| 100% | SUNS | 4 | N.B.A. team with purple-and-orange jerseys |
| 59% | NETS | 4 | N.B.A. team with black-and-white uniforms |
| 59% | JAZZ | 4 | N.B.A. team with a non-plural name |
| 59% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. team with a 1980s "Showtime" era |
| 58% | SUNS | 4 | N.B.A. team with a gorilla mascot, strangely enough |
| 54% | METS | 4 | Pro team with blue-and-orange jerseys |
| 53% | ACES | 4 | Las Vegas W.N.B.A. team with a fitting name |
| 53% | METS | 4 | Team with a blue-and-orange logo |
| 53% | HOCKEY | 6 | A team sport with sticks and balls |
| 52% | CHI | 3 | City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informally |
| 52% | LAKER | 5 | NBA player with a purple-and-gold jersey |
| 52% | RAVENS | 6 | Team with a big B on its helmets |
| 52% | STEVEKERR | 9 | N.B.A. great with five championship rings as a player and three as a head coach |
| 51% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | Former N.B.A. star with a hint to 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 51% | MET | 3 | New York ballplayer with a blue and orange team logo |
| 51% | CELTS | 5 | N.B.A. team with the most Hall-of-Famers, familiarly |
| 50% | TOR | 3 | N.B.A. team with the slogan “We the North,” on scoreboards |
| 50% | HORNETS | 7 | Charlotte N.B.A. team ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 49% | MIAMI | 5 | City whose N.B.A team sells “Vice Nights” jerseys |
| 49% | METS | 4 | New York MLB team with blue and orange uniforms |
| 49% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Team sport played with skates, sticks and a puck |
| 49% | ATL | 3 | N.L. team with a tomahawk in its logo |
| 48% | MAVS | 4 | N.B.A. team that shares an arena with the N.H.L.'s Stars, familiarly |
| 48% | HEPATITIS | 9 | Virus with A, B and C strains |
| 48% | TRIX | 4 | Cereal with Orangey Orange and Grapity Purple pieces |
| 48% | PYLE | 4 | Ernie with a Pulitzer Prize and Purple Heart |
| 48% | MANGO | 5 | Fruit with orange flesh and a large pit |
| 48% | KRAKEN | 6 | N.H.L. team with a mythological eponym |
| 48% | VANCE | 5 | Courtney B. with two Emmys and a Tony |
| 47% | ACES | 4 | Las Vegas W.N.B.A. team with an appropriate name |