| 100% | WESTBROOK | 9 | Russell __, plays point guard for the Lakers |
| 57% | LIN | 3 | Point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, Jeremy |
| 54% | STEPHEN | 7 | ___ Curry, Golden State Warriors point guard whose father Dell Curry played for the Charlotte Hornets in the '90s |
| 49% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who plays point guard in the NBA |
| 48% | ODOM | 4 | Lamar who once played for the Lakers |
| 47% | DANGELORUSSEL | 13 | No. 1 guard for the LA Lakers, and Jerry West award winner in 2015 : 2 wds. |
| 44% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Current point guard for the Golden State Warriors, NBA pro who is the most recent player to reach the 50-40-90 stats: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Point guard who won an NCAA title with Michigan State, five NBA titles with the Lakers, and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NBA | 3 | The Lakers play in it |
| 41% | CHRISTIANBRAUN | 14 | Shooting guard for the 48-Across who scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 40% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes point guard who was honored with the 2023 ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BRYANT | 6 | Kobe ___, former Los Angeles Lakers player who was the first guard to play 20 seasons in NBA |
| 40% | NBA | 3 | League for the Lakers, Heat, and Bulls: Abbr. |
| 40% | KOBE | 4 | All-time leading scorer for the Lakers, familiarly |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | Sports league for the Lakers and the Bulls (Abbr.) |
| 39% | ONEAL | 5 | 2000 N.B.A. scoring leader for the Lakers |
| 39% | KYRIE | 5 | With 37-Across, starting guard for the 43-Across |
| 39% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Los Angeles Lakers point guard who was NBA Finals MVP for 1980: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RADIO | 5 | Call for the Coast Guard |
| 39% | AMOON | 5 | "___ for the Misbegotten" (O'Neill play) |
| 39% | KICK | 4 | Try for the extra point |
| 38% | NBA | 3 | Organization for the LA Lakers: Abbr. |
| 38% | ARENA | 5 | Crypto.com ___ (where the Lakers play) |
| 38% | NASH | 4 | Lakers point guard Steve |
| 38% | LIN | 3 | Lakers point guard Jeremy |
| 38% | MOTTO | 5 | "Semper Paratus," for the Coast Guard |
| 38% | DRAMAS | 6 | Plays for the theatre |
| 38% | TOS | 3 | Notation on the score sheet for the point guard's bungles |
| 38% | CASHMAN | 7 | Michael —, MEP for West Midlands from 1999-2014 who played Colin Russell in BBC TV soap EastEnders in the 1980s |
| 38% | SETH | 4 | Point guard Curry who has rejoined the Dallas Mavericks |