The phrase "assists if" is not standard in written English and may lead to confusion without additional context.
It could be used in conditional statements where assistance is contingent upon a specific condition being met.
Example: "The program assists if the user follows the guidelines provided."
Alternatives: "helps when" or "supports if".
He provided two assists (if you can really call them that – Messi still had to do loads) and opened the game up.
And, says Ian O'Connor at ESPN, assessing the 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists: "If Anthony is forever ripped for failing to make those around him better, Game 2 presented an interesting counterclaim".
LeBron can get you 15 assists if he chooses to or he can score 50 if he wanted to.
James can't do anything less than average 47.3 minutes, plus 12 rebounds and 8.3 assists if the Cavaliers want to win.
All consent forms for patients were available in Portuguese, and a Portuguese-speaking research assistant was available to assist if the patient was illiterate.
Parents were also accompanied by a research assistant during the entire assessment and they were assisted if they had any questions on the measures.
All participants spoke Kiswahili, but we recruited research assistants from the study communities who were fluent in the tribal languages to assist if any confusion with Kiswahili arose.
A US navy fleet off the coast of Japan said it stood ready to assist if requested.
Nutt promised the Liberal party would "fully assist" if the AEC, finance department or any other regulator had queries about Parakeelia.
"Though governments may be less likely to assist if the subject of the request is a government official," said Funk.
On Sunday, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker activated the national guard to assist if necessary, on the request of Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke Jr.
