1957 NBA Finals
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The 1957 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics won their first NBA title, defeating the St. Louis Hawks in a seven-game matchup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1957 NBA Finals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4998617 — 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: 1957 NBA Finals Context triple: [1956 NBA Finals, nextFinals, 1957 NBA Finals]
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1956 NBA Finals
The 1956 NBA Finals was the championship series concluding the 1955–56 NBA season, featuring the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the league title.
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1955 NBA Finals
The 1955 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the National Basketball Association title.
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C.
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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1968 NBA Finals
The 1968 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to secure another title during their 1960s dynasty.
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1969 NBA Finals
The 1969 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and during which the first NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award was presented.
- 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: 1957 NBA Finals Target entity description: The 1957 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics won their first NBA title, defeating the St. Louis Hawks in a seven-game matchup.
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A.
1956 NBA Finals
The 1956 NBA Finals was the championship series concluding the 1955–56 NBA season, featuring the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the league title.
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B.
1955 NBA Finals
The 1955 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the National Basketball Association title.
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C.
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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D.
1968 NBA Finals
The 1968 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to secure another title during their 1960s dynasty.
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E.
1969 NBA Finals
The 1969 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and during which the first NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award was presented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| bestOf | 7 games ⓘ |
| champion | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFirstTitle | true ⓘ |
| cityOfHomeTeam1 | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfHomeTeam2 | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Red Auerbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Alex Hannum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1957-04-13 ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks 4–3 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1958 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Winner | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Winner | St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game7FinalScore | Boston Celtics 125–123 St. Louis Hawks ⓘ |
| game7Format | double-overtime ⓘ |
| game7Overtimes | 2 ⓘ |
| game7Winner | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtOfBostonCeltics | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtOfStLouisHawks | Kiel Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirstNBAChampionshipForTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
NBA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locationOfGame1 | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame2 | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame3 | Kiel Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame4 | Kiel Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame5 | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame6 | Kiel Auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfGame7 | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserGames | 3 ⓘ |
| mostNotablePlayerOnChampion |
Bill Russell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Cousy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostNotablePlayerOnRunnerUp | Bob Pettit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRookieInSeries | Bill Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 7 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1956 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonChampion | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1956–57 NBA season ⓘ |
| seasonRunnerUp | St. Louis Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1957-03-30 ⓘ |
| winnerGames | 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1957 NBA Finals Description of subject: The 1957 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Boston Celtics won their first NBA title, defeating the St. Louis Hawks in a seven-game matchup.
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