NBA 2K20 Defensive Guide


It can be said that defense in the NBA 2k20 is more important than offense, which can prevent your opponent from scoring easily. For the player, the key is to learn defensive control. There are many types of defense controls in the game. These range from the defensive, advanced defense, and off-ball defense. This guide also has prepared a series of defensive skills for the fans to make the players perform better in the game. For details, please visit here.
 
Below is a list of all the controls for the basic defense:

Defense
Name Details
Hands up Move the right analog and then hold it in the up position
Hands out Move the right analog and then hold it to the left or right
Player Swap Tap X towards to take the pointer to another defender who is near the ball
Intense-D Tap and hold L2 to get a lower defensive stance
Steal Tap square when you are near a dribbling player
Block Tap triangle
Crowd Dribbler Tap and hold L2 and then move left analog towards the dribbling player
Fast Shuffle Tap and hold L2 and R2, and then move left analog wherever you want
Flop Double press circle
Take Charge Tap and hold the circle
Vertical Contest The first move left analog stick away from the player and hold it, then press triangle
Swat Block Hold R2 and then press triangle
Shot Contest Move right analog up and then release
Icon Swap Tap R1 and then tap the action button of the defender you want
Post-Pull Chair Move left analog away from the handler, then release
On ball Steal Move right analog down and then release

Here are some top defensive tips in the NBA 2k20, as follows:

Always Contest Shots

To know when to contest, you will need to watch your player's feet, only committing to a contest once one of your player's feet have left the ground: Use Triangle/ Y or flick RS up quickly to contest the shot – but remember that with the increased focus on manual defending, timing is everything. Flicking RS to contest shots take some getting used to, but tend to work better as your thumbs are already on both sticks.

The shot contest buttons are also for blocking, so if you are defending close to the player there's a good chance you'll get a hand on the ball. If you find yourself committing fouls too often, use the 'vertical contest' instead: If you move LS away from the shooter while contesting for the ball, your player will jump straight up, which eliminates the chance of fouling. This will influence the 'openness rating' of the shot, lowering the chances that it will land.

Force turnovers

To catch out a reckless dribbler is to force a turnover through fouls, or other means. The opponents who rinse their superstars, using their offensive flair far too often and predictably, end up forcing it in sticky one-to-one situations with defenders.

In this situation, force a turnover by taking a charge, which can be done by holding down Circle/ B. And while we do not endorse floppers, you can take the impact by double-tapping Circle/ B.

Don't lose the ball handler


In a game, you can only control one player at any given time. We recommend switching to the defender that is marking the ball handler by pressing X/ A. As soon as the ball leaves their hands, you can switch to the next defender.

With some practice, you can still disrupt lanes by stealing incoming passes and boxing out offensive rebounders by holding L2/ LT when you switch.

Remember that it's a bad idea to leave the CPU on a dribbler for more than a few seconds – although the CPU is a competent defender, they won't play anywhere near as tight as when you are manually controlling the closest defender.

Make them work for it

The number one objective of defense is to stop the ball from going in the hoop. While staying with the ball handler and getting your hands up for shots is a start, you will also have to force the offense into lower percentage situations.

Using 'fast shuffle' (by holding down both triggers) allows you to stay in a defensive stance and lockdown dribbling lanes.

Around the perimeter and in the corners, tap Circle/ B to physically nudge the dribbler back. This move can force dribblers out of bounds, messing with their balance and giving you time to contest the ball.

Takeover

Each player has at least one type of 'Takeover', and three out of the nine possible boosts are related to defense (these are lockdown defender, rim protector, and dominant rebounder).

The 'Takeover' feature is triggered when you play well with a player for a consistent stretch. Pay particularly close attention to the lockdown defender boost (represented by the symbol of a lock) as you have a greater chance of blocking shots and creating steals when it's activated.

If you want to practice your new-found defensive abilities, activate the in-game tutorials or utilize '2KU' in the main menu.

Pick their pocket


The other area of defense that has changed a lot in recent years is steals – too often in past editions did a reasonable steal attempt result in a reach-in foul or something that made even less sense.

To attempt a steal, click Square/ X, or when crowding the dribbler, flick RS down.

Play Off-ball

Do you want to play off-ball? your opponent proves that to you they can be the CPU defense so you really shouldn't feel any shame and you do need skill and timing to win playing off-ball.

Be Active

the next tip is you need to be active on defense no matter playing off the ball or on the ball, being active with the big man to make the ball handler decisive or even though like fast breaks, streaking open and click on the nearest defender and try to intercept it, although the on-ball computer defense is great to share your success playing defense is still going to come down to your decisions and how fast you make them

Know Your Opponent


The last tip you must get is to know your opponent and how you want them to beat you, having a right defensive settings is a huge part in having a computer play, except for the opponent, how you want and what you're willing to give up in order to get the last victory are also what we should think in the game.

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