Triple
T1041865
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Inside the NBA |
E22485
|
entity |
| Predicate | coversCompetition |
P17478
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
NBA regular season
The NBA regular season is the primary phase of the National Basketball Association schedule in which all teams play a set number of games to determine playoff seeding and overall standings.
|
E120471
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: NBA regular season | Statement: [Inside the NBA, coversCompetition, NBA regular season]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBA regular season Context triple: [Inside the NBA, coversCompetition, NBA regular season]
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A.
NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
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B.
NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
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C.
2019–20 NBA season
The 2019–20 NBA season was the league’s 74th campaign, notable for being interrupted and reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a suspended schedule and a resumed finish in the Orlando “bubble.”
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D.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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E.
2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA season held in the COVID-19 "bubble" at Walt Disney World, where the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win their 17th title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: NBA regular season Triple: [Inside the NBA, coversCompetition, NBA regular season]
Generated description
The NBA regular season is the primary phase of the National Basketball Association schedule in which all teams play a set number of games to determine playoff seeding and overall standings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBA regular season Target entity description: The NBA regular season is the primary phase of the National Basketball Association schedule in which all teams play a set number of games to determine playoff seeding and overall standings.
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A.
NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
-
B.
NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
-
C.
2019–20 NBA season
The 2019–20 NBA season was the league’s 74th campaign, notable for being interrupted and reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a suspended schedule and a resumed finish in the Orlando “bubble.”
-
D.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
-
E.
2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA season held in the COVID-19 "bubble" at Walt Disney World, where the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win their 17th title.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coversCompetition Context triple: [Inside the NBA, coversCompetition, NBA regular season]
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A.
coveredCompetition
chosen
Indicates that an entity reported on, documented, or provided media coverage of a particular competition or contest.
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B.
appliesToCompetition
Indicates that something (such as a rule, condition, or attribute) is relevant or applicable specifically to a competition.
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C.
competitionOf
Indicates a relationship where one entity is the competitive event, contest, or rivalry involving another entity.
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D.
coversEvent
Indicates that one event includes, spans, or encompasses the time period or occurrence of another event.
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E.
hasCompetition
Indicates that one entity is in a state of rivalry or contest with another entity, typically competing for the same goal, resource, or advantage.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b845fa8c8190a7b69629883b62e2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bc768948190b1cda4eea93fe4b6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c41ab70819090084c508dbfd295 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3cbd43848190854add440753fdad |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4b72ba60881908b017ef3b2b9645e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.