| 100% | MAV | 3 | Athlete in the N.B.A.'s Southwest Div. |
| 58% | NET | 3 | Losing athlete in the 2002 and 2003 N.B.A. Finals |
| 56% | CAVS | 4 | #1 seed in the N.B.A.'s Eastern Conference, informally |
| 54% | THUNDER | 7 | What the N.B.A.'s SuperSonics became in 2008 |
| 53% | NATEBITATIBETAN | 15 | What the N.B.A.'s Thurmond did in Lhasa, palindromically? |
| 52% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | SHAQ | 4 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | JAMAL | 5 | ___ Crawford, the N.B.A.'s all-time leader in four-point plays |
| 52% | SHORTY | 6 | Unlikely nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | OTS | 3 | Exciting periods in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | QTR | 3 | 12 mins., in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | KAREEM | 6 | First name in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | MIAMIHEAT | 9 | Southernmost team in the N.B.A. |
| 52% | QTRS | 4 | Periods in the N.B.A.: Abbr. |
| 52% | ALLSTARBREAK | 12 | "Time out" in the N.B.A. |
| 51% | ATL | 3 | Div. in the N.H.L.'s Eastern Conference |
| 51% | SETH | 4 | Steph Curry’s younger brother in the N.B.A. |
| 51% | KAREEM | 6 | First name in the N.B.A., once |
| 50% | FLAGRANTFOUL | 12 | Reason for an ejection in the N.B.A. |
| 50% | THREE | 5 | Long shot to make in the N.B.A. |
| 50% | KAREEM | 6 | Holder of the N.B.A.'s career points record before LeBron passed him in 2023 |
| 49% | LLOYD | 5 | Earl ___, first African-American to play in the N.B.A. |
| 48% | EAST | 4 | One team in the N.B.A. All-Star Game, with "the" |
| 48% | NET | 3 | Kevin Durant, James Harden or Kyrie Irving, in the N.B.A. |
| 48% | DORAG | 5 | Headwear the N.B.A. banned in 2005 |
| 48% | ONEAL | 5 | "Inside the N.B.A." analyst beginning in 2011 |
| 46% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A. star who started in the A.B.A. |
| 46% | ONEAL | 5 | The Big Aristotle, in the N.B.A. |
| 46% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, informally |