NBA Playoffs 2018: Top 10 role players who'll make a difference

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#8 Darren Collison

Indiana Pacers v Phoenix Suns
Collison guarded by Tyler Ulis of the Phoenix Suns

Darren Collison has been quietly putting up a statistical season that belongs to the dreams of fans obsessed with statistical efficiency.

He's scoring 12.4 points per game on 49.5% field goal percentage, a league-leading 46.8% 3-point percentage and 88.2% from the free throw line - a near 50-40-90 statline achieved only by 7 players since the introduction of the 3-point line in 1979.

Collison has been a vital cog in the Pacers team that will finish fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. In addition to making field goals at career-best efficiency levels, Collison has also been a solid playmaker with 5.3 assists per game this year.

The Pacers will need him at his efficient best if they are to have any chance of progressing through to the second round of the playoffs.

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