NBA 2K25, which is loved by NBA fans, has officially met with everyone two days ago. I believe that you must be using various methods to get high scores in a game. Whether in the real court or in the virtual court in NBA 2K25, mastering some scoring skills is of great help to players and teams.

In NBA 2K25, the best and most iconic way to score is dunk. But it is not applicable in all situations. At this time, you can perform an Alley-Oop with your teammates. These two methods together are definitely a great threat to the opposing team! Fortunately, these two methods are not very difficult to operate in the game, so this guide will start with how to perform dunks and Alley-Oop. This guide is only for reference, and the specific operation steps can be appropriately modified according to your habits. Without further ado, bring your outstanding players enhanced with 2K25 MT Points to learn how to dunk and perform Alley-Oop!

How To Dunk?

Like the functions in all games in NBA 2K series, there are two ways to shoot. One is to use Sqaure/X button, and the other is to shoot directly with the right joystick. It is worth mentioning that these two operation methods have no effect on the accuracy of the dunk, so you can choose anyone.

When you start preparing to dunk, you need to hold down R2 or right trigger on the controller to make the player you control sprint to the basket. Then, when you are close to the basket, hold down Sqaure/X button or the up and down buttons on the right joystick to let the player shoot.

It should be noted here that the dunk animation will only be triggered when you are close enough to the basket itself. So you can hold down the dunk button while sprinting, and the dunk animation will be triggered once the player enters the dunk range.

If the opponent’s defender blocks you when sprinting, you have to think carefully about the next situation: continue to dunk or give up this operation? If your player is taller than the defender, you can continue to attack, but if he is the same height or not as tall as the defender, you can choose to find a gap to breakthrough as soon as possible, or pass the ball you hold to other players.

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How To Do An Alley-Oop?

If you have various problems preventing you from scoring in the dunk just now, you can try the expanded air relay in NBA 2K25. In this action, you can pass the ball to your teammate in the air, or your teammate passes it to you, to avoid the opponent’s defensive player stealing it.

This operation is often seen in real games. For example, the famous star LeBron James has used this operation in many important scoring moments. Next, let’s take a look at how to pass the ball to teammates in the air and catch the pass from teammates in the air in NBA 2K25. What you need to remind you here is that Alley-Oop will test the shooting ability of your players more than dunks, so if your player has low shooting attribute values, you can use NBA 2K25 MT to invest in and upgrade him.

Alley-Oop To Other Players

Before doing this operation, you need to pay attention to whether the teammate who passed the ball to you has entered the painted area under the basket. If it is already in the area, you can double-click Triangle/Y button to let the ball you hold rise.

Next, you need to press Square/X or the right joystick to let the other player catch the ball steadily and let him dunk. This is the most difficult of all the operations, and may require you to practice several times, or use some NBA 2K25 MT Coins to enhance the speed of this player’s movement.

If you try to pass the ball to other players in the air many times, you will find it helpful to set up a barrier before performing this operation, so that your target player has enough opportunity and time to rush to the basket, and it will also catch the opposing defense off guard.

Alley-Oop From Other Players

Besides passing the ball to other players in the air, you can also Alley-Oop from other players. The operation method of this differs slightly from the previous ones. Your teammate needs to toss the ball up, but the goal is not to score, but to make the ball bounce off the backboard. At this time, you can pick up and dunk the bounced ball back into the basket. This is a completed standard Alley-Oop.

If you want to complete this operation, you first need to control the player who tosses the ball and press X+O or A+B to toss the target ball up. Then you can press Square/X or the right joystick to perform the dunk operation again, which will safely put the ball into the basket and score.

Here I need to remind you that Alley-Oop action is best performed in a 1v1 situation. If you face too many defenders, your operation of this set of actions will be very easily interrupted, and the ball you hold will also be stolen.

The above are the two important scoring skills in NBA 2K25 - Dunk and Alley-Oop. You can find some free time to practice repeatedly in the practice field, because these two skills are very important for you to score on the court. I wish you win more games in NBA 2K25!