1984–85 NBA season
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The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1984–85 NBA season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5797828 — 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: 1984–85 NBA season Context triple: [NBA salary cap, introducedInSeason, 1984–85 NBA season]
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A.
1986–87 NBA season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson, won the championship and Johnson earned the MVP award.
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1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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C.
1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
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D.
1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
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E.
1984 NBA Finals
The 1984 NBA Finals was a classic seven-game championship series between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, remembered as a defining chapter in their storied rivalry.
- 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: 1984–85 NBA season Target entity description: The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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A.
1986–87 NBA season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson, won the championship and Johnson earned the MVP award.
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B.
1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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C.
1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
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D.
1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
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E.
1984 NBA Finals
The 1984 NBA Finals was a classic seven-game championship series between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, remembered as a defining chapter in their storied rivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA season ⓘ |
| assistsLeader | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestRegularSeasonRecordLosses | 19 ⓘ |
| bestRegularSeasonRecordWins | 63 ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Don Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYearTeam | Milwaukee Bucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Mark Eaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam | Utah Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draft | 1984 NBA draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceChampion | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1985-06-09 ⓘ |
| featuredStar |
Isiah Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FinalsMVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FinalsMVPTeam | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | NBA salary cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayer | Alvin Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayerTeam | San Antonio Spurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAChampion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinals | 1985 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsOpponent | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| notableRookie |
Charles Barkley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ John Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 23 ⓘ |
| reboundsLeader | Moses Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam | Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salaryCapAmount | 3600000 USD ⓘ |
| scoringLeaderPointsPerGame | 32.9 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 39 ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYear | Kevin McHale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYearTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1984-10-26 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
CBS
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TBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Bernard King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceChampion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 1984–85 NBA season Description of subject: The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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