Starting5
Trivia & Games
What it is
Daily NBA puzzle — guess the five starters from a historic team. New lineup drops every day. Test your memory across every era.
Starting5 is a daily word puzzle built entirely around NBA starting lineups. Each day you get a different historic NBA team — could be the 2001 Lakers, the 1996 Bulls, the 2016 Warriors — and your job is to name all five starters from that season. It is the sports equivalent of a crossword: deceptively simple, surprisingly addictive, and genuinely satisfying when you nail it.
How it works
Every 24 hours a new puzzle unlocks with a fresh team and season combination.
You type in player names and the game confirms which spots you have filled correctly. You keep guessing until all five starters are locked in or you run out of attempts. There is no signup, no download, and no paywall — open the link and play. The daily reset means everyone is working on the same puzzle at the same time, which makes it easy to compare scores with friends.
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Trivia & Games
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NBA
Top feature
New team and season combination every single day
Good to know
Covers the full history of the NBA across all eras
The Good
- +New team and season combination every single day
- +Covers the full history of the NBA across all eras
- +No account or download needed - instant play in any browser
- +Perfect quick hit that takes two to five minutes
- +Same daily puzzle for everyone - easy to share and compare
The Trade-offs
- -One puzzle per day with no way to play more
- -No hint system if you are completely stuck on a roster spot
- -Hard puzzles can stump fans who did not watch that specific era