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NBA 2K24highlights the brilliant career of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. The hugely popular athlete brought five championships to the City of Angels and was a fierce competitor during his time in the league.
Mamba Moments puts you in the shoes of Kobe Bryant as you’re tasked with reliving key points of his career. Similar to the Jordan Challenges in NBA 2K23, the Mamba Moments will give you prizes that can be used in MyCareer and MyTeam. Follow this guide to learn more about the Mamba Moments and how to complete them.
Conditions To Clear
The trick to completing all of the tasks in one attempt is to control Kobe Bryant for the entire game. On defense, ease off your matchup to playhalfway in the painted areato be in a good position to grab a defensive rebound. If Shaquille O’Neal is on the court, it’ll be difficult to outrebound him. Most of the rebounds will come whenhe goes to the bench.
Luckily, two of the three conditions involve winning the game. And if you’re making 12 three-pointers in a game then odds are you’re not only going to win, but you’re going to win by a lot. Usepick-and-rollsto create space against Kobe Bryant’s defender and quickly launch three-pointers.
Holding Michael Jordan under 20 points isn’t the real problem of the conditions, it’s the three steals. It’s easy to get whistled for a reach-in foul, so the best times to attempt a steal isstraight off the inbound.
Scoring 62 points in only three quarters might seem daunting, but quarters for this Mamba Moment areeight minutes long. That’s two extra minutes for each quarter to rack up the points. Thehardest part of the challenge is attempting the free throwsas the refs might not call many fouls.
Similar to the Michael Jordan Mamba Moment, the most difficult part of the challenge is getting three steals. Holding Brandon Roy might be a bit more challenging compared to Jordan because he’s younger.
This Mamba Moment might be the easiest with only the assists and field-goal percentage showing the most challenge. Utilizepick-and-rollsto fish your big man assists and drive to the basket for high-percentage shots.
Ray Allen is a dangerous three-point shooter, so you’ll need to stay close to him on defense. If the Lakers have a comfortable lead, you can also pull another player off their defensive assignment and essentiallydouble-team Allen.
What Are The Mamba Moment Rewards?
You can earn up tothree starsby completing each Mamba Moment. There are a total ofsix rewardsin this mode with three of them collected in MyCareer and the other three collected in MyTeam.
