2011 NBA Finals
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The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Dallas Mavericks, led by Dirk Nowitzki, defeated the heavily favored Miami Heat superteam of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2010–11 NBA season | 1 |
| 2011 NBA Finals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2011 NBA Finals Context triple: [Erik Spoelstra, finalsAppearanceAsHeadCoach, 2011 NBA Finals]
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A.
2010 NBA Finals
The 2010 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant, defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games to secure their 16th NBA title.
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B.
2012 NBA Finals
The 2012 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Miami Heat, led by LeBron James and head coach Erik Spoelstra, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA title.
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C.
2007 NBA Finals
The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA title.
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D.
2008 NBA Finals
The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics, led by their "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 17th NBA title.
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E.
2014 NBA Finals
The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by head coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2011 NBA Finals Target entity description: The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Dallas Mavericks, led by Dirk Nowitzki, defeated the heavily favored Miami Heat superteam of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.
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A.
2010 NBA Finals
The 2010 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant, defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games to secure their 16th NBA title.
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B.
2012 NBA Finals
The 2012 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Miami Heat, led by LeBron James and head coach Erik Spoelstra, defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA title.
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C.
2007 NBA Finals
The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA title.
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D.
2008 NBA Finals
The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics, led by their "Big Three" of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 17th NBA title.
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E.
2014 NBA Finals
The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by head coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| captainKeyPlayerChampion | Dirk Nowitzki ⓘ |
| champion | Dallas Mavericks ⓘ |
| city |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas
Miami ⓘ |
| clinchingScore | Dallas Mavericks 105–95 Miami Heat ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Rick Carlisle ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Erik Spoelstra ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEast | Miami Heat ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWest | Dallas Mavericks ⓘ |
| endDate | 2011-06-12 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Dallas Mavericks defeated Miami Heat 4–2 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2012 NBA Finals ⓘ |
| game1Date | 2011-05-31 ⓘ |
| Game1Result | Miami Heat 92–84 Dallas Mavericks ⓘ |
| game2Date | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
| Game2Result | Dallas Mavericks 95–93 Miami Heat ⓘ |
| game3Date | 2011-06-05 ⓘ |
| Game3Result | Miami Heat 88–86 Dallas Mavericks ⓘ |
| game4Date | 2011-06-07 ⓘ |
| Game4Result | Dallas Mavericks 86–83 Miami Heat ⓘ |
| game5Date | 2011-06-09 ⓘ |
| Game5Result | Dallas Mavericks 112–103 Miami Heat ⓘ |
| game6Date | 2011-06-12 ⓘ |
| Game6Result | Dallas Mavericks 105–95 Miami Heat ⓘ |
| homeCourtAdvantage | Miami Heat ⓘ |
| keyPlayerChampion |
Jason Kidd
ⓘ
Jason Terry ⓘ Tyson Chandler ⓘ |
| keyPlayerRunnerUp |
Chris Bosh
ⓘ
Dwyane Wade ⓘ LeBron James ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| location |
American Airlines Center
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American Airlines Arena ⓘ
surface form:
AmericanAirlines Arena
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| MVP | Dirk Nowitzki ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Dirk Nowitzki played through illness and finger injury ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
Dallas Mavericks won first NBA championship in franchise history
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Miami Heat ⓘ
surface form:
Miami Heat Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh lost in first season together
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| precededBy | 2010 NBA Finals ⓘ |
| radioNetworkUS | ESPN Radio ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Miami Heat ⓘ |
| season | 2010–11 NBA season ⓘ |
| seriesClinchingGame | Game 6 in Miami ⓘ |
| seriesFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-05-31 ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUS | ABC ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2011 NBA Finals Description of subject: The 2011 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Dallas Mavericks, led by Dirk Nowitzki, defeated the heavily favored Miami Heat superteam of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2010–11 NBA season