1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers
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The 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain that followed their record-setting championship season with another strong campaign, ultimately reaching the Western Conference Finals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10037593 — 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: 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers Context triple: [1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers, nextSeason, 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers]
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A.
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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B.
1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers
The 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain that reached the Western Division Finals but fell short of the NBA championship.
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C.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons refers to the NBA Finals matchup that concluded the 1987–88 season, featuring Magic Johnson’s Showtime Lakers against the rising, hard-nosed “Bad Boys” Pistons.
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D.
1972–73 ABA season
The 1972–73 ABA season was a professional basketball campaign in the American Basketball Association notable for strong team performances, including the Kentucky Colonels’ dominance in their division.
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E.
1972 NBA Finals
The 1972 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, defeated the New York Knicks to win the NBA title.
- 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: 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers Target entity description: The 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain that followed their record-setting championship season with another strong campaign, ultimately reaching the Western Conference Finals.
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A.
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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B.
1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers
The 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain that reached the Western Division Finals but fell short of the NBA championship.
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C.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons refers to the NBA Finals matchup that concluded the 1987–88 season, featuring Magic Johnson’s Showtime Lakers against the rising, hard-nosed “Bad Boys” Pistons.
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D.
1972–73 ABA season
The 1972–73 ABA season was a professional basketball campaign in the American Basketball Association notable for strong team performances, including the Kentucky Colonels’ dominance in their division.
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E.
1972 NBA Finals
The 1972 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Los Angeles Lakers, led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, defeated the New York Knicks to win the NBA title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA team season
ⓘ
basketball team season ⓘ |
| captain |
Jerry West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilt Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Inglewood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferencePlace | 1st in Western Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defendingChampion | true ⓘ |
| division | Pacific Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 1st in Pacific Division ⓘ |
| eliminatedBy | Golden State Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalManager | Pete Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Bill Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | The Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeGameVenue | The Forum, Inglewood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| losses | 22 ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContext | followed a record-setting 69-win championship season in 1971–72 ⓘ |
| notablePlayerAward |
Jerry West – All-NBA honors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilt Chamberlain – All-Defensive honors ⓘ |
| owner | Jack Kent Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffAppearance |
Western Conference Finals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference Semifinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffResult | lost in Western Conference Finals ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 60–22 ⓘ |
| rosterIncludes |
Flynn Robinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gail Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Hairston NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim McMillian NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Erickson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilt Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1972–73 NBA season ⓘ |
| seasonOfClub | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| starPlayer |
Gail Goodrich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Happy Hairston NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry West NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilt Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wins | 60 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers Description of subject: The 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers were an NBA team led by stars like Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain that followed their record-setting championship season with another strong campaign, ultimately reaching the Western Conference Finals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.