DAILY BASKETBALL PUZZLE
NBA Grid
Drag the right player into every square. Nine picks. No repeats.
TEAM × STAT
HARDTOP 25 POINTS?
HARDSCORING CHAMP?
HARD10+ ALL-STARS?
Lakers
Celtics
WarriorsLAST 14 DAYS
Replay or reveal
Choose any completed daily grid. Play it without spoilers, or open its official answers.
NBA GRID GUIDE
How the daily puzzle works
Match all nine player cards to a 3×3 board built from changing teams and difficult career statistics.
Every row represents a franchise and every column represents a measurable condition such as teams, career scoring ranks, scoring titles, All-Star selections, awards, and three-point milestones. A correct card must satisfy both. Because the player pool contains exactly nine names and cards cannot be reused, the puzzle rewards planning as much as recall.
01
Read every clue
Check all three teams and all three statistical thresholds before moving a card.
02
Place the specialists
Use players who fit only one obvious square first. Save flexible stars for later.
03
Return tomorrow
The official result appears after the puzzle closes, with a permanent archive page.
DAILY STRATEGY
Think across the whole career
Separate awards won anywhere in a career from statistics recorded with one particular team. The row condition normally asks whether a player officially appeared for the franchise, while the column condition may describe an achievement from any point in his career.
Do not rush the most famous name into the first square it fits. Look for the least flexible cards, solve those first, and preserve multi-team stars for the intersections with fewer alternatives.
Read the complete rules →Open the strategy guide →Browse past answers →
FAQ
NBA Grid questions
What is NBA Grid?+
NBA Grid is a free daily basketball trivia puzzle. Drag one of nine player cards into each square by matching the row team with the column career condition.
When does the puzzle change?+
A new board, set of clues, and nine-player pool appears every day at 8 PM Eastern Time.
Can a player fit more than one square?+
Yes. Versatile players often satisfy several squares, but each card can be used only once, so placement order matters.
Where can I see yesterday’s answers?+
Open Past Answers beneath the game. Each completed daily board has its own archive entry and playable URL.
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