| 100% | LIN | 3 | Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy who made a big splash with the Knicks |
| 39% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Jazz point guard who made a series-ending buzzer beater against the Rockets in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LIN | 3 | Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy ___ |
| 35% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, NBA Point Guard who scored 61 points in a game against the New York Knicks |
| 33% | DAMIANLILLARD | 13 | Trail Blazers point guard who made series-ending buzzer beaters against the Rockets in 2014 and the Thunder in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FAUST | 5 | Goethe character who makes a pact with the devil |
| 32% | FAUST | 5 | Classic literary character who makes a deal with the devil |
| 32% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who plays point guard in the NBA |
| 31% | CEO | 3 | Person who makes the big decisions at a company: Abbr. |
| 31% | CEO | 3 | Person who makes the biggest decisions at a company: Abbr. |
| 30% | TOM | 3 | Celebrity chef ___ Colicchio, who made a cameo in the movie "The Smurfs" along with Wolfgang Puck |
| 30% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | Make a big splash, maybe |
| 30% | STEVENASH | 9 | Point guard who wore number 13 during his time with the Phoenix Suns: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WATERBALLOONS | 13 | They make a big splash |
| 29% | TONYPARKER | 10 | Point guard who signed with the Hornets in 2018 after 17 seasons with the Spurs: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GAINERS | 7 | Ways to make a big splash |
| 29% | CANNONBALL | 10 | Dive that makes a big splash |
| 29% | TSUNAMI | 7 | It may make a big splash |
| 29% | CANNONBALL | 10 | Way to make a big splash |
| 29% | LIN | 3 | Knicks phenom Jeremy who was traded to the Rockets in 2012 |
| 29% | MIR | 3 | It made a big splash in 2001 |
| 29% | RUSSELL | 7 | ___ Westbrook, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a point guard for the Houston Rockets |
| 28% | ARRIVE | 6 | Make a big first splash, say |
| 28% | CLEANING | 8 | Making a big profit, with "up" |
| 28% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Point guard who, in 2016, won both an NBA title with the Cavaliers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KYLELOWRY | 9 | Raptors point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 6'0": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ISAIAHTHOMAS | 12 | Celtics point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 5'9": 2 wds. |
| 28% | CHRISPAUL | 9 | Clippers point guard who made the 2016 NBA All-Star team despite being only 6'0": 2 wds. |
| 28% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | Clumsy dive that makes a big splash: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ANTHONY | 7 | Celebrity chef ___ Bourdain, who made a cameo in "The Simpsons" along with Gordon Ramsay |