Shoot
PC keyboardHold E
Xbox controllerHold X
PlayStationHold Square
Hold the shot input rather than tapping it.
THE PLAYBOOK / INPUTS
Practical Basketball Controls.
Hold E to shoot on PC, X on Xbox, or Square on PlayStation. For a driving dunk, the official inputs are Shift + Space, RT + Y, and R2 + Triangle.
Sources reviewed · Public Alpha
Find your input.
Read the whole input: + means hold inputs together; “then” means a sequence. LS is the left stick. Flicking the right stick is different from clicking RS/R3 down.
Shooting
Holding and tapping the same button produce different actions.
Pump fake
PC keyboardTap E
Xbox controllerTap X
PlayStationTap Square
Use a brief tap. A held input continues into a shot.
Moving shot
PC keyboardShift + A or D + hold E
Xbox controllerMove left or right + RT + hold X
PlayStationMove left or right + R2 + hold Square
Move in the chosen direction with the sprint modifier held.
Fadeaway
PC keyboardShift + S + hold E
Xbox controllerMove backwards + RT + hold X
PlayStationMove backwards + R2 + hold Square
The movement direction is backwards.
Off-dribble shot
PC keyboardA or D + hold E
Xbox controllerMove left or right + hold X
PlayStationMove left or right + hold Square
The official input omits the sprint modifier used for a moving shot.
Official reference: PC inputs · Controller inputs
Layups, dunks & gathers
Approach and movement state are part of the input.
Layup
PC keyboardRun to the rim + hold E
Xbox controllerRun to the rim + hold X
PlayStationRun to the rim + hold Square
Carry the ball toward the paint before holding the finish input.
Driving dunk
PC keyboardShift + hold Space
Xbox controllerRT + hold Y
PlayStationR2 + hold Triangle
Run toward the paint or rim. The PC source explicitly says to hold Space to time the dunk.
Standing dunk
PC keyboardHold Space
Xbox controllerHold Y
PlayStationHold Triangle
This is the standing-finish input. It does not establish a required attribute or guarantee a dunk.
Euro step
PC keyboardShift + double-tap E
Xbox controllerRT + double-tap X
PlayStationR2 + double-tap Square
Use while running toward the rim or paint.
Hop step
PC keyboardShift + tap E
Xbox controllerRT + tap X
PlayStationR2 + tap Square
Use while running toward the rim or paint. Tap once rather than twice.
Spin gather
PC keyboardDouble-tap E
Xbox controllerDouble-tap X
PlayStationDouble-tap Square
Use while running toward the rim or paint, without the listed sprint modifier.
Official reference: PC inputs · Controller inputs
Passing, lobs & screens
On PC, numbers 1–4 select teammates. On a controller, use the teammate icon shown on screen.
Overhead pass
PC keyboardPress 1, 2, 3 or 4
Xbox controllerHold RB + teammate icon
PlayStationHold R1 + teammate icon
Select the intended teammate. Controller face-button icons are shown by the game.
Chest pass
PC keyboardShift + 1, 2, 3 or 4
Xbox controllerHold RB + RT + teammate icon
PlayStationHold R1 + R2 + teammate icon
Add the sprint/trigger modifier to the teammate selection.
Bounce pass
PC keyboardDouble-tap 1, 2, 3 or 4
Xbox controllerHold RB + double-tap teammate icon
PlayStationHold R1 + double-tap teammate icon
Double-tap the target selection, rather than pressing it once.
Self alley-oop / self lob
PC keyboardF
Xbox controllerHold LB + click RS
PlayStationHold L1 + click R3
RS/R3 here means clicking the right stick down. The PC F key also has a different use after a timed finish.
Alley-oop to a teammate
PC keyboardT + teammate number
Xbox controllerHold LB + RB + teammate icon
PlayStationHold L1 + R1 + teammate icon
Choose a teammate. This is a teammate lob, separate from a self lob.
Set a screen
PC keyboardHold T
Xbox controllerHold B
PlayStationHold Circle
Hold the screen input. On PC, adding a teammate number changes T into the lob command.
Official reference: PC inputs · Controller inputs
A few stationary dribbles
Read the starting ball hand before choosing a direction. D-pad and right-stick inputs are documented separately in the official channel.
Hesitation — right hand
PC keyboardC
Xbox controllerD-pad right or flick RS right
PlayStationD-pad right or flick right stick right
Start with the ball in your right hand. A hesitation keeps the direction; a crossover changes hands.
Hesitation — left hand
PC keyboardZ
Xbox controllerD-pad left or flick RS left
PlayStationD-pad left or flick right stick left
Start with the ball in your left hand.
Crossover — right to left
PC keyboardZ
Xbox controllerD-pad left or flick RS left
PlayStationD-pad left or flick right stick left
Start with the ball in your right hand. The same direction can mean a hesitation from the other hand.
Crossover — left to right
PC keyboardC
Xbox controllerD-pad right or flick RS right
PlayStationD-pad right or flick right stick right
Start with the ball in your left hand.
Stepback
PC keyboardX
Xbox controllerD-pad down or flick RS down
PlayStationD-pad down or flick right stick down
Use a single input from a stationary dribble.
Snatchback
PC keyboardX, then X
Xbox controllerD-pad down twice or flick RS down twice
PlayStationD-pad down twice or flick right stick down twice
Enter the direction twice in sequence, rather than holding it.
Official reference: PC dribbles · D-pad dribbles · Right-stick dribbles
Post basics
Keep the post modifier held for the post actions below.
Post up
PC keyboardHold G
Xbox controllerHold LT
PlayStationHold L2
Release the modifier to exit the post stance.
Dropstep
PC keyboardHold G + direction + double-tap E
Xbox controllerHold LT + LS direction + double-tap X
PlayStationHold L2 + LS direction + double-tap Square
Choose a movement direction while keeping the post modifier held.
Post fade — backwards
PC keyboardHold G + Shift + S + hold E
Xbox controllerHold LT + RT + LS down + hold X
PlayStationHold L2 + R2 + LS down + hold Square
The official list permits either starting ball hand for the backwards fade.
Official reference: PC post moves · Controller post moves
If the move comes out differently.
- Check hold versus tap. The shot button also produces a pump fake. A second tap can change a gather into another action.
- Check your starting state. Stationary, sprinting, post stance and triple threat are different contexts. The same key can perform different actions.
- Check the ball hand. For example, Z is the documented PC crossover from right to left, but a hesitation with the ball already in the left hand.
- Check the input device. The official controller list includes use on console, PC and mobile with a controller. It does not establish a separate touchscreen layout.
A command alone does not prove your build meets a move’s attribute requirements. This reference does not certify dunk thresholds, animation unlocks or a particular camera setting.
Where these bindings come from.
These selected inputs were read directly from Community Manager irvdan’s posts in the developer’s controls channel on October 31, 2026. The core PC and controller posts show edits dated December 24, 2025; the post-move references show October 14, 2025. This is the developer’s documented reference, not a claim that every move has been independently retested in the public Alpha.
Some advanced source lines contain conflicting direction labels. Those entries are left out of this quick reference. Open the complete official controls channel if you need an action not listed here. Discord may require sign-in and server access.
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