1997 NBA All-Star Game
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The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition showcasing its top players, held during the 1996–97 season and highlighted by celebrations of the NBA’s 50th anniversary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1997 NBA All-Star Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7555671 — 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: 1997 NBA All-Star Game Context triple: [1996 NBA All-Star Game, nextEvent, 1997 NBA All-Star Game]
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A.
1995 NBA All-Star Game
The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, held in Phoenix and highlighted by a close, high-scoring matchup between the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars.
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1996 NBA All-Star Game
The 1996 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s midseason showcase held in San Antonio, featuring the NBA’s top players from the 1995–96 season in an exhibition matchup between the Eastern and Western Conferences.
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C.
1986 NBA All-Star Game
The 1986 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by standout performances and festivities that showcased the NBA’s premier talent of that era.
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1984 NBA All-Star Weekend
The 1984 NBA All-Star Weekend was the league’s inaugural modern All-Star showcase, featuring events like the first official Slam Dunk Contest alongside the annual All-Star Game.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1997 NBA All-Star Game Target entity description: The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition showcasing its top players, held during the 1996–97 season and highlighted by celebrations of the NBA’s 50th anniversary.
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A.
1995 NBA All-Star Game
The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, held in Phoenix and highlighted by a close, high-scoring matchup between the Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars.
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B.
1996 NBA All-Star Game
The 1996 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s midseason showcase held in San Antonio, featuring the NBA’s top players from the 1995–96 season in an exhibition matchup between the Eastern and Western Conferences.
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C.
1986 NBA All-Star Game
The 1986 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by standout performances and festivities that showcased the NBA’s premier talent of that era.
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D.
1984 NBA All-Star Weekend
The 1984 NBA All-Star Weekend was the league’s inaugural modern All-Star showcase, featuring events like the first official Slam Dunk Contest alongside the annual All-Star Game.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA All-Star Game
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basketball exhibition game ⓘ |
| anniversaryCelebrated | NBA 50th anniversary ⓘ |
| arena | Gund Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 20150 ⓘ |
| city | Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachEast | Doug Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachEastTeam | Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachWest | George Karl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachWestTeam | Seattle SuperSonics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference1 | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference2 | Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | February 9, 1997 ⓘ |
| eastStartingCenter | Dikembe Mutombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eastStartingForward |
Grant Hill
NERFINISHED
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Scottie Pippen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eastStartingGuard |
Michael Jordan
NERFINISHED
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Penny Hardaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredList | 50 Greatest Players in NBA History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScoreEast | 132 ⓘ |
| finalScoreWest | 120 ⓘ |
| halftimeEvent | NBA 50 Greatest Players ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTeam | Cleveland Cavaliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Glen Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPConference | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPHalfPointsRecord | 24 points in a half ⓘ |
| MVPPoints | 26 ⓘ |
| MVPQuarterPointsRecord | 20 points in a quarter ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Charlotte Hornets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEvent | 1998 NBA All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableReserveEast |
Patrick Ewing
NERFINISHED
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Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableReserveWest |
David Robinson
NERFINISHED
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Gary Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe Bryant did not play ⓘ |
| previousEvent | 1996 NBA All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetworkUS | CBS Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1996–97 NBA season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUS | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westStartingCenter | Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westStartingForward |
Charles Barkley
NERFINISHED
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Karl Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westStartingGuard |
Clyde Drexler
NERFINISHED
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John Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1997 NBA All-Star Game Description of subject: The 1997 NBA All-Star Game was the league’s annual midseason exhibition showcasing its top players, held during the 1996–97 season and highlighted by celebrations of the NBA’s 50th anniversary.
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