2000 NBA Finals
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The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Shaquille O’Neal– and Kobe Bryant–led Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to win their first title of the decade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2000 NBA Finals canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5869733 — 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: 2000 NBA Finals Context triple: [1999 NBA Finals, followedBy, 2000 NBA Finals]
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1999 NBA Finals
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by stars Tim Duncan and David Robinson, defeated the New York Knicks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
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2003 NBA Finals
The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan, defeated the New Jersey Nets to win the NBA title.
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2004 NBA Finals
The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the underdog Detroit Pistons defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games, highlighted by dominant defense and Chauncey Billups’ MVP performance.
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D.
2005 NBA Finals
The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Detroit Pistons in a seven-game defensive battle to win the NBA title.
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E.
2006 NBA Finals
The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Miami Heat, led by Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal, defeated the Dallas Mavericks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
- 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: 2000 NBA Finals Target entity description: The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Shaquille O’Neal– and Kobe Bryant–led Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to win their first title of the decade.
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A.
1999 NBA Finals
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by stars Tim Duncan and David Robinson, defeated the New York Knicks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
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B.
2003 NBA Finals
The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan, defeated the New Jersey Nets to win the NBA title.
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C.
2004 NBA Finals
The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the underdog Detroit Pistons defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games, highlighted by dominant defense and Chauncey Billups’ MVP performance.
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D.
2005 NBA Finals
The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Detroit Pistons in a seven-game defensive battle to win the NBA title.
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E.
2006 NBA Finals
The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Miami Heat, led by Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal, defeated the Dallas Mavericks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
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basketball championship series ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| broadcastNetworkUS | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFranchiseTitleNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| championTitleNumberInLosAngeles | 7 ⓘ |
| cityOfConsecoFieldhouse | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfStaplesCenter | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Phil Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampion |
Indiana Pacers
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2000-06-19 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Jalen Rose
NERFINISHED
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Kobe Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Reggie Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Indiana Pacers
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Los Angeles Lakers defeated Indiana Pacers 4–2 ⓘ |
| firstTitleOfLakersThreePeat | true ⓘ |
| game1Date | 2000-06-07 ⓘ |
| game1Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Date | 2000-06-09 ⓘ |
| game2Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Date | 2000-06-11 ⓘ |
| game3Winner | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Date | 2000-06-14 ⓘ |
| game4Winner | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Date | 2000-06-16 ⓘ |
| game5Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Date | 2000-06-19 ⓘ |
| game6Winner | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| MVP | Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextNBAFinals | 2001 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Kobe Bryant 28 points in Game 4 overtime win
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Kobe Bryant ankle injury in Game 2 ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Shaquille O’Neal dominant interior scoring and rebounding ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 6 ⓘ |
| previousNBAFinals | 1999 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1999–2000 NBA season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000-06-07 ⓘ |
| venueOfGamesInIndianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueOfGamesInLosAngeles | Staples Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2000 NBA Finals Description of subject: The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Shaquille O’Neal– and Kobe Bryant–led Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to win their first title of the decade.
Referenced by (2)
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