Trouble attacking and defending in NBA 2K21? Here are some tips and tricks to become unbeatable and defeat all online opponents.
For basketball fans, the annual appointment with the release of the NBA 2K title has become a sort of ritual to be respected: with over twenty years of experience on the shoulders, the video game has become the reference point for all those who love ball into wedges. The series produced by Rockstar Games is not only the reference point for those who love basketball, but for all those who are looking for a video game dedicated to sport. For several years now NBA 2K has been considered by the sector press and by gamers themselves, the best videogame dedicated to sport. The success obtained by the videogame is based on a very high level gameplay that perfectly reproduces the games of the strongest players in the world, a graphics with few equals and many game modes, including My Career that allows you to wear the tank top of a player out of American college and taking his first steps in the professional world.
NBA 2K21 moves on the rut traced by the previous chapters: the gameplay has been slightly improved with the introduction of a new bar to load the shot, the movements of the baskets are more fluid, and new features have been added in the game modes. For example, in My GM, the player will have a greater number of statistics to decide which basketball player to choose in the Draft and will have the possibility to also select classic players such as Karim Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
While the changes from the past have been minimal, a period of adaptation to NBA 2K21 gameplay is required. If you were a champion in NBA 2K18, it doesn't mean you will be champions in this new chapter as well. If you can no longer defend or your offensive schemes collide with the opponent's defenses, now is the time to read a guide with some tips and tricks to become a champion in NBA 2K21. In our NBA 2K21 Next Gen guide, you will find useful tips on how to attack a man defense, on how to defend the physical dominance of the NBA champions, and you will discover some tricks on how to build the perfect roster in My GM and My Team.
Modern basketball is essentially based on an offensive scheme: the pick & roll. It is a very simple scheme, but from which most of the offensive solutions arise. In NBA 2K21, to call the pick & roll just press the L1 / LB button on the joypad and wait for the long one to come towards you to block the opposing defender and free space for the little one. The videogame offers different possibilities of attack on the pick & roll: you can unload the ball on the weak side after passing the block, throw three as soon as you get rid of the defender, wait for the roll of the long to give him a ball under the basket. Among all these possibilities, it will be necessary to choose the best from time to time according to the defensive positioning of our opponents.
Get familiar with the new shot loading bar
One of the most important innovations in NBA 2K21 is the new bar for loading the shot: when we go to throw the shot from the bow or from under the basket an icon will appear next to the player's hands. To have a better chance of making a shot, it will be necessary to stop the loading of the shot when the bar is completely full. Succeeding, however, is more complicated than you might think: each player has a different shooting mechanic and the loading of the shot is more or less fast. If you want to become unbeatable, our advice is to immediately familiarize yourself with the new shooting mode of NBA 2K21.