| N.C. clock setting | 18 |
| N.C. city | 9 |
| N.C. cape | 9 |
| N.C. campus | 11 |
| N.C. band Mountain ___ | 22 |
| N.C. band Ashley ___ | 20 |
| N.C. and S.C. zone | 18 |
| N.B.C. parent | 13 |
| N.B.A.Â’s ___ Ming | 21 |
| N.B.A., e.g.: Abbr. | 19 |
| N.B.A., e.g. | 12 |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Ming | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Abdul-Jabbar | 29 |
| N.B.A.'s Unseld | 19 |
| N.B.A.'s Thurmond and Archibald | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Thurmond | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaquille and Jermaine | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaquille | 22 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaq | 17 |
| N.B.A.'s Robinson | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Reed | 17 |
| N.B.A.'s O'Neal, informally | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s O'Neal, familiarly | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Nick Van ___ | 25 |
| N.B.A.'s Magic, on sports tickers | 37 |
| N.B.A.'s Kukoc | 18 |
| N.B.A.'s Gilmore | 20 |
| N.B.A.'s Gibson | 19 |
| N.B.A.'s Erving, to fans | 28 |
| N.B.A.'s Erving, informally | 31 |
| N.B.A.'s Birdsong | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Archibald and Thurmond | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Archibald | 22 |
| N.B.A.'s Abdul-Jabbar | 25 |
| N.B.A.'s 7'6" ___ Ming | 35 |
| N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman | 51 |
| N.B.A.'er Mario ___ | 23 |
| N.B.A. whistler | 15 |
| N.B.A. whistle blowers | 22 |
| N.B.A. venue, with "the" | 34 |
| N.B.A. tiebreakers | 18 |
| N.B.A. teammate since 1947 | 26 |
| N.B.A. team, briefly | 20 |
| N.B.A. team starting in 1988 | 28 |
| N.B.A. team since 1979 | 22 |
| N.B.A. team originally called the Americans | 43 |
| N.B.A. team from N.J. | 21 |
| N.B.A. team | 11 |
| N.B.A. targets | 14 |
| N.B.A. stringbean | 17 |
| N.B.A. stats | 12 |
| N.B.A. statistic | 16 |
| N.B.A. star who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated while still in high school | 81 |
| N.B.A. star who starred in "Kazaam" | 45 |
| N.B.A. star who played at L.S.U. | 32 |
| N.B.A. star Thurmond | 20 |
| N.B.A. star Smits | 17 |
| N.B.A. star point guard Kidd | 28 |
| N.B.A. star nicknamed the Candy Man | 35 |
| N.B.A. star Ming | 16 |
| N.B.A. star Lamar ___ | 21 |
| N.B.A. star Kukoc | 17 |
| N.B.A. star Jason | 17 |
| N.B.A. star in the '96 film "Kazaam" | 50 |
| N.B.A. star called "The Shack" | 40 |
| N.B.A. star Brand | 17 |
| N.B.A. star Antawn ___ | 22 |
| N.B.A. site | 11 |
| N.B.A. scoring stat | 19 |
| N.B.A. scoring leader: 1960-66 | 30 |
| N.B.A. scoring leader, 1974-76 | 30 |
| N.B.A. rulers | 13 |
| N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 1993 | 31 |
| N.B.A. pros Archibald and Thurmond | 34 |
| N.B.A. position: Abbr. | 22 |
| N.B.A. player/manager Danny | 27 |
| N.B.A. player-turned-coach Jason | 32 |
| N.B.A. player, for short | 24 |
| N.B.A. player with the Sacramento Kings | 39 |
| N.B.A. player at Phoenix | 24 |
| N.B.A. player | 13 |
| N.B.A. personnel | 16 |
| N.B.A. part: Abbr. | 18 |
| N.B.A. or N.F.L. honor | 22 |
| N.B.A. officials | 16 |
| N.B.A. official | 15 |
| N.B.A. nickname until 2011 | 26 |
| N.B.A. nickname | 15 |
| N.B.A. nail-biters | 18 |
| N.B.A. men | 10 |
| N.B.A. man | 10 |
| N.B.A. M.V.P., 1984-86 | 22 |
| N.B.A. legend Monroe with a signature spin move | 47 |
| N.B.A. legend Kareem Abdul-___ | 30 |
| N.B.A. hoop attachment | 22 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who, with Walt Frazier, formed the Knicks' "Rolls Royce Backcourt" | 101 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Walker | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Thomas | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer nicknamed Handy Andy | 41 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Monroe | 27 |