While the power-up you get is random, it works in a similar fashion to items in Mario Kart. You have to unlock them by winning tournaments in Tournaments Mode. You won’t have all of these power-ups available when you first start playing. Also, all score bonuses stack with other bonuses, so a Perfect Shot will add one point to the bonuses listed below, where applicable. Make sure you don’t go for a push if you’re close to a full Lottery Pick bar or you’ll lose the potential advantage. This is the penalty for pushing instead of just going for a steal or block. It’s also important to note that pushing an opponent will lower your Lottery Picks bar and remove any active power-up. If you want to fill up the Lottery Pick bar as quickly as possible, go for alley-oops and dunks. For example, successful alley-oops will almost always fill up 50 percent of the Lottery Pick bar, while a steal or three-pointers only fill up a small amount of the bar. Some moves will increase the bar more than others. You can fill the Lottery Bar by landing dunks, alley-oops, stealing the ball and blocking shots. The Lottery Pick bar is the blue bar in the upper corners of the screen. In addition, players with higher shooting stats can jump faster or take longer to reach their peak, meaning you need to adjust your release timing to get a Perfect Shot. You have to release earlier in order to score a Perfect Shot on most dunks, again, depending on where you jump from. In this situation it’s too late to release the Shoot button and still get a Perfect Shot. Depending on where you jump from, you may not hit the peak of your jump until you’re at the hoop. Getting Perfect Shot on dunks is a little bit harder because you have to factor in your forward momentum as well. This will also help you to hit normal shots. Just watch for “Late” or “Early” to show up near the hoop to know how you need to adjust your timing. If you’re used to NBA2K or even NBA Jam or NBA Street, the timing to release at the peak of a jump is just a bit earlier than you’re probably accustomed to. Most people miss Perfect Shots before they release the shoot button just a bit too early, but again, this all depends on the type of shot and the player you’re using.ĭue to how the shooting animation works in NBA Playgrounds, you generally want to release a little earlier than you would in other basketball games. If you’re having trouble hitting Perfect Shots, more often than not you need to release the ball a fraction of a second later. If you take a leaning shot it’s harder to time the Perfect Shot bonus. You should also practice taking shots from the same spot on the court and squared up to the hoop. In most cases, as soon as you change players, your timing will be thrown off again. It’s easier to get the timing down if you focus on the same two players for awhile. Once again, it may seem as though you’re releasing late, but you’ll find your percentage of Perfect Shots will increase if you can perfect this technique. While the timing will still vary depending on the player, it’s much easier to adjust to different timings by watching for the brief aerial pause. If you release the shoot button as soon as you see this very slight pause, you’ll have a high probability to hit a Perfect Shot. The best “trick” we’ve found is to look for the slight pause players have just as they reach the peak of a jump shot.
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