1996–97 NBA season
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The 1996–97 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls winning their fifth championship and several star players, including Jamal Mashburn, making significant impacts across the league.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996–97 NBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7764575 — 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: 1996–97 NBA season Context triple: [Jamal Mashburn, participatedIn, 1996–97 NBA season]
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1995–96 NBA season
The 1995–96 NBA season is best known for the Chicago Bulls’ record-setting 72–10 regular-season performance and subsequent NBA championship, widely regarded as one of the greatest team seasons in basketball history.
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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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1994–95 NBA season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Houston Rockets, led by stars including Hakeem Olajuwon and midseason acquisition Clyde Drexler, won their second consecutive NBA championship.
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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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1993–94 NBA season
The 1993–94 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for Michael Jordan’s first retirement, the Houston Rockets’ championship run led by Hakeem Olajuwon, and several players, including Horace Grant, earning key All-Star recognition.
- 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: 1996–97 NBA season Target entity description: The 1996–97 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls winning their fifth championship and several star players, including Jamal Mashburn, making significant impacts across the league.
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A.
1995–96 NBA season
The 1995–96 NBA season is best known for the Chicago Bulls’ record-setting 72–10 regular-season performance and subsequent NBA championship, widely regarded as one of the greatest team seasons in basketball history.
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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.
1994–95 NBA season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Houston Rockets, led by stars including Hakeem Olajuwon and midseason acquisition Clyde Drexler, won their second consecutive NBA championship.
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D.
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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E.
1993–94 NBA season
The 1993–94 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for Michael Jordan’s first retirement, the Houston Rockets’ championship run led by Hakeem Olajuwon, and several players, including Horace Grant, earning key All-Star recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA season ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostArena | Gund Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostCity | Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameMVP |
Glen Rice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistsLeader | Mark Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcaster |
ESPN Radio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ TBS NERFINISHED ⓘ TNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Pat Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Dikembe Mutombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceChampion | Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| executiveOfTheYear | Bob Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMatchup | Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| gamesPerTeam | 82 ⓘ |
| introducedTeam |
Toronto Raptors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver Grizzlies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayer | Isaac Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Karl Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Jamal Mashburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottie Pippen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRookie |
Allen Iverson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephon Marbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeamRecord | Chicago Bulls 69–13 regular-season record ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 29 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | 16-team playoff ⓘ |
| reboundsLeader | Dennis Rodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Allen Iverson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Utah Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeader | Michael Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 51 ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYear | John Starks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| teamWithBestRecord | Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernConferenceChampion | Utah Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996–97 NBA season Description of subject: The 1996–97 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls winning their fifth championship and several star players, including Jamal Mashburn, making significant impacts across the league.
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