NBA games
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NBA games are professional basketball contests played between teams of the National Basketball Association as part of the league’s regular season, playoffs, and finals.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA games canonical | 4 |
| NBA Christmas Day games | 1 |
| NBA London Games | 1 |
| National Basketball Association games (regional rights) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T635891 — 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: NBA games Context triple: [Barclays Center, hostsEventType, NBA games]
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A.
NBA TV
NBA TV is an American sports television network dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the National Basketball Association, including live games, analysis, and original programming.
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B.
NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
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C.
NBA.com
NBA.com is the official website of the National Basketball Association, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and other league-related content.
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D.
NCAA basketball
NCAA basketball is the system of college-level basketball in the United States governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, featuring men’s and women’s competitions that serve as a major pipeline to professional play and include the prominent March Madness tournament.
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E.
NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
- 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: NBA games Target entity description: NBA games are professional basketball contests played between teams of the National Basketball Association as part of the league’s regular season, playoffs, and finals.
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A.
NBA TV
NBA TV is an American sports television network dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the National Basketball Association, including live games, analysis, and original programming.
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B.
NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
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C.
NBA.com
NBA.com is the official website of the National Basketball Association, providing news, scores, statistics, video highlights, and other league-related content.
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D.
NCAA basketball
NCAA basketball is the system of college-level basketball in the United States governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, featuring men’s and women’s competitions that serve as a major pipeline to professional play and include the prominent March Madness tournament.
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E.
NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional basketball game
ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ |
| ballType | basketball ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
digital streaming platforms
ⓘ
national television networks ⓘ regional sports networks ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| courtType | rectangular hardwood court ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
NBA rules
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Official Rules
|
| hasAudience |
in-arena spectators
ⓘ
streaming viewers ⓘ television viewers ⓘ |
| hasOfficial |
crew chief
ⓘ
referee ⓘ replay center official ⓘ umpire ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
loss
ⓘ
win ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | NBA team ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
NBA Finals game
ⓘ
playoff game ⓘ regular season game ⓘ |
| hasStatistic |
assists
ⓘ
blocks ⓘ personal fouls ⓘ points ⓘ rebounds ⓘ steals ⓘ turnovers ⓘ |
| hasTimeouts | yes ⓘ |
| league |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA
|
| location | basketball arena ⓘ |
| mayInclude | overtime ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfRules | English ⓘ |
| organizer | NBA franchises ⓘ |
| overtimeCondition | scores tied after regulation ⓘ |
| overtimePeriodDuration | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| periodStructure | 4 quarters ⓘ |
| playersPerTeamOnCourt | 5 ⓘ |
| possibleScoreValues |
1 point free throw
ⓘ
2 point field goal ⓘ 3 point field goal ⓘ |
| quarterDuration | 12 minutes ⓘ |
| revenueSource |
concessions
ⓘ
media rights ⓘ sponsorships ⓘ ticket sales ⓘ |
| scoringUnit | points ⓘ |
| seasonContext |
NBA Finals games
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals series
NBA playoff bracket ⓘ NBA regular season schedule ⓘ |
| seasonType |
postseason
ⓘ
regular season ⓘ |
| shotClockDuration | 24 seconds ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| surface | indoor court ⓘ |
| teamCount | 2 ⓘ |
| threePointLine | present ⓘ |
| ticketRequired | yes ⓘ |
| tieAllowedAfterRegulation | no ⓘ |
| timeframe | modern era since 1946 ⓘ |
| timeoutType |
mandatory timeouts
ⓘ
team timeouts ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 48 minutes of regulation time ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
backboard
ⓘ
basketball hoop ⓘ game clock ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ shot clock ⓘ |
| usesRuleSet | NBA rules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NBA games Description of subject: NBA games are professional basketball contests played between teams of the National Basketball Association as part of the league’s regular season, playoffs, and finals.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
ABC Sports
this entity surface form:
NBA London Games
this entity surface form:
NBA Christmas Day games
subject surface form:
ABC
this entity surface form:
National Basketball Association games (regional rights)