ABA playoffs
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The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ABA Finals | 2 |
| ABA Playoffs | 1 |
| ABA playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4845662 — 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: ABA playoffs Context triple: [Les Hunter, playedIn, ABA 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.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
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D.
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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E.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
- 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: ABA playoffs Target entity description: The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, 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.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
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D.
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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E.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball playoff series
ⓘ
postseason basketball tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American Basketball Association playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determineTitle | ABA champion ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | ABA–NBA merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| finalChampion | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalChampionSeason | 1975–76 ⓘ |
| finalRound | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesName | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1967–68 ABA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | offseason ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | predecessor to NBA playoff participation by former ABA teams ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1975–76 ABA playoffs ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| mergerYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Artis Gilmore
NERFINISHED
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George Gervin NERFINISHED ⓘ George McGinnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Indiana Pacers
NERFINISHED
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Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 9 ⓘ |
| organizer | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | ABA regular season ⓘ |
| purpose | determine ABA champion ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABA playoffs Description of subject: The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ABA Playoffs
this entity surface form:
ABA Finals
this entity surface form:
ABA Finals