| N.B.A. star who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated while still in high school | 81 |
| N.B.A. statistic | 16 |
| N.B.A. stats | 12 |
| N.B.A. stringbean | 17 |
| N.B.A. targets | 14 |
| N.B.A. team | 11 |
| N.B.A. team from N.J. | 21 |
| N.B.A. team originally called the Americans | 43 |
| N.B.A. team since 1979 | 22 |
| N.B.A. team starting in 1988 | 28 |
| N.B.A. team, briefly | 20 |
| N.B.A. teammate since 1947 | 26 |
| N.B.A. tiebreakers | 18 |
| N.B.A. venue, with "the" | 34 |
| N.B.A. whistle blowers | 22 |
| N.B.A. whistler | 15 |
| N.B.A.'er Mario ___ | 23 |
| N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman | 51 |
| N.B.A.'s 7'6" ___ Ming | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Abdul-Jabbar | 25 |
| N.B.A.'s Archibald | 22 |
| N.B.A.'s Archibald and Thurmond | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Birdsong | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Erving, informally | 31 |
| N.B.A.'s Erving, to fans | 28 |
| N.B.A.'s Gibson | 19 |
| N.B.A.'s Gilmore | 20 |
| N.B.A.'s Kukoc | 18 |
| N.B.A.'s Magic, on sports tickers | 37 |
| N.B.A.'s Nick Van ___ | 25 |
| N.B.A.'s O'Neal, familiarly | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s O'Neal, informally | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Reed | 17 |
| N.B.A.'s Robinson | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaq | 17 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaquille | 22 |
| N.B.A.'s Shaquille and Jermaine | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Thurmond | 21 |
| N.B.A.'s Thurmond and Archibald | 35 |
| N.B.A.'s Unseld | 19 |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Abdul-Jabbar | 29 |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Ming | 21 |
| N.B.A., e.g. | 12 |
| N.B.A., e.g.: Abbr. | 19 |
| N.B.A.Â’s ___ Ming | 21 |
| N.B.C. parent | 13 |
| N.C. and S.C. zone | 18 |
| N.C. band Ashley ___ | 20 |
| N.C. band Mountain ___ | 22 |
| N.C. campus | 11 |
| N.C. cape | 9 |
| N.C. city | 9 |
| N.C. clock setting | 18 |
| N.C. college | 12 |
| N.C. college town | 17 |
| N.C. county | 11 |
| N.C. hours | 10 |
| N.C. label | 10 |
| N.C. neighbor | 13 |
| N.C. river | 10 |
| N.C. river or cape | 18 |
| N.C. school | 11 |
| N.C. senator | 12 |
| N.C. Signer | 11 |
| N.C. State and Boston Coll. play in it | 38 |
| N.C. State grp. | 15 |
| N.C. State is in it | 19 |
| N.C. State plays in it | 22 |
| N.C. State's athletic org. | 30 |
| N.C. State's conference | 27 |
| N.C. State's group | 22 |
| N.C. summer hrs. | 16 |
| N.C. town | 9 |
| N.C. university | 15 |
| N.C. zone | 9 |
| N.C.'s capital | 18 |
| N.C.'s Fort ___ | 19 |
| N.C.A.A. Fighting Tigers | 24 |
| N.C.A.A. football champs of '09 and '11 | 47 |
| N.C.A.A. football ranking system | 32 |
| N.C.A.A. part: Abbr. | 20 |
| N.C.A.A. participant: Abbr. | 27 |
| N.C.A.A. regional | 17 |
| N.C.A.A. rival of George Mason | 30 |
| N.C.A.A. rival of Vassar | 24 |
| N.C.A.A. tourn. feeder | 22 |
| N.C.A.A. tournament division | 28 |
| N.C.A.A. tournament nail-biters | 31 |
| N.C.A.A. women's basketball powerhouse | 42 |
| N.C.A.A. World Series site | 26 |
| N.C.A.A.'s Cavaliers | 24 |
| N.C.A.A.'s Conference ___ | 29 |
| N.C.A.A.'s Fighting Tigers | 30 |
| N.C.A.A.'s Gamecocks | 24 |
| N.C.A.A.'s rival | 20 |
| N.C.A.A.'s Runnin' ___ | 30 |
| N.C.Â’s capital | 18 |
| N.C.O. | 6 |
| N.C.O.'s | 12 |
| N.C.O.'s "As you ___!" | 36 |