Attacking and Defending
You can try out some advanced trips and tricks as well such perform a pick and roll which is a great move to pass the ball to your teammates. You can perform this move by pressing the left bumper and move the player towards the player under your control. This is a great offense move and you must practice to master this move as it helps in keeping the ball secure under tight situations.
You can pass the ball around easily to any player by aiming your throw by using the left analog stick. It is wise to keep close to other team players and not be surrounded by enemy players while you are on the offense. Keep passing the ball between players who have some open space to make some advancement towards the hoop.
If you want to change the player while you are playing defense, you can simply press the A button on Xbox or X button on PlayStation to quickly switch to the player who is closest to the ball. This is again a very helpful feature and one that you should be aware of. Always make this a habit to use this shortcut to choose the player nearest to the ball so you can tackle the opposition in time.
On defense, you should always be aware about the player whom you need to defend. This is made very easy in NBA 2K20 as there will a blue arrow pointing towards the players who has the ball and you should be defending. This feature is very helpful as sometimes you might lose sight of the player with ball among all the activity going on the screen.
You can also raise your hands up to block a player who is trying to score by holding down the left trigger. This will allow you to block the player or his shot while he is in the paint. This is yet another important move that you need to know.