=========================================== NBA 2K21 (keyboard only) keyboard shortcuts =========================================== First published at 10/1/2020 on https://defkey.com/nba-2k21-keyboard-only-shortcuts NBA 2K21 is a basketball game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. The game has mixed reviews with some criticisms about microtransactions, bugs and lack of originality in the gameplay. Visuals and simulation are generally praised though. NBA 2K21 was released in September and November 2020 for varios platforms including Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 4, Stadia, iOS and Android. NBA 2K21 (keyboard only) has 98 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Offense ------- Space Pass Num 1 Bounce Pass Num 3 Lob Pass Num 5 Shoot Tab Call Play Num + Icon Pass Left Shift Post Up Num Enter Sprint W Move Player Up S Move Player Down A Move Player Left D Move Player Right Num 8 Pro Stick Num 2 Pro Stick Num 4 Pro Stick Num 6 Pro Stick Page Up Call Timeout Page Down Pause Up arrow Gameplay HUD Down arrow OTFC Substitutions Left arrow OTFC Quick Plays / Offense S. Right arrow Points of Emphasis Defense ------- Space Player Swap (closest to ball) Num 1 Take Charge / Flop / Chuck Num 3 Block / Rebound Num 5 Steal Tab Double Team Num + Icon Swap Left Shift Intense-D Num Enter Sprint W Move Player Up S Move Player Down A Move Player Left D Move Player Right Num 8 Hands Up / Shot Contest Num 2 Onball Steal Num 4 Hands Out Left Num 6 Hands Out Right Page Up Intentional Foul Page Down Pause Up arrow Gameplay HUD Down arrow OTFC Substitutions Left arrow OTFC Defensive Sets Right arrow Points of Emphasis Offense Off-Ball ---------------- Space Call for Ball Num 1 Set Screen Num 3 Rebound Num 5 Tell CPU To Shoot Tab Not Used Num + Not Used Left Shift Post Up Num Enter Sprint W Move Player Up S Move Player Down A Move Player Left D Move Player Right Num 8 Off-Ball Cut Num 2 Off-Ball Cut Num 4 Off-Ball Cut Num 6 Not Used Page Up Pause Page Down Gameplay HUD Up arrow OTFC Substitutions Down arrow OTFC Quick Plays / Offense Strategy Left arrow Points of Emphasis Defense Off-Ball ---------------- Space Player Swap Num 1 Take Charge / Flop / Chuck Num 3 Block / Rebound Num 5 Steal Tab Not Used Num + Not Used Left Shift Post Engage Num Enter Sprint W Up S Down A Left D Right Num 8 Deny Ball Num 2 Deny Ball Num 4 Deny Ball Num 6 Deny Ball Page Up Not Used Page Down Pause Up arrow Gameplay HUD Down arrow OTFC Substitutions Left arrow OTFC Defensive Sets Right arrow Points of Emphasis Advanced offense ---------------- Press and hold Tab, use Numpad + to choose Roll vs. Fade and Numpad Enter to choose pick side: Pick control Num 1 Bounce Pass Num 3 Overhead pass Num 1 then Num 1 Flashy pass Num 3 then Num 3 Alley-oop Press and hold Numpad 3 to force selected teammate to make a basket cut, wait for him to get in range or release or Numpad 3 to force the pass early: Lead to basket pass Press and hold Numpad 1 to make the selected receiver cut to the ball handler, release Numpad 1 to pass the ball: Handoff / Pitch pass Num 3 + Num 1 (while standing or driving) Jump pass Press and hold Space to retain control of passer, release Space to pass the ball back to him: Give & Go Num 5 Putback dunk / Layup finish alley-oop (when controlling receiver) Num + + Num 2 Pro Stick Pass Num + + Num 4 Pro Stick Pass Num + + Num 6 Pro Stick Pass Num + + Num 8 Pro Stick Pass Page Up Call Timeout Last modified on (UTC): Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Defkey © All rights reserved.