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Dunk-Off Trophy

Dunk-Off Trophy

Defeat any challenger in a Dunk-Off.

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How to unlock the Dunk-Off Trophy achievement in NBA 2K10 - Definitive Guide

Ok since they patched this, it really isn't that difficult. So start the game and choose your player. I chose Lebron. And for the next 3 players make sure they are retro players, or just players that aren't superstars. The reason being is because there are challengers like T-mac, Kobe, J Richardson, and I don't know the rest. So to be safe pick 80's or 70's players.
Then control every player. Pick your fist player to win it all. When you start off, do a simple dunk. When it comes to the next three players, do a simple dunk but don't press RT. you will miss the dunk. Do it again with your replacement dunk. This will save you about 15 seconds of time for each of the three players. And trust me it adds up. Keep going until your first player wins and your other retro players get knocked out.
Now if you're lucky the challenger will come. I've heard it said that it's random, but for me he came after every 4th time I won the contest. Now this is where the tough part comes in. In order to get enough points to win, which is in the mid 90's, you have to place a prop, throw an alley hoop, jump over the prop, and then throw the hammer down.
The worst part is that only certain dunks work over certain props. There are only 2 dunks in the dunk-off, so here's what I did. My first dunk I placed 5 tires, and then threw the ball and pressed down as my gather, and then down again as my finish. I got a 94. T-mac was my challenger and he got like an 89 or something. Then for my last dunk I placed a construction rail and pressed left as my gather and then right as my finish. I got a 91 I think. I ended up winning by 2 points. Which was probably lucky. So you should probably practice different dunks with different props, and then try them out in the dunk contest, before you attempt the challenger. Ok this is it. Use this strategy to get this pre-glitched achievement. I hope I helped adding to a future 1k.
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30 Jan 2010 23:10

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Austin Carr is the shit!!
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By ClevelandFan on 29 Apr 2010 23:14
Done it! Yea, what you writed here should work real nice. Simple tricks, and after challanger shows first I used bench->alley->Down->Half circle from right clockwise. 97, he get 96.
I was lucky because he did not make his 2nd dunk, but still I made two circles counter clockwise and get 98, so still win.
Good luck
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By gPiOrzeL on 02 Feb 2010 09:10
Handy guide, but what really won me over was the Austin Carr reference! "Throw the hammer down!"
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By pronk48mvp on 17 Feb 2010 02:25
Ha, you know it dude Cavs all the way
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By PapaTheHut on 17 Feb 2010 23:45
Dude! I just got so lucky...Kobe was the challenger, and the game glitched. He didnt even ATTEMPT a first dunk. So I kicked his ass lol.
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By ClevelandFan on 30 Apr 2010 02:58
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Defeat any challenger in a Dunk-Off.
This is one of the harder achievements in the game. From the main menu, go to Game Modes and then NBA Blacktop. Once there, select the Slam Dunk Contest. Challengers sometimes appear at the end of the dunk contest, after you win. The announcer will finish saying that you won and then someone will pull up in a car and come out and challenge you. They appear at random times, though.

There are five people that can challenge you. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, and Jason Richardson. It is best if Tracy McGrady challenges you because sometimes there will be a glitch where he just stands there and doesn't dunk. The glitch only happens with him but no one knows how to set it up, it just happens sometimes.

Before you start, you will want to decrease Tracy McGrady's stats. Lower his dunking, vertical, and height statistics to 0. This doesn't always help, but sometimes it does so you might as well try. Thanks to Actiionz for this tip.

When you select your players, pick Bryant, James, Carter, and Richardson. That way, if there is a challenger, it will have to be McGrady. Once you start, only use the dunk with up on the for both the gather and the finish. (The gather is the first move and the finish is the second.) Make every dunk and it doesn't matter who wins. Once you finish the last dunk in the final round, don't press anything. The car should show up but it might not. If not, just do it again.

Once the challenger does show up, you will have two dunks to get a higher score than he does. What I did was put 3 speakers down in the center and then use right and right on the for the dunk. You should get a score in the mid-90s. Then for the second dunk, I put a car in the center and used down and down for the dunk. I beat him the first time I used those two dunks but I had 3 challengers before that and I messed up on alley oops on all of them. If you use an alley oop, it will increase your score but there is a much greater chance that you will mess up so only use it if you know the timing perfectly.

This is off Xbox360achievements.org
thx Pashos
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23 Nov 2010 05:40

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this way works...and you will get mcgrady everytime if you win with vince carter
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By WesleyGuy on 06 Apr 2011 04:09
@ WesleyGuy...won with Vince Carter and did not get McGrady so your comment does not apply.
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By forced2change on 18 Aug 2011 18:38
I have a feeling this achievement is glitched. I'm not 100% sure, but I have beaten about 3 competitors in a dunk-off and still no achievement. To beat them, this is what I did-

1st dunk- At about the 3-point line, rotate the right thumbstick counter-clockwise twice. You should do a cartwheel-windmill dunk. It should net you at least 93 points.

2nd dunk- Set up the short bench right in the middle. Then, a bit before the 3-point line, rotate the right thumbstick clockwise twice. You should bounce the ball and pick it up and jump over the short bench with no problem. It is almost always 100 points if you get it on your first attempt.

Since I have no achievement to proove that these tips work, I can understand why you wouldn't trust my guide. I hope it works for you guys!

*Edit: You have to average about 90 during the regular competition to get a dunk-off. To get there, just do what the other guide says and throw yourself a pass and jump over any prop. They are almost always 90's.
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18 Nov 2009 15:23

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Yeah I just beat T-Mac with Gilbert Arenas and I didn't get it. I got a 92 and a 97, McGrady got a 93 and a 4! This sucks.
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By Dillon1722 on 22 Dec 2009 22:03
Amen to that. Sorry to hear it didn't work for you either. Maybe 2K's upcoming patch will be able to fix it.
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By pronk48mvp on 23 Dec 2009 00:29
Yeah it sucks now even more because I beat it a 2nd time and still no achievement.
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By Dillon1722 on 01 Jan 2010 03:48
According to 2k, the patch that's coming out soon should fix this achievement. Cross those fingers!
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By pronk48mvp on 17 Jan 2010 06:55
The patch was released on Jan. 20 and I have confirmed that they fixed this achievement, so this and the All-NBA achievement can now be unlocked.
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By shakaste on 21 Jan 2010 02:46
I just got this achievement today as well. I suck at this dunk contest with those retarded silly controls to perform these dunks.
All I did was select everyone as player 1 and used Lebron. I beat T-Mac and that was only because some glitch in the game prevented him from doing his 1st dunk attempt.
So once that happened I just did 2 weak ass regular dunks and won.
Thanks for the glitch/patch updates pronk48mvp. ;)
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By Ninja Scroll on 22 Jan 2010 20:27
Oh, and Stowie AU is right, the challenger in a dunk off is completely random, so you need to EDIT your solution dude. When I had all 4 controllers I was not even doing any dunks for my main player at all for the most part. My average was very low and still played T-Mac. It is random no matter what your average score is.
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By Ninja Scroll on 22 Jan 2010 21:26
Thanks for the heads-up, Ninja! It was just that in my experiences, they only showed up when I averaged 90s but this makes it much better and easier! Glad to see 2k fixed this problem! Only a few hundred to go!
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By pronk48mvp on 22 Jan 2010 21:51
I have a friend who is having the same problem. I think 2K really needs to spend more time working on their games and servers to improve the quality of product they put out. I have a 3-2 online record and don't even have the achievement for winning 1 game online.
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By iLIKEchicken007 on 28 Sep 2010 05:18
It's been patched and has been obtainable for a while now
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By Arran R W on 29 Sep 2010 23:07
Sorry! I had updated it before the site crashed but obviously, everything went down the toilet. The achievement is obtainable, as PHX Shado mentioned, but it seems they made it a lot harder to get a Dunk-Off competitor to show up in the first place.
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By pronk48mvp on 30 Sep 2010 00:48
Just beat McGrady after the patch came out. No achievement. Fuck 2k.
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By M1 462 on 03 Apr 2011 05:31
Good solution but ya the challenger is random ad i got averages above 90 multiple times and didnt appear
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By Atomic Clutch X on 16 Jan 2012 04:45
I was also able to unlock the achievement after the latest patch. I think it's random as to weather or not a challenger will come out. I had mostly mid 70's scores (controlling all 4 players) and had Kobe pull up in the car.
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By stowie on 21 Jan 2010 10:40
I did this with 4 players, used them as test dummies.

When T-Mac came, I just did the reverse of his dunk (ie the 2 moves in different order) + a bench/construction horse. He would get 90-95, and I got a 93 + 100.
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By The ImpIication on 30 May 2010 16:03
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Alright so i just completed the game and unlocked the achievement as of 1/15/12. Now what i did was i controlled all the players(4 players). I chose players from the 70-80 era. I played through all the rounds doing the same dunks, making sure my first player was able to progress to the next round(doesn't need to have to be 1st every round). I was scoring bout 60-80s on my dunks. Then when the 3rd round is over, you can press A to skip the talking and crud. Then a car should drive up and a player will challenge you. Make sure to have more points than the challenger at the end(there are 2 turns each). The challenger appears random. Against the challenger i recommend top full counterclockwise x2. Then on the next turn do top full clockwise x2. Make sure to make the dunk on first try as i almost lost but won by 1 point!!!
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16 Jan 2012 05:11

This is one of the harder achievements in the game. From the main menu, go to Game Modes and then NBA Blacktop. Once there, select the Slam Dunk Contest. Challengers sometimes appear at the end of the dunk contest, after you win. The announcer will finish saying that you won and then someone will pull up in a car and come out and challenge you. They appear at random times, though.

There are five people that can challenge you. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, and Jason Richardson. It is best if Tracy McGrady challenges you because sometimes there will be a glitch where he just stands there and doesn't dunk. The glitch only happens with him but no one knows how to set it up, it just happens sometimes.

Before you start, you will want to decrease Tracy McGrady's stats. Lower his dunking, vertical, and height statistics to 0. This doesn't always help, but sometimes it does so you might as well try. Thanks to Actiionz for this tip.

When you select your players, pick Bryant, James, Carter, and Richardson. That way, if there is a challenger, it will have to be McGrady. Once you start, only use the dunk with up on the for both the gather and the finish. (The gather is the first move and the finish is the second.) Make every dunk and it doesn't matter who wins. Once you finish the last dunk in the final round, don't press anything. The car should show up but it might not. If not, just do it again.

Once the challenger does show up, you will have two dunks to get a higher score than he does. What I did was put 3 speakers down in the center and then use right and right on the for the dunk. You should get a score in the mid-90s. Then for the second dunk, I put a car in the center and used down and down for the dunk. I beat him the first time I used those two dunks but I had 3 challengers before that and I messed up on alley oops on all of them. If you use an alley oop, it will increase your score but there is a much greater chance that you will mess up so only use it if you know the timing perfectly.

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