User Guide

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you get the more likely you’ll have the ball picked by
the defense.
• To call for a pick, press the left thumbstick button. When
your teammate comes out and stands still near you,
dribble past him, using his body to block your defender.
• To call a set play, press the Black button to access the
Offensive Play menu, then press the button that
corresponds to the play you want to call.
POST MODE
• To enter Post mode, press and hold the left trigger. The
ball handler turns his back to the defender in order to
protect the ball.
• While in Post mode, press the D-pad or left thumbstick
into the paint to backdown the defender.
PIVOT MODE
• To enter Pivot mode, press and hold the White button.
The ball handler maintains his dribble but holds his
ground.
• While in Pivot mode, press the D-pad or left thumbstick
to jab step left/right. Try to get the defender to commit,
then go past the other way.
• While in Pivot mode, press the D-pad or left thumbstick
forward to step into the defender while protecting the ball.
Get him on his heels, then crossover right by.
PASSING
• To pass the ball to a teammate, press the D-pad or left
thumbstick in the direction of the player you want to pass
to, then press the A button.
• For more accurate passing, press the Y button to access
teammate icons, then pass to the player you want by
pressing the button that corresponds to his icon.
• For passing on the fly, while dribbling, press the right
thumbstick in the direction of the player you want to pass
to. The pass is automatic.
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ON THE COURT
When both teams are on the court, the arena announcer
introduces the starting five for each team. Following player
intros, the teams line up for the opening jump.
• To bypass player intros and go directly to the opening
jump, press the A button.
Note:The controls described in this section are defaults. For
information on alternate configurations, see Setting
Options on p. 44.
THE OPENING JUMP
To start the game, both teams send their big men to center
court to take part in the opening jump. The referee stands at
center court with the ball, and when he tosses it up, the each
player jumps and attempts to tip the ball to a teammate.
• To go for the tip, press the D-pad in the direction of the
goal you’re defending, then wait for the referee to throw
up the ball, and press the X button. The game is on.
• If you gain possession, get ready to set up your offense.
If you lose the jump, hustle back on defense.
OFFENSE
DRIBBLING
• To dribble the ball, press the D-pad or left thumbstick in
any direction. The ball handler maintains his dribble as he
moves in the direction you choose.
• To run while dribbling, press and hold the right trigger.
• To perform a crossover move and try to get by a defender,
press the B button.
• To fake a defender and go back the other way, press the B
button to start a crossover move, then press Black button
mid-move to quickly reverse back the opposite way.
• To spin past a defender, hold the right trigger to run
toward the defender, then press the B button.
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