Hauser setting a little pin-in on the interior, allowing Neemias Queta to relocate and receive the inbounds pass.
Hauser then curled toward the perimeter, making use of a Jaylen Brown pin-down exit screen around the top of the arc.