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Circus Shot achievement in NBA 2K14

Circus Shot

Make a shot from beyond the half-court line in any game.

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How to unlock the Circus Shot achievement

  • BudgetBallin360BudgetBallin360
    08 Feb 2014 08 Feb 2014 02 Aug 2016
    Here's tips on how I got this achievement:

    First, change the 3-point sliders in your favor; that's a given. Also, make sure that the quarter lengths are set to 6 minutes and Pro difficulty (thanks NiteJokester). Now, whenever you attempt the half-court shot, the key is to press Y to get in the post and shoot from the post position while slightly fading away (on some attempts I just shot it with the X button without fading away; it rimmed out on a few of these attempts). The reason for this is because by doing this, the player will actually accurately aim for the shot as opposed to just throwing it up towards the basket. Thus, this increases the chances of making the shot.

    So, during my game, I let the defense score purposely on every possession to speed things up. Then, while on offense, I dribbled to center half court. Before crossing the center line, I hit Y to go in the post position and shot it from there. It's hit and miss so you're not gonna get it the first time. However, I hit either hit the rim or had it rim out as opposed to an air ball. I finally got it during the 2nd quarter of my game. Hope this helps.

    Update: Per Madtown B, this may be glitchy in MyCareer as hitting a half court shot did not unlock for him. I did this in a regular exhibition match.

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    BudgetBallin360Thanks Madtown B. I'll add this to the solution.
    Posted by BudgetBallin360 on 13 Feb 14 at 17:10
    EthanR1302Definitely seems to be glitchy. I've hit in career and exhibition multiple times and it still didn't pop.
    Posted by EthanR1302 on 16 Feb 14 at 12:34
    NiteJokesterYou may want to add this to your solution.... Difficulty needs to be set to pro and quarter length has to be 6mins for achievement to pop. You can have sliders in your favor.
    Posted by NiteJokester on 18 Feb 14 at 06:38
    I Stic12 Igot to disagree on the difficulty, just had it pop with Rookie difficulty
    Posted by I Stic12 I on 30 Mar 14 at 22:25
    erod550Had quarter length at 5 minutes with sliders maxed and it popped as soon as the first one went in. NBA Today game.
    Posted by erod550 on 15 Apr 14 at 08:07
    drownedLTspeirsPressing Y to post up before shooting was genius. I spent an entire game and a half trying to get this before I read that tip, and then I got it on like the third try. Thanks man!
    Posted by drownedLTspeirs on 29 Jun 14 at 09:06
    dieresisI just confirmed that this must be done with 6 minute quarters, any difficulty, including Rookie. I did it on NBA Today Quick Game.
    (I tried 5 minute quarters on Rookie and 5 minute quarters on Pro until the end of the games, and the achievement did not pop. I then did 6 minute quarters on Rookie and it popped immediately after I scored the shot.)
    Posted by dieresis on 04 Aug 14 at 03:16
    A PROUD MERICANIt does work! Just make sure that you listen to all of the instructions that he gives you like quarter length, sliders, post up etc. I got mine at the buzzer of half time. 5G unlocked!clap
    Posted by A PROUD MERICAN on 01 Sep 14 at 14:32
    TheAmazinKazinWow just went back to do this because it's been lingering on my to do list and got it on my 4th try with Rondo... Looked nicer than any of his shots in real life.
    Posted by TheAmazinKazin on 01 Dec 14 at 22:31
    YuthfulPorpoiseI tried getting this before looking up any tips for about 2 quarters thinking just dumb luck I would get one in after 30 attempts. I read your solution, no lie, the 1st shot after reading it and using your tip, I hit it with Curry. Just saved so much time, thanks!
    Posted by YuthfulPorpoise on 30 Dec 15 at 03:10
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