1983–84 NBA season
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The 1983–84 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign that culminated in the Boston Celtics winning the championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, highlighted by standout defensive performances and emerging stars across the league.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1983–84 NBA season canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9601012 — 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: 1983–84 NBA season Context triple: [Mark Eaton, ledLeagueInBlocksPerGame, 1983–84 NBA season]
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1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
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1984–85 NBA season
The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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C.
1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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D.
1986–87 NBA season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson, won the championship and Johnson earned the MVP award.
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E.
1981–82 NBA season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the National Basketball Association campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, won the championship over the Philadelphia 76ers.
- 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: 1983–84 NBA season Target entity description: The 1983–84 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign that culminated in the Boston Celtics winning the championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, highlighted by standout defensive performances and emerging stars across the league.
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A.
1982–83 NBA season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.
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B.
1984–85 NBA season
The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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C.
1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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D.
1986–87 NBA season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson, won the championship and Johnson earned the MVP award.
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E.
1981–82 NBA season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the National Basketball Association campaign in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, won the championship over the Philadelphia 76ers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA season
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sports season ⓘ |
| assistsLeader | Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistsLeaderTeam | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | K.C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championHomeArena | Boston Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Frank Layden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYearTeam | Utah Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Sidney Moncrief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam | Milwaukee Bucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1984-06-12 ⓘ |
| finals | 1984 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsResult | Boston Celtics defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4–3 ⓘ |
| gamesPerTeam | 82 ⓘ |
| introducedAward | NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| MVP | Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1984–85 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Julius Erving
NERFINISHED
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRookie |
Clyde Drexler
NERFINISHED
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Doc Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayoffTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 23 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | 16-team playoff bracket ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1982–83 NBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reboundsLeader | Moses Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reboundsLeaderTeam | Philadelphia 76ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Ralph Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam | Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpHomeArena | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeader | Adrian Dantley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeaderTeam | Utah Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 38 ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYear | Kevin McHale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYearTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1983-10-28 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1983–84 NBA season Description of subject: The 1983–84 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign that culminated in the Boston Celtics winning the championship over the Los Angeles Lakers, highlighted by standout defensive performances and emerging stars across the league.
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