1999–2000 NBA season
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The 1999–2000 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, began their early-2000s dynasty by winning the NBA championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1999–2000 NBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7764578 — 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: 1999–2000 NBA season Context triple: [Jamal Mashburn, participatedIn, 1999–2000 NBA season]
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A.
2000–01 NBA season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the league campaign in which Allen Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals and earned the regular-season MVP award.
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B.
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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C.
Los Angeles Lakers 1999–2000
The Los Angeles Lakers 1999–2000 were an NBA championship team led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in the first title season of the Phil Jackson era.
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D.
2000 NBA Finals
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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E.
1999–2000 CBA season
The 1999–2000 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for featuring a young Yao Ming emerging as a dominant force in Chinese professional basketball.
- 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: 1999–2000 NBA season Target entity description: The 1999–2000 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, began their early-2000s dynasty by winning the NBA championship.
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A.
2000–01 NBA season
The 2000–01 NBA season was the league campaign in which Allen Iverson led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals and earned the regular-season MVP award.
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B.
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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C.
Los Angeles Lakers 1999–2000
The Los Angeles Lakers 1999–2000 were an NBA championship team led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in the first title season of the Phil Jackson era.
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D.
2000 NBA Finals
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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E.
1999–2000 CBA season
The 1999–2000 CBA season was a Chinese Basketball Association campaign notable for featuring a young Yao Ming emerging as a dominant force in Chinese professional basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA season ⓘ |
| assistsLeader | Jason Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Phil Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Doc Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYearTeam | Orlando Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Alonzo Mourning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam | Miami Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2000-06-19 ⓘ |
| executiveOfTheYear | John Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveOfTheYearTeam | Orlando Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Kobe Bryant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMostValuablePlayer | Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsSeriesResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| finalsVenuePrimary | Staples Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsVenueSecondary | Conseco Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2000–01 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1998–99 NBA season ⓘ |
| gamesPerTeam | 82 ⓘ |
| LakersHeadCoach | Phil Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LakersRegularSeasonRecord | 67–15 ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayer | Jalen Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayerTeam | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | beginning of Los Angeles Lakers early-2000s championship dynasty ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 29 ⓘ |
| PacersHeadCoach | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PacersRegularSeasonRecord | 56–26 ⓘ |
| playoffsEndDate | 2000-06-19 ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 2000-04-22 ⓘ |
| reboundsLeader | Dikembe Mutombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear |
Elton Brand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam |
Chicago Bulls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeader | Shaquille O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 54 ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYear | Rodney Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYearTeam | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999-11-02 ⓘ |
| topSeedEasternConference | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSeedWesternConference | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1999–2000 NBA season Description of subject: The 1999–2000 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, began their early-2000s dynasty by winning the NBA championship.
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