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gptkbp:instanceOf
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NBA All-Star Game
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gptkbp:broadcastOn
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gptkb:NBC
gptkb:TBS
TNT
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gptkbp:championships
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gptkb:Houston_Rockets
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gptkbp:EasternConferenceChampion
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gptkb:New_York_Knicks
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gptkbp:EasternConferenceFinalsOpponent
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gptkb:Indiana_Pacers
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gptkbp:endDate
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June 22, 1994
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gptkbp:finalists
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gptkb:Utah_Jazz
gptkb:Indiana_Pacers
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gptkbp:finalsSeriesResult
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Houston Rockets defeated New York Knicks 4–3
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gptkbp:finalVenue
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gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden,_New_York
gptkb:The_Summit,_Houston
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1994 NBA Playoffs
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gptkbp:MVP
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gptkb:Hakeem_Olajuwon
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gptkbp:notableAbsence
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Michael Jordan (retired)
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gptkbp:notableCoach
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gptkb:Pat_Riley
gptkb:Phil_Jackson
gptkb:Jerry_Sloan
gptkb:George_Karl
gptkb:Larry_Brown
gptkb:Rudy_Tomjanovich
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First NBA Finals since 1979 without Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, or Michael Jordan
Houston Rockets won their first NBA championship
Denver Nuggets became first 8th seed to defeat a 1st seed (Seattle SuperSonics)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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All first-round series were best-of-five
Finals went to seven games
First NBA Finals appearance for Houston Rockets since 1986
Hakeem Olajuwon won both NBA MVP and Finals MVP in 1994
First NBA Finals appearance for New York Knicks since 1973
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gptkbp:notableGame
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Game 7, Rockets vs. Knicks, Rockets win championship
Game 5, Nuggets vs. SuperSonics, Mutombo blocks 8 shots
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gptkbp:notablePlayer
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gptkb:Karl_Malone
gptkb:Hakeem_Olajuwon
gptkb:Patrick_Ewing
gptkb:Reggie_Miller
Charles Barkley
Dikembe Mutombo
John Stockton
Scottie Pippen
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gptkbp:notableUpset
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Denver Nuggets defeated Seattle SuperSonics 3–2
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gptkbp:numberOfTeams
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16
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gptkbp:runnerUp
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gptkb:New_York_Knicks
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gptkbp:season
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gptkb:1993–94_NBA_season
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gptkbp:startDate
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April 28, 1994
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gptkbp:WesternConferenceChampion
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gptkb:Houston_Rockets
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gptkbp:WesternConferenceFinalsOpponent
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gptkb:Utah_Jazz
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1994_Eastern_Conference_Finals
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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