American Basketball Association playoffs
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The American Basketball Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the ABA, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Basketball Association playoffs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4845521 — 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)
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Target entity: American Basketball Association playoffs Context triple: [Red Robbins, participantIn, American Basketball Association playoffs]
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A.
NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
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B.
CBA playoffs
The CBA playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association, where top teams compete for the league championship.
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C.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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D.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
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E.
NBA Conference Finals
The NBA Conference Finals are the penultimate playoff series in each conference that determine which two teams advance to compete in the NBA Finals for the league championship.
- 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: American Basketball Association playoffs Target entity description: The American Basketball Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the ABA, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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A.
NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
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B.
CBA playoffs
The CBA playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association, where top teams compete for the league championship.
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C.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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D.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
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E.
NBA Conference Finals
The NBA Conference Finals are the penultimate playoff series in each conference that determine which two teams advance to compete in the NBA Finals for the league championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball postseason tournament
ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
elimination tournament
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series-based playoffs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidesTitle | ABA champion ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| finalsName | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1968 ABA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeasonChampion | Pittsburgh Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRegularSeasonOf | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| hasFinalSeries | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1976 ABA playoffs ⓘ |
| lastSeasonChampion | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeamTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Carolina Cougars
NERFINISHED
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Dallas Chaparrals NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ Denver Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Sounds NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Spurs NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego Conquistadors NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirits of St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 9 ⓘ |
| organizer | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | determine ABA champion ⓘ |
| relatedTo | ABA–NBA merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMostTitlesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| teamWithSecondMostTitles | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamWithTitles |
Kentucky Colonels
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland Oaks NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: American Basketball Association playoffs Description of subject: The American Basketball Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the ABA, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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