NBA 2K25 PC Keyboard Controls Guide

You’ve got NBA 2K25 and wanna dominate with your keyboard & mouse? Don’t worry!! We’ll explain the default controls so you can start nailing three-pointers and slamming dunks on your rivals. If the default setup doesn’t work for you, you can adjust it in the game’s settings. Hit up Main Menu, slide into Options, smack Control Settings, and you’re good to hoop in your style…

Basic Offense and Defense Controls

Move Player: W, A, S, D

PRO STICK™ (Dribble Moves / Passing / Shooting): Numpad 2, 4, 6, 8

HardStop/Post-Up/Protect: Left Shift

Pick Controls/Call Play: Tab

Sprint: Numpad Enter

Flashy Pass, Handoff/Pitch Pass, Bounce Pass: Numpad 1

Icon Pass: Numpad +

Pass/Skip Pass: Spacebar

Shoot/Pump Fake/Hop/Spin Gather: Numpad 5

Lob Pass/Alley-Oop/Lead to Basket: Numpad 3

Offensive Game Plan: Right Arrow

Defensive Game Plan: Right Arrow (in Defense mode)

Gameplay HUD: Up Arrow

OTFC Substitutions: Down Arrow

OTFC Offensive Strategy: Left Arrow

OTFC Defensive Strategy: Left Arrow (in Defense mode)

Advanced Controls

And once you’re ready to ball like the big league:

Layup Finish Alley-Oop/Putback Dunk (while controlling the receiver): Numpad 5

Call Timeout: Page Up

Jump Pass: Numpad 5 + Spacebar

Pause: Page Down

Call for Ball: Spacebar

Set Screen: Numpad 1

Instruct the CPU to Shoot: Numpad 5

Off-Ball Cut: Numpad 2, 4, 6, 8

Chuck: Numpad 1

On-Ball Steal: Numpad 2

Deny Ball: Numpad 2, 4, 6, 8

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