2006 WNBA Finals
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The 2006 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series in which the Detroit Shock captured the title, marking one of the franchise’s key championship victories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2006 WNBA Finals canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11084108 — 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: 2006 WNBA Finals Context triple: [Detroit Shock, wonChampionship, 2006 WNBA Finals]
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A.
2006 WNBA season
The 2006 WNBA season was the league’s 10th year of play, notable for expansion and the debut of new franchises and talent.
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B.
2001 WNBA Finals
The 2001 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series that concluded the 2001 season, featuring the Charlotte Sting competing for the title.
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C.
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals is the culminating postseason series that determines the champion of the Women's National Basketball Association each year.
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D.
WNBA conference finals
The WNBA conference finals were the penultimate playoff round in the league’s former conference-based postseason format, determining which teams advanced to compete for the championship.
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E.
2007 WNBA season
The 2007 WNBA season was the league’s 11th year of play, marked by ongoing expansion and realignment and remembered in part as the final campaign for the Charlotte Sting franchise.
- 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: 2006 WNBA Finals Target entity description: The 2006 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series in which the Detroit Shock captured the title, marking one of the franchise’s key championship victories.
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A.
2006 WNBA season
The 2006 WNBA season was the league’s 10th year of play, notable for expansion and the debut of new franchises and talent.
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B.
2001 WNBA Finals
The 2001 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series that concluded the 2001 season, featuring the Charlotte Sting competing for the title.
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C.
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals is the culminating postseason series that determines the champion of the Women's National Basketball Association each year.
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D.
WNBA conference finals
The WNBA conference finals were the penultimate playoff round in the league’s former conference-based postseason format, determining which teams advanced to compete for the championship.
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E.
2007 WNBA season
The 2007 WNBA season was the league’s 11th year of play, marked by ongoing expansion and realignment and remembered in part as the final campaign for the Charlotte Sting franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WNBA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| champion | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTitleNumberForFranchise | 2 ⓘ |
| coachOfChampion | Bill Laimbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfRunnerUp | John Whisenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEastern | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWestern | Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| finalGameCity | Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameLoser | Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameNumber | Game 5 ⓘ |
| finalGameScore | Detroit Shock 80–75 Sacramento Monarchs ⓘ |
| finalGameVenue | The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameWinner | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| game1City | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Venue | ARCO Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Winner | Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2City | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Venue | ARCO Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3City | Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4City | Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5City | Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 5 ⓘ |
| league | Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Deanna Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextFinals | 2007 WNBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerDetroitShock |
Cheryl Ford
GENERATED
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Deanna Nolan GENERATED ⓘ Katie Smith GENERATED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerSacramentoMonarchs |
Rebekkah Brunson
GENERATED
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Ticha Penicheiro GENERATED ⓘ Yolanda Griffith GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Detroit Shock ⓘ |
| previousFinals | 2005 WNBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2006 WNBA season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Detroit Shock won 3–2 ⓘ |
| significance | second WNBA championship for the Detroit Shock franchise ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUnitedStates | ESPN2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2006 WNBA Finals Description of subject: The 2006 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series in which the Detroit Shock captured the title, marking one of the franchise’s key championship victories.
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