1976 ABA Championship
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The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1976 ABA Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4845255 — 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: 1976 ABA Championship Context triple: [1975 ABA Championship, followedBy, 1976 ABA Championship]
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A.
1975 ABA Championship
The 1975 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association title series in which the Kentucky Colonels captured their only league championship.
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B.
1969 ABA Championship
The 1969 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Oakland Oaks captured their first and only league championship.
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C.
1968 ABA Playoffs
The 1968 ABA Playoffs were the inaugural postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association, featuring its top teams competing for the league’s first championship.
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D.
1973 ABA Playoffs
The 1973 ABA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association that determined the league champion for the 1972–73 season.
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E.
1967–68 ABA season
The 1967–68 ABA season was the inaugural campaign of the American Basketball Association, marking the league’s first year of competition and the debut of its original franchises.
- 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: 1976 ABA Championship Target entity description: The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
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A.
1975 ABA Championship
The 1975 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association title series in which the Kentucky Colonels captured their only league championship.
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B.
1969 ABA Championship
The 1969 ABA Championship was the American Basketball Association's title series in which the Oakland Oaks captured their first and only league championship.
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C.
1968 ABA Playoffs
The 1968 ABA Playoffs were the inaugural postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association, featuring its top teams competing for the league’s first championship.
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D.
1973 ABA Playoffs
The 1973 ABA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association that determined the league champion for the 1972–73 season.
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E.
1967–68 ABA season
The 1967–68 ABA season was the inaugural campaign of the American Basketball Association, marking the league’s first year of competition and the debut of its original franchises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ABA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1976 ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| champion | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Kevin Loughery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | played shortly before ABA–NBA merger ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGameNumber | Game 6 ⓘ |
| decidingGameVenue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinner | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determined | last champion of the American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-05-13 ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsTeam |
Denver Nuggets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1977 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 6 ⓘ |
| gameLocation |
Denver, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uniondale, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the end of the ABA as an independent league ⓘ |
| homeArenaTeam1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaTeam2 | McNichols Sports Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinalEditionOf | ABA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Brian Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Issel NERFINISHED ⓘ David Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffRound | league finals ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1975 ABA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCoach | Larry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1975–76 ABA season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | New York Nets won 4–2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortDescription | final playoff series of the American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976-05-02 ⓘ |
| team1Franchise | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2Franchise | Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | United States national television (regional and syndication packages) ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1976 ABA Championship Description of subject: The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.