1972 NBA Finals
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The 1972 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, defeated the New York Knicks to win the NBA title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1972 NBA Finals canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4828775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1972 NBA Finals Context triple: [1973 NBA Finals, precededBy, 1972 NBA Finals]
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1971 NBA Finals
The 1971 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, won their first NBA title by defeating the Baltimore Bullets.
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1970 NBA Finals
The 1970 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the New York Knicks, led by an injured but inspirational Willis Reed, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA title.
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1977 NBA Finals
The 1977 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Portland Trail Blazers, led by coach Jack Ramsay and star center Bill Walton, defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
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1973 NBA Finals
The 1973 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title.
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1976 NBA Finals
The 1976 NBA Finals was a championship series between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, best remembered for its dramatic triple-overtime Game 5 and the Celtics’ eventual title victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1972 NBA Finals Target entity description: The 1972 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, defeated the New York Knicks to win the NBA title.
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A.
1971 NBA Finals
The 1971 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, won their first NBA title by defeating the Baltimore Bullets.
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B.
1970 NBA Finals
The 1970 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the New York Knicks, led by an injured but inspirational Willis Reed, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA title.
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C.
1977 NBA Finals
The 1977 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Portland Trail Blazers, led by coach Jack Ramsay and star center Bill Walton, defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
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1973 NBA Finals
The 1973 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA title.
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E.
1976 NBA Finals
The 1976 NBA Finals was a championship series between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, best remembered for its dramatic triple-overtime Game 5 and the Celtics’ eventual title victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
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basketball championship series ⓘ |
| bestOf | 7 games ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCaptain | Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFranchiseTitleNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| championTitleNumberInLosAngeles | 1 ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Bill Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Red Holzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks
NERFINISHED
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Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1972-05-07 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Bill Bradley
NERFINISHED
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Gail Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ Walt Frazier NERFINISHED ⓘ Willis Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Los Angeles Lakers won 4–1 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1973 NBA Finals ⓘ |
| format | 2–2–1–1–1 home-court format ⓘ |
| game1Winner | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 5 ⓘ |
| homeArenaChampion | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaRunnerUp | Madison Square Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCityChampion | Inglewood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCityRunnerUp | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| mostValuablePlayerAward | NBA Finals MVP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Wilt Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact |
First NBA championship for the Los Angeles Lakers franchise in Los Angeles
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Part of Lakers season in which they set then-record 69 regular-season wins ⓘ Wilt Chamberlain played with a broken hand in Game 5 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1971 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioBroadcasterUS | Mutual Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NBA rules ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1971–72 NBA season ⓘ |
| seriesOutcome | Lakers won four straight games after losing Game 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1972-04-26 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUS | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1972 NBA Finals Description of subject: The 1972 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, defeated the New York Knicks to win the NBA title.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.