Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season
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The Los Angeles Lakers’ 1979–80 season was a landmark NBA campaign highlighted by rookie Magic Johnson’s arrival and the franchise’s first championship of the Showtime era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9161791 — 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: Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season Context triple: [Jack McKinney, coachedTeamInSeason, Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season]
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A.
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season was a championship-winning NBA campaign led by stars like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Norm Nixon, culminating in an NBA Finals victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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B.
Los Angeles Lakers 2019–20 NBA season
The Los Angeles Lakers 2019–20 NBA season was the campaign in which the franchise, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, won its 17th championship amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the NBA Bubble in Orlando.
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C.
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers
The 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team that set a then-record 69–13 regular-season mark and won the championship, highlighted by a historic 33-game winning streak.
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D.
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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E.
1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
- 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: Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season Target entity description: The Los Angeles Lakers’ 1979–80 season was a landmark NBA campaign highlighted by rookie Magic Johnson’s arrival and the franchise’s first championship of the Showtime era.
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A.
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season was a championship-winning NBA campaign led by stars like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Norm Nixon, culminating in an NBA Finals victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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B.
Los Angeles Lakers 2019–20 NBA season
The Los Angeles Lakers 2019–20 NBA season was the campaign in which the franchise, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, won its 17th championship amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the NBA Bubble in Orlando.
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C.
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers
The 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team that set a then-record 69–13 regular-season mark and won the championship, highlighted by a historic 33-game winning streak.
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D.
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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E.
1980–81 NBA season
The 1980–81 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Boston Celtics, led by stars like Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, captured the NBA championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA season ⓘ |
| AllDefensiveSecondTeamPlayer |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllNBAFirstTeamPlayer | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllRookieTeamPlayer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistantCoach | Pat Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferencePlace | 1st in Western Conference ⓘ |
| division | Pacific Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 1st in Pacific Division ⓘ |
| draftPick | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPosition | 1st overall pick in 1979 NBA draft ⓘ |
| FinalsMVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseChampionshipNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| generalManager | Bill Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach |
Jack McKinney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Westhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPlayer |
Brad Holland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaal Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Chones NERFINISHED ⓘ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Landsberger NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Byrnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Norm Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsGame6LakersPoints | 123 ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsGame6Location | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsGame6Opponent | Philadelphia 76ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsGame6SixersPoints | 107 ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsOpponent | Philadelphia 76ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAFinalsSeriesResult | 4–2 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Jerry Buss first season as Lakers owner
ⓘ
beginning of Showtime era ⓘ |
| owner | Jerry Buss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffAppearance | 1980 NBA Playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffResult | NBA champions ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecordLosses | 22 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecordWins | 60 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonWinPercentage | .732 ⓘ |
| rookiePlayer | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonEndYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| seasonStartYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | up-tempo fast-break offense ⓘ |
| team | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceFinalsOpponent | Seattle SuperSonics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceFinalsResult | 4–1 ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceSemifinalsOpponent | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceSemifinalsResult | 4–1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season Description of subject: The Los Angeles Lakers’ 1979–80 season was a landmark NBA campaign highlighted by rookie Magic Johnson’s arrival and the franchise’s first championship of the Showtime era.
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