Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

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"Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" is a nonfiction book by Jeff Pearlman that chronicles the rise, personalities, and cultural impact of the Los Angeles Lakers during their dominant 1980s era.

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Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s canonical	4

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
Context triple: [Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, basedOn, Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s]

A. Showtime: Inside the Lakers' Breakthrough Season
"Showtime: Inside the Lakers' Breakthrough Season" is a nonfiction sports book by Pat Riley that offers an insider’s account of the Los Angeles Lakers’ rise to dominance during the 1980s NBA era.
B. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is an HBO sports drama series that chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime era of the 1980s, focusing on the team’s rise to prominence on and off the court.
C. Sacred Hoops
Sacred Hoops is a book by legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson that explores the spiritual and philosophical principles behind his approach to basketball and leadership.
D. The Houdini of the Hardwood
The Houdini of the Hardwood is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame Boston Celtics point guard Bob Cousy, renowned for his dazzling ball-handling and creative playmaking in the 1950s and 1960s NBA.
E. The Dream Team
The Dream Team is a 1989 comedy film about four psychiatric patients who get stranded in New York City and must rescue their missing doctor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
Target entity description: "Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s" is a nonfiction book by Jeff Pearlman that chronicles the rise, personalities, and cultural impact of the Los Angeles Lakers during their dominant 1980s era.

A. Showtime: Inside the Lakers' Breakthrough Season
"Showtime: Inside the Lakers' Breakthrough Season" is a nonfiction sports book by Pat Riley that offers an insider’s account of the Los Angeles Lakers’ rise to dominance during the 1980s NBA era.
B. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is an HBO sports drama series that chronicles the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime era of the 1980s, focusing on the team’s rise to prominence on and off the court.
C. Sacred Hoops
Sacred Hoops is a book by legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson that explores the spiritual and philosophical principles behind his approach to basketball and leadership.
D. The Houdini of the Hardwood
The Houdini of the Hardwood is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame Boston Celtics point guard Bob Cousy, renowned for his dazzling ball-handling and creative playmaking in the 1950s and 1960s NBA.
E. The Dream Team
The Dream Team is a 1989 comedy film about four psychiatric patients who get stranded in New York City and must rescue their missing doctor.
F. None of above. chosen

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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty → basedOn → Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s ⓘ

subject linked to: Jason Shuman

Jeff Pearlman → notableWork → Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s ⓘ

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty → basedOn → Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s ⓘ

subject linked to: Jeff Pearlman

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty → basedOn → Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s ⓘ

subject linked to: Delirio Films

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