| STUS | Lakers commentator Lantz and others |
| STU | Longtime Lakers commentator Lantz |
| REDHEADEDWOODPECKER | Lantz creation, generically |
| WOODYWOODPECKER | Cartoon bird created by Walter Lantz (5,10) |
| WALTER | Woody Woodpecker creator Lantz |
| WOODY | Cartoon character co-created by Walter Lantz whose first appearance was in 1940 animated short Knock |
| WOODPECKER | Woody ___ , animated cartoon bird created by Walter Lantz in 1940 (10) |
| NBA | Org. of the Celtics and the Lakers |
| TEAMS | Cowboys, Lakers and Rangers |
| SHAQUILLE | Orlando Magic and Lakers basketball star, ... O'Neal |
| KOBEBRYANT | Los Angeles Lakers player; 2009 and 2010 winner of the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award (4,6) |
| PHILJACKSON | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| NBAGAME | Contest between the Celtics and the Lakers, for instance: 2 wds. |
| MAGICJOHNSON | NBA star and president of LA Lakers who received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana: 2 wds. |
| ELEVENRINGS | ___: The Soul of Success a book by Phil Jackson the legendary coach of Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers: 2 wds. |
| LEBRONJAMES | Los Angeles Lakers forward since 2018; 2012, 2013 and 2016 NBA Finals MVP (6,5) |
| MICHAELCOOPER | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| BYRONSCOTT | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| MAGIC | ___ Johnson one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced Showtime |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___ one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and three MVP titles with the team |
