finalsMatchup

P44168
predicate

Indicates that two competitors or teams are paired to face each other in the final round of a competition or tournament.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
finalMatchup 17
finalsMatchup canonical 16
NBAFinalsOpponent 7

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: finalsMatchup
Generated description
Indicates that two competitors or teams are paired to face each other in the final round of a competition or tournament.

Sample triples (48)

Subject Object
1987–88 NBA season Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup United States vs Serbia via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1968 ABA Playoffs Pittsburgh Pipers
surface form: Pittsburgh Pipers vs New Orleans Buccaneers
Garnett-Allen-Pierce trio Kobe Bryant via predicate surface "notableOpponentInFinals"
1982–83 NBA season Philadelphia 76ers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 2019–20 NBA season Miami Heat via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent"
1992 IIHF Women's World Championship Canada women's national ice hockey team vs United States women's national ice hockey team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1994 IIHF Women's World Championship Canada women's national ice hockey team vs United States women's national ice hockey team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
Jason Terry LeBron James via predicate surface "notableOpponentInFinals"
2000–01 NBA season Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
2001–02 NBA season Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Jersey Nets
2013 IIHF World Championship Sweden vs Switzerland via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1952–53 NBA season Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knicks
2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs women’s basketball via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
U.S. Open Cup 2022 Orlando City SC vs Sacramento Republic FC via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1986–87 NBA season Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. The Usos via predicate surface "inauguralTournamentFinalMatch"
Thomas Frank Swansea City A.F.C. via predicate surface "playOffFinalOpponent"
surface form: Swansea City
2023 IIHF World Championship Canada vs Germany via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2011–12 Western Conference champions Miami Heat via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent"
2006 FIBA World Championship Spain national basketball team vs Greece national basketball team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2005–06 NBA season Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
National League 1996
surface form: 1996 National League season
Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals via predicate surface "LeagueChampionshipSeriesMatchup"
2014–15 NBA season Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
1970–71 NBA season Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets
2002–03 NBA season San Antonio Spurs vs. New Jersey Nets
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain national basketball team vs Argentina national basketball team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1996–97 American Basketball League season Columbus Quest vs. Richmond Rage
Los Angeles Lakers 1999–2000 Indiana Pacers via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent" NERFINISHED
2012 IIHF World Championship Russia vs Slovakia via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers Golden State Warriors via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent" NERFINISHED
1984–85 NBA season Boston Celtics via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent" NERFINISHED
1994 FIBA World Championship United States men's national basketball team vs Russia men's national basketball team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Germany vs Sweden via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season Philadelphia 76ers via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent" NERFINISHED
2000 Rugby League World Cup Australia vs New Zealand via predicate surface "finalMatchup" NERFINISHED
1981–82 NBA season Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers NERFINISHED
1996–97 NBA season Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz
Los Angeles Lakers 1979–80 season Philadelphia 76ers via predicate surface "NBAFinalsOpponent" NERFINISHED
2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles 1880 Herbert Lawford vs Otway Woodhouse via predicate surface "allComersFinalMatch" NERFINISHED
Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles 1886 Herbert Lawford vs Ernest Lewis via predicate surface "allComersFinalMatch"
2017–18 NBA season Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NERFINISHED
1998 FIBA World Championship for Women United States women’s national basketball team vs Russia women’s national basketball team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Canada women's national basketball team vs Argentina women's national basketball team via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2017 IIHF World Championship Sweden vs Canada via predicate surface "finalMatchup"
2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four Kansas vs. North Carolina via predicate surface "championshipGameMatchup"
1951–52 NBA season Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knicks