1951–52 NBA season
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The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association, highlighted by the Minneapolis Lakers winning another championship during the league’s early formative years.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1951–52 NBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11680332 — 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: 1951–52 NBA season Context triple: [1952–53 NBA season, previousSeason, 1951–52 NBA season]
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A.
1950–51 NBA season
The 1950–51 NBA season was the league’s fifth season, notable for the Rochester Royals winning the championship and for being part of the NBA’s early formative years following the BAA–NBL merger.
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B.
1952–53 NBA season
The 1952–53 NBA season was a pivotal early campaign in league history, notable for introducing the Rookie of the Year honor and featuring stars like George Mikan during the NBA’s formative years.
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C.
1951 NBA All-Star Game
The 1951 NBA All-Star Game was the inaugural National Basketball Association midseason exhibition featuring the league’s top players, held at the Boston Garden.
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D.
NBA 1949–50 season
The NBA 1949–50 season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association following the merger of the BAA and NBL, marking the beginning of the modern NBA.
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E.
1955 NBA Finals
The 1955 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the National Basketball Association 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: 1951–52 NBA season Target entity description: The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association, highlighted by the Minneapolis Lakers winning another championship during the league’s early formative years.
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A.
1950–51 NBA season
The 1950–51 NBA season was the league’s fifth season, notable for the Rochester Royals winning the championship and for being part of the NBA’s early formative years following the BAA–NBL merger.
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B.
1952–53 NBA season
The 1952–53 NBA season was a pivotal early campaign in league history, notable for introducing the Rookie of the Year honor and featuring stars like George Mikan during the NBA’s formative years.
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C.
1951 NBA All-Star Game
The 1951 NBA All-Star Game was the inaugural National Basketball Association midseason exhibition featuring the league’s top players, held at the Boston Garden.
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D.
NBA 1949–50 season
The NBA 1949–50 season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association following the merger of the BAA and NBL, marking the beginning of the modern NBA.
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E.
1955 NBA Finals
The 1955 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the National Basketball Association title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| champion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCity | Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | John Kundla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFranchise | Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| easternDivisionChampion | Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| era | early NBA years ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Boston Celtics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse Nationals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| finalsMatchup | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knicks ⓘ |
| finalsMostValuablePlayer | George Mikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsResult | 4–3 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | George Mikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1952–53 NBA season ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bob Cousy
NERFINISHED
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George Mikan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Arizin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 66 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayoffTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 10 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | bracket tournament ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1950–51 NBA season ⓘ |
| regularSeasonChampion | Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | DuMont Television Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topAssistsLeader | Bob Cousy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topAssistsLeaderTeam | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topAssistsPerGame | 6.3 ⓘ |
| topRebounder | George Mikan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topRebounderReboundsPerGame | 13.5 ⓘ |
| topRebounderTeam | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Paul Arizin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerPointsPerGame | 25.4 ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernDivisionChampion | Minneapolis Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1951–52 NBA season Description of subject: The 1951–52 NBA season was the sixth season of the National Basketball Association, highlighted by the Minneapolis Lakers winning another championship during the league’s early formative years.
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