In game statics

I have playd some games of slayer and free for all, and i looked at the in game statics and they did show

Points Assist Death

Why assist and not kills in these two gametypes where kills is everything??

points is probably kills, but pause the game to see your kills

Points = kills, -1 for suicides and betrayals. Pause to see your kills assists and KDA in game

oh

thats why