1994 NBA Finals
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The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon and coached by Rudy Tomjanovich, defeated the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA title.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1994 NBA Finals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7371272 — 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: 1994 NBA Finals Context triple: [Rudy Tomjanovich, championshipWonAsCoach, 1994 NBA Finals]
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1998 NBA Finals
The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their sixth title, famously hitting a game-winning shot against the Utah Jazz in what became his last Finals with the team.
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1996 NBA Finals
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to cap a then-record 72-win season.
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1992 NBA Finals
The 1992 NBA Finals was the championship series between Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Clyde Drexler’s Portland Trail Blazers, in which the Bulls won their second consecutive title.
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1990 NBA Finals
The 1990 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Pistons, led by coach Chuck Daly, secured their second consecutive NBA title by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers.
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1989 NBA Finals
The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 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: 1994 NBA Finals Target entity description: The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon and coached by Rudy Tomjanovich, defeated the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA title.
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A.
1998 NBA Finals
The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their sixth title, famously hitting a game-winning shot against the Utah Jazz in what became his last Finals with the team.
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B.
1996 NBA Finals
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to cap a then-record 72-win season.
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C.
1992 NBA Finals
The 1992 NBA Finals was the championship series between Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and Clyde Drexler’s Portland Trail Blazers, in which the Bulls won their second consecutive title.
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D.
1990 NBA Finals
The 1990 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Pistons, led by coach Chuck Daly, secured their second consecutive NBA title by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers.
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E.
1989 NBA Finals
The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Pistons swept the Los Angeles Lakers to win their first NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA Finals
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basketball championship series ⓘ |
| broadcastNetworkUS | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame1 | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame2 | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame3 | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame4 | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame5 | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame6 | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame7 | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEastern | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWestern | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredPlayer |
Hakeem Olajuwon
NERFINISHED
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John Starks NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Ewing NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Horry NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1995 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Winner | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Winner | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game7Winner | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KnicksFinalsAppearanceNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locationGame1 | The Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame2 | The Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame3 | Madison Square Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame4 | Madison Square Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame5 | Madison Square Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame6 | The Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationGame7 | The Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Pat Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | O. J. Simpson freeway chase interrupted Game 5 broadcast ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 7 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1993 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RocketsFirstNBATitle | true ⓘ |
| RocketsTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1993–94 NBA season ⓘ |
| seasonNumberForLeague | 48 ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Houston Rockets won 4–3 ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Rudy Tomjanovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1994 NBA Finals Description of subject: The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon and coached by Rudy Tomjanovich, defeated the New York Knicks in seven games to win the NBA title.
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