| 100% | OHIOANS | 7 | Steph Curry and LeBron James, e.g. |
| 74% | AKRON | 5 | Birthplace of both Steph Curry and LeBron James |
| 66% | OHIOANS | 7 | LeBron James and Steph Curry, by birth |
| 65% | GUARDS | 6 | Steph Curry and Sue Bird, e.g. |
| 65% | AKRON | 5 | Birthplace of LeBron James and Steph Curry |
| 65% | NBA | 3 | Org. for LeBron James and Steph Curry |
| 65% | XXXXX | 5 | Birthplace of LeBron James and Steph Curry |
| 53% | NBASTAR | 7 | LeBron James, e.g. |
| 51% | AKRON | 5 | Ohio birthplace of LeBron James and Stephen Curry |
| 50% | TEAMMATE | 8 | Bronny, to LeBron James, e.g. |
| 45% | TEEN | 4 | LeBron James in his N.B.A. debut, e.g. |
| 45% | RIVERS | 6 | Charles and James, e.g. |
| 44% | PGS | 3 | Steph Curry and Courtney Vandersloot, positionwise (abbr.) |
| 44% | PGS | 3 | Steph Curry and Chelsea Gray, positionwise (Abbr.) |
| 44% | NBA | 3 | Steph Curry and Kevin Durant's league: Abbr. |
| 43% | ESPYS | 5 | Trophies for Tiger Woods and LeBron James |
| 41% | IDOLS | 5 | Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, e.g. |
| 41% | BETAWARD | 8 | Annual prize won multiple times by Beyoncé and LeBron James |
| 40% | NBAMVP | 6 | LeBron James or Stephen Curry, once, in brief |
| 40% | TALL | 4 | Like LeBron James and Zion Williamson |
| 40% | MVPS | 4 | Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, for the last two N.B.A. seasons |
| 40% | SPICEMIX | 8 | Curry powder, e.g. ... and what each set of puzzle circles contains |
| 40% | ROOKIEYEAR | 10 | 2003, for LeBron James and Dwyane Wade |
| 40% | IDIOMS | 6 | Curry favor and crack a joke, e.g. |
| 40% | NBA | 3 | Stephen Curry and James Harden organization: Abbr. |
| 39% | SPLASH | 6 | The ___ Brothers (nickname of the NBA's Steph Curry and Klay Thompson) |
| 39% | MVP | 3 | LeBron James was one in '09, '10, '12 and '13 |
| 39% | MVP | 3 | Award for Steph Curry in ’15 and ’16 |
| 39% | ESPYS | 5 | Awards given to LeBron James and Richard Sherman |
| 39% | ESPYS | 5 | Awards won by LeBron James and David Beckham |