Frustrated by last night's loss that Lakers suffered against Miami Heat? Take the matter into your own hands and experience a realistic basketball experience with NBA Live 06. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, O'neal and all the other famous ones are “in the zone” and they're having the season of their life. Do slam-dunks, 180 degrees spins and dunking contests till you drop dead. White men can't jump? With a PS2 controller, you can be Shaq and do all the tricks that the man himself does in the All-Star games. Here's a couple of tips for the noobies that don't know how things are in the big league:

Easy points:
To get easy points in Dynasty, Play Now, or any other mode, get an outside scorer and press L1 + Square. He will put the ball behind his back and lay it up. It cannot be stopped even by an inside stopper and always works.

Slam Dunk Contest points:
When in the Slam Dunk Contest, tap Square, then hold Circle to do MJ’s 1988 Slam Dunk. If you do it from the free throw line, it is an automatic 50.

Hold L1 + R1, then press Square (2), Triangle to do the Vince Carter arm in the rim. If you hold it for a few seconds, he will put his arm pit in the rim for a 50 if you are lucky.

To do a 720 dunk for an automatic 50, while holding the R1 dunk modifier, run toward the basket and press the one foot 180 gather (Triangle). As soon as the gather motion starts, quickly rotate the Left Analog-stick counter-clockwise twice then press the Windmill Dunk (Triangle) again. Release Triangle just before completing the first rotation and you will automatically complete the second rotation. You will always get a 50 for completing this dunk. Note: The R1 modifier must be held for the entire dunk. Also, you must complete the 720 motion before pressing Triangle the second time to dunk.

To do an under the legs reverse dunk, starting from the corner of either baseline, run toward the basket and press the two foot 180 gather (X) just as you reach the word „HOUSTON*06” along the baseline.

As soon as you start the gather motion, hold Pump Slam (Circle) button, releasing Circle as soon as the ball passes under the legs and make contact with the player’s other hand. The timing is difficult and you will probably get hung on the rim until you get the timing correct. However, this dunk is also a 50 if you land it. Note: When you perform this dunk, make sure you are running in the red out of bounds area behind the goal and not on the court or the judges may only give you a 49.

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Here's an All-Star contest, 2006 version. Great commentary, great tricks: