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Suns make more hoops unassisted in NBA rarity

The Suns are wonderful about assisting a fallen teammate off the floor. They have back-line defenders who assist a teammate beaten off the dribble.

With the most fundamental assist of basketball, however, they are lacking.

The Suns score most of their baskets unassisted, and could join the 2012-13 Suns as the only NBA teams to register that statistic since 2011-12 when Oklahoma City reached the Finals with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

The Suns have been a low-assist team in recent years because of their roster emphasis on scoring guards, including the current trio of Eric Bledsoe, Devin Booker and Brandon Knight.