NLSC Matchup - The Unlikely Finals - Game 6 Highlights

by **Pdub** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:10 am

Andrew and I will be playing a series of games using our favorite teams through Xbox Live. He will be using the Bulls and I will be using the Clippers in an unlikely finals series. The settings are default, which is all star difficulty and 5 minutes and they are being played using The Finals atmosphere.

Here is an HD video of highlights from Game 1.

by **KDWilliams85** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:31 am

Damn Andrew... you were getting back in it until you left Gordon alone out there on the wing. He's a killer, bro.

by **gangsta4life** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:54 am

Ooooooooooooo, shiny Bulls jerseys...

by **Andrew** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:56 am

I know, I made some serious defensive lapses there. Fun game though, hopefully you guys will find the rest of the series entertaining.

by **XxHyperDunk24** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:23 am

Both of you played great. (Y)

Andrew had two great plays with Luol Deng from 3:35 to 3:54. :applaud:

Pdub absolutely killed it with Eric Gordon though. I'm definitely looking forward to Game 2.

by **Helios3D** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:43 pm

Andrew got burned by Eric Gordon...that Steve Novak 3 was big down the stretch....nice game..looking forward the next game..! (Y)

by **newc** on Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:28 pm

omg.. the comentators haven't changed since nba 06 :O

still looking forward to game2

by **1goal** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:45 am

nice game. I'll be watching the rest of the series.

by **The X** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:53 am

That Steve Novak 3 was a dagger

This thread gives me a reason to come into the Live 2010 section & renewed hope for gameplay for NCAA 2010 (Y)

I'm actually quite impressed with the player versus player games, outside a few shitty animations (scoop layups & that damn skipping that I know Andrew loves since his players always do it

)

Sad thing is if Live had given me a player dynasty mode, I would've picked up the game. Either way, enough whinging, it's looking good for a Live 2011 purchase though (Y)

Keep this thread going. Hope the Bulls can bounce back but there's no stopping Steve Novak :cool:

by **Pdub** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:41 am

In the games I have played, Novak is pretty clutch from the perimeter, as long as I don't over use them.

I killed my video card (spilled water, streamed along desk, fell off desk and sucked in by the case fan onto video card)last night as I started on the game 2 highlights. Thank god it was the only thing from my computer that died. Got a new card today and computer is working so game 2 highlights should be up tonight.

by **Andrew** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:39 am

newc wrote:omg.. the comentators haven't changed since nba 06 :O

They do have new lines as they build upon the bank every year. If they changed the commentators every year, they wouldn't be able to do that.

by **thierryhenry50** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:41 pm

Looking forward to the next game. Nice Finals matchup :lol:

by **Pdub** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:14 pm

Game 2 highlights are done but I can't upload game 2 right now because my internet is going on and off every few minutes.

by **Devin112** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:07 pm

thanks guys, looked like a fun battle.

keep em coming! i'll be using the clipps too

by **newc** on Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:02 pm

Andrew wrote:
newc wrote:omg.. the comentators haven't changed since nba 06 :O

They do have new lines as they build upon the bank every year. If they changed the commentators every year, they wouldn't be able to do that.

well, i'm playing nba live 06, cause my computer is too old for 2k basketball games and comentators act the same in this video as in my nba live 06 game. maybe there are some new lines, but i didn't hear them in this video

by **Andrew** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:02 am

Well, like I said, they're building on the bank of commentary audio each year. That means there are still going to be lines in there that you've heard before. It's not unlike a real NBA broadcast in that respect; it's not like Marv Albert completely changes his nuances, trademark comments and his whole announcing style with each passing NBA season.

Chances are you're not going to hear all the new lines in a seven minute highlight video, you'd actually have to play the game for that. There's a fair bit of chatter about players that is new and updated. Changes have been made since 06 but it's not as though every line is re-recorded or replaced each year. They wouldn't make a lot of progress that way.

by **Pdub** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:59 pm

Game 2

by **Kris** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:10 pm

The game was great guys though i cant stand the shiny jerseys

by **1goal** on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:00 pm

nice game 1-1

by **Pdub** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:45 am

Look how hard I had to work for the Kaman dunk at 3:12. It was my only score of the second quarter due to some mistakes and some great defense by Andrew.

by **XxHyperDunk24** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:18 am

Pdub wrote:Look how hard I had to work for the Kaman dunk at 3:12. It was my only score of the second quarter due to some mistakes and some great defense by Andrew.

That play was very well executed due to fantastic ball movement though.

by **brau** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:39 am

well this looks frankly horrible after seein 2k10 gameplay so often lately

by **The X** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:57 am

brau wrote:well this looks frankly horrible after seein 2k10 gameplay so often lately

I personally wouldn't go that far. I actually thought game 1 gameplay looked sweet. Game 2 not so much. One thing that has to be said is that online doesn't appear laggy like NBA 2k10. Seems this year both games have their pros & cons. For one on one online experience, at the moment Live seems better.

P.S. I own NBA 2k10 for PS3 & not Live 2010

by **Jing** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:16 am

Great series so far, there are some small animations here and there that help it feel authentic at times.

by **Andrew** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:48 pm

brau wrote:well this looks frankly horrible after seein 2k10 gameplay so often lately

I certainly wouldn't deem it horrible to play.

Game 2 was kind of a scrappy affair, I was trying to push the ball a bit more and not setting up for plays quite as much and that led to some sloppy turnovers. Some of the frantic scrambles were fun though, sometimes basketball will break down like that. It wasn't necessarily a pretty game when it was all said and done, I can't take too much credit for the defense as Pat got screwed over on some inside shots that really should've fallen. I think we both had some careless turnovers though and I was fortunate enough to take advantage of them to get a bit of a lead which cushioned against some other sloppy mistakes I made.

by **brau** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:03 pm

well yea maybe i phrased it a lil harsh especially since i havent played it myself. i apologize for my outburst, BUT it seemed as someone dunked the defense had no chance. no contestin a dunk or smth. the offensive player just seemed to fly past everyone. that was a lil weird for me personally

but as u said, its all defaults, so im gon put it on the account of that

by **Pdub** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:16 pm

There is no dunking with no chance in Live 10. It's hard enough just to get off a clean layup without the collision animations getting triggered.

by **Al Ka Pwn** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:31 pm

Sir Andrew's new nickname should be pump fake Pete.

by **Andrew** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:37 pm

brau wrote:well yea maybe i phrased it a lil harsh especially since i havent played it myself. i apologize for my outburst, BUT it seemed as someone dunked the defense had no chance. no contestin a dunk or smth. the offensive player just seemed to fly past everyone. that was a lil weird for me personally

but as u said, its all defaults, so im gon put it on the account of that

No apologies necessary, you're entitled to your opinion. However, I would suggest that videos don't always represent the quality or enjoyment factor of gameplay; even if it's just a demo, your own hands-on experience is a better way to determine whether you like a game or not.

by **bee-boy** on Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:14 pm

i like the series guys. it's interesting to see whats going happen in chicago.

by **Andrew** on Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:44 am

Pressure's on me, I guess.

by **Pdub** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:12 am

Game 3

by **JaoSming** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:14 am

by **Andrew** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:15 am

Not my best performance in that one, plus Pat's defense was awesome to boot. On the other hand, I feel it's very realistic; in the last decade the Bulls have proven themselves quite adept at following up a good performance with an awful one.

by **Al Ka Pwn** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:29 am

Clippers had that paint locked down.

by **Pdub** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:47 am

Notice that I was in a 2-3 zone for most of the second half? The game did that automatically, and since it was working, I didn't switch back to man.

Andrew, you did a crossover with Derrick Rose that I had never seen before. It's not on the highlight video, but it was a quick and very wide cross to the left hand and back to the right that was just sick. I've got to learn how you did that.

It looked like you were lagging a little bit. Some of your shots were late releases and it looked like you wanted to make some of your passes before they happened.

by **1goal** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:15 am

tried to post earlier but my computer froze. Anyway nice game 2-1 and im expecting to see LA repeat only this time it will be the clippers.

by **Andrew** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:05 pm

Pdub wrote:Andrew, you did a crossover with Derrick Rose that I had never seen before. It's not on the highlight video, but it was a quick and very wide cross to the left hand and back to the right that was just sick. I've got to learn how you did that.

Me too, I fluked that one.

by **Jing** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:22 pm

Wow... also had that half court shot, and Brad Miller missing all those gimmies down low. Crazy D in the paint better luck next time Andrew

by **JezzaPJezza** on Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:21 pm

I'm really enjoying the PvP, and actually looking forward to the games in your series. Thanks for posting, Live makes me want to get a PS3, I'm stuck with 2k on the PC but I have feeling about Live . . . Thanks

by **Pdub** on Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:41 pm

Game 4

by **Jing** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:13 am

Nice dunk @ 4:15 and the Baron Davis shot from behind the backboard, too bad it didn't count. What a blowout by Andrew though.

by **Pdub** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:35 am

Game 5

The audio de-syncing is starting to piss me off.

by **Al Ka Pwn** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:36 am

Though break Pdub. Thanks for posting the series you guys.

by **XxHyperDunk24** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:53 am

Andrew just opened a can of whoop-ass on you.

Who's leading the series?

by **Pdub** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:26 am

The Bulls 3-2. Next two games will be at Staples Center, or atleast game 6 is, I think. Based on looking at the Bulls, they would probably have home court advantage if this were real, so maybe if I am able to win game 6, we'll do Bulls at home for game 7.

I seem to do pretty well defensively with the Clippers, but I just can't get any shots to drop, even when I am open. Points for realism, I guess.

by **Andrew** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:49 am

Davis' shot going in from behind the backboard was one of those video game oddities that are cool to see from time to time, stuff that could happen in real life but seldom is reproduced in virtual basketball. Same goes for DeAndre Jordan's dunk that almost rolled out. I'm glad you included both in the reels. (Y)

I was just thinking, it would be nice if in future games you could actually set up and play a proper series against someone online, with automatic stat tracking, recognition in the commentary and the appropriate cutscene when the series is decided.

by **Pdub** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:07 am

I don't know what was up with that dunk. Although the Noah missed dunk looked like a block from Thornton who had his arm up through the rim, I don't think it was counted as one. It was similar to a random pass interception earlier in the series with Baron Davis when I did the "hands up" animation just at the moment you passed the ball and it tipped his hands and he recovered the ball. You don't hear anything from the commentators and wonder if you got the credited statistic.

I also thought about pitching an "online series" between users to EA. Add it to the wishlist.
I will post the team and player series stats when it's over, though. Don't worry about the ending cutscene, I will try to have that covered.

by **Andrew** on Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:18 pm

Yeah, I think ultimately the missed dunk by Noah only counted as a missed field goal attempt. Rim stuffs are a bit too plentiful post-patch in my opinion, happening simply for the sake of having some missed dunks in the game.

by **Pdub** on Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:53 pm

Game 6

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