User Guide

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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
✖ 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, each
player jumps and attempts to tip the ball to a teammate.
• To go for the tip, press the directional button in the
direction of the goal you’re defending, then wait for the
referee to throw up the ball, and press the ■ 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 directional buttons or the left
analog stick in any direction. The ball handler maintains
his dribble as he moves in the direction you choose.
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SELECTING TEAMS
Choose from over 35 teams, including all 29 NBA
franchises, the 2002 NBA all-star teams, and fantasy squads
made up of legends from past decades, and if you created
any new NBA 2K3 teams, they’re here too.
To select teams:
1. Press the directional buttons to move your icon to the
side you wish to control during the game. The Away
team is on the left; the Home team is on the right.
2. Press the L1 button/R1 button to cycle through the teams
until you see the one you want.
• If you assign your name to your controller, you can
save your personal stats. To create a user name, see
(Sega Sports Challenge on p. 51.)
• To assign an existing user name to your controller,
press the L2 button/R2 button to scroll options.
• If you want to customize the game, you can bring up
the Team Options screen and select uniform types,
load any team’s playbook, or choose to play in any
NBA 2K3 arena.
• To access the Team Options screen, press the
●
button. To change an option, Press the directional
buttons to highlight it, then press the
✖ button/●
button to cycle forward/back through choices.
3. Press the START button to continue. ESPN’s Bob Steele
and Rod West breakdown the matchup, while the teams
step onto the court for player introductions.
Note: If you leave all Controller icons in the center of the
screen, the game is played in Simulation mode, which
means all players are computer controlled.