| 100% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. team with a 1980s "Showtime" era |
| 53% | KRAKEN | 6 | N.H.L. team with a mythological eponym |
| 51% | CELTS | 5 | N.B.A. team with the most Hall-of-Famers, familiarly |
| 49% | ARI | 3 | N.F.L. team with a logo of a bird's head, for short |
| 46% | MAVS | 4 | N.B.A. team that shares an arena with the N.H.L.'s Stars, familiarly |
| 45% | ASTROS | 6 | M.L.B. team with a mascot named Orbit |
| 44% | NATS | 4 | M.L.B. team with a “W” insignia |
| 43% | SUNS | 4 | Phoenix N.B.A. team |
| 43% | WIZARDS | 7 | Washington N.B.A. team |
| 42% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team originally based in New Jersey |
| 42% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team whose fans include the Brooklyn Brigade |
| 41% | CAVS | 4 | First N.B.A. team for King James |
| 41% | SANANTONIOSPURS | 15 | Tim Duncan's longtime N.B.A. team |
| 41% | PISTON | 6 | Any of the "Bad Boys" in the 1980s-'90s N.B.A. |
| 41% | RODMAN | 6 | Former N.B.A. star who has unofficially served as a peace ambassador with North Korea |
| 40% | SONICS | 6 | Seattle's former N.B.A. team, to fans |
| 38% | MIAMI | 5 | City whose N.B.A team sells “Vice Nights” jerseys |
| 38% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s band with a "continental" name |
| 38% | AVENUEQ | 7 | "What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?" musical |
| 37% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. great nicknamed "Diesel" |
| 37% | MLS | 3 | Org. with a team owned by 10-Down |
| 36% | BLUEJACKETS | 11 | N.H.L. team from Ohio … or a description of 93-Across? |
| 36% | STORM | 5 | Seattle’s W.N.B.A. team |
| 36% | BARKLEY | 7 | N.B.A. great nicknamed "Sir Charles" |
| 36% | ONEAL | 5 | "Inside the N.B.A." personality |
| 35% | METS | 4 | Team with a Home Run pome |
| 34% | GEAZY | 5 | "No Limit" rapper with A$AP Rocky and Cardi B |
| 34% | SKYNET | 6 | N.S.A. surveillance program that shares its name with an entity in the "Terminator" movies |
| 34% | METS | 4 | Baseball team with a baseball mascot |
| 33% | THEBREWERS | 10 | Team with a sausage race at every home game |