Sega NBA 2K User Manual page 6

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Pump Fakes
To get an open shot, tap the Shoot button
An "uncontested" shot has a much higher probability of going in, so if you wait until your
defender is on his way back down before you initiate your shot, your odds of making the
shot will greatly improve.
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To perform a "Show and Go", try doing a pump fake, then
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when your defender has gone for the fake, you can quickly
drive around him to the basket.
NOTE: A show and go is only possible, if you have not already used your dribble.
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Calling for Pick
Try having a teammate set a pick for you to get that pesky defender off. To do this,
hit the , and then the trigger button – your nearest teammate will create a wall
D-Pad L
for you to go around to shed your defender.
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and pump fake the defender into the air.
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Playcalling
Each team has 16 plays in their playbook.
You can select from (4) plays via the in-game
playcall menu, which is brought up by pressing
the D-Pad . From there you call the play you
want with the corresponding button. If you want
to assign different plays to the playcall menu, you
do so in the coach/playbook menu. While in the
game press D-Pad and then A , B , X or
activate a particular play.
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If you have memorized which plays are on which button, it is
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not necessary to even view the menu. Hit the D-pad and the
corresponding button immediately afterwards, before the menu comes up.
Y
X B
A
Y to
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