Wood floors look realistic, and the stadium lights cast reflections in the polished wax floors. Off the court, Live doesn't keep up the same pace as Madden, but overall the scenery is acceptable. However, animations are less than spectacular. Trying to steal the ball results in a player having strange, fast spasms. While many of the animations are fluid, they are time-consuming.
Special moves take up to a second to complete, during which the ball is vulnerable to steals.
Spin and juke moves require significant space to execute, and if you execute them near the base or side lines, you are almost certain to dribble the ball out of bounds. Shooting from behind the arc is afflicted with another problem. Collision detection between the three-point line and players' feet is awful. On more than one occasion I successfully hit a three-pointer where I swore my feet were on the line. Upon viewing the replay, my suspicions were correct.