CBA playoffs
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The CBA playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association, where top teams compete for the league championship.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBA Finals | 2 |
| CBA playoffs canonical | 2 |
| Chinese Basketball Association playoffs | 2 |
| CBA Playoffs | 1 |
| CBA championship | 1 |
| CBA postseason | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2196959 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CBA playoffs Context triple: [Shanghai Sharks, participatesIn, CBA playoffs]
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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 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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C.
The Basketball Tournament championship games
The Basketball Tournament championship games are the final, winner-take-all matchups of the annual open-application, single-elimination summer basketball event known for its innovative game format and large cash prize.
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D.
NBA Conference Finals
The NBA Conference Finals are the penultimate playoff series in each conference that determine which two teams advance to compete in the NBA Finals for the league championship.
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E.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CBA playoffs Target entity description: The CBA playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association, where top teams compete for the league championship.
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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 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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C.
The Basketball Tournament championship games
The Basketball Tournament championship games are the final, winner-take-all matchups of the annual open-application, single-elimination summer basketball event known for its innovative game format and large cash prize.
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D.
NBA Conference Finals
The NBA Conference Finals are the penultimate playoff series in each conference that determine which two teams advance to compete in the NBA Finals for the league championship.
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E.
NLL playoffs
The NLL playoffs are the National Lacrosse League’s postseason tournament that determines the league champion among its top professional indoor lacrosse teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball postseason tournament
ⓘ
elimination tournament ⓘ sports playoff ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CBA playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
CBA postseason
CBA playoffs ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Basketball Association playoffs
|
| competitionFormat | knockout tournament ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier professional basketball in China ⓘ |
| confersAward | Finals MVP ⓘ |
| confersTitle | CBA champion ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| determinesQualificationFor | FIBA Asia Champions Cup ⓘ |
| eligibility | top teams from CBA regular season ⓘ |
| follows | CBA regular season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese Basketball Association ⓘ |
| hasPart |
CBA playoffs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CBA Finals
first round ⓘ quarterfinals ⓘ semifinals ⓘ |
| hasRule |
higher seed has home-court advantage
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series decided by number of wins ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| league | Chinese Basketball Association ⓘ |
| location | various arenas in China ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high television ratings in China
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home-and-away series format in most rounds ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | varies by season ⓘ |
| organizer | Chinese Basketball Association ⓘ |
| participant | CBA teams ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Basketball Association ⓘ |
| professionalOrAmateur | professional ⓘ |
| purpose | determine CBA champion ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CBA playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CBA Finals
CBA Regular Season ⓘ
surface form:
CBA regular season
NBA playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage |
CCTV-5
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local sports channels in China ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | May ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | March ⓘ |
| usesSystem |
best-of series
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home-and-away format ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CBA playoffs Description of subject: The CBA playoffs are the postseason elimination tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association, where top teams compete for the league championship.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CBA Playoffs
this entity surface form:
Chinese Basketball Association playoffs
subject surface form:
Liaoning Flying Leopards
this entity surface form:
CBA championship
this entity surface form:
CBA Finals
this entity surface form:
Chinese Basketball Association playoffs
this entity surface form:
CBA postseason
this entity surface form:
CBA Finals