2004–05 NBA season
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The 2004–05 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for major league realignment, the emergence of new contenders, and the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2004–05 NBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10511249 — 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: 2004–05 NBA season Context triple: [NBA realignment of 2004–05 season, effectiveSeason, 2004–05 NBA season]
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A.
2005–06 NBA season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Miami Heat won their first championship and Steve Nash secured his second consecutive MVP award.
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B.
2003–04 NBA season
The 2003–04 NBA season was the league year in which the New Orleans Hornets (NOH) competed as part of the National Basketball Association’s regular season and playoffs.
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C.
2004 NBA Finals
The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the underdog Detroit Pistons defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games, highlighted by dominant defense and Chauncey Billups’ MVP performance.
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D.
2005 NBA Finals
The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Detroit Pistons in a seven-game defensive battle to win the NBA title.
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E.
2006–07 NBA season
The 2006–07 NBA season was the league campaign in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan, captured the championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals.
- 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: 2004–05 NBA season Target entity description: The 2004–05 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for major league realignment, the emergence of new contenders, and the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA championship.
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A.
2005–06 NBA season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Miami Heat won their first championship and Steve Nash secured his second consecutive MVP award.
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B.
2003–04 NBA season
The 2003–04 NBA season was the league year in which the New Orleans Hornets (NOH) competed as part of the National Basketball Association’s regular season and playoffs.
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C.
2004 NBA Finals
The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the underdog Detroit Pistons defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in five games, highlighted by dominant defense and Chauncey Billups’ MVP performance.
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D.
2005 NBA Finals
The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich, defeated the Detroit Pistons in a seven-game defensive battle to win the NBA title.
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E.
2006–07 NBA season
The 2006–07 NBA season was the league campaign in which the San Antonio Spurs, led by Tim Duncan, captured the championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NBA season ⓘ |
| allStarGameDate | 2005-02-20 ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostArena | Pepsi Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostCity | Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameMostValuablePlayer | Allen Iverson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | San Antonio Spurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charlotteBobcatsConference | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charlotteBobcatsDivision | Southeast Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Mike D’Antoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYearTeam | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Ben Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam | Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceChampion | Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceDivisions |
Atlantic Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2005-06-23 ⓘ |
| executiveOfTheYear | Bryan Colangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveOfTheYearTeam | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsEndDate | 2005-06-23 ⓘ |
| finalsMostValuablePlayer | Tim Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsSeriesResult | San Antonio Spurs defeated Detroit Pistons 4–3 ⓘ |
| introducedTeam | Charlotte Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayer | Bobby Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostImprovedPlayerTeam | Los Angeles Clippers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Steve Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayerTeam | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 82 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 30 ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 2005-04-23 ⓘ |
| realignment |
Charlotte Bobcats added as 30th team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA expanded from 2 to 3 divisions per conference ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 2005-04-20 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 2004-11-02 ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Emeka Okafor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearTeam | Charlotte Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Detroit Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 59 ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYear | Ben Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthManOfTheYearTeam | Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2004-11-02 ⓘ |
| televisionPartnersUS |
ABC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESPN NERFINISHED ⓘ TNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topRegularSeasonRecord | 62–20 ⓘ |
| topRegularSeasonRecordTeam | Phoenix Suns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernConferenceChampion | San Antonio Spurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernConferenceDivisions |
Northwest Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2004–05 NBA season Description of subject: The 2004–05 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for major league realignment, the emergence of new contenders, and the San Antonio Spurs winning the NBA championship.
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