NBA playoffs
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The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA playoffs canonical | 71 |
| NBA Playoffs | 4 |
| NBA postseason | 2 |
| National Basketball Association playoffs | 2 |
| BAA playoffs | 1 |
| NBA First Round | 1 |
| NBA playoff games | 1 |
| NBA playoffs with Portland Trail Blazers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309856 — 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: NBA playoffs Context triple: [Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, associatedWith, NBA playoffs]
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A.
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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B.
NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason elimination tournament that determines which teams advance to and ultimately compete in the Super Bowl.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NBA playoffs Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
NBA Finals games
NBA Finals games are the championship series of the National Basketball Association, determining the league’s annual champion in a best-of-seven playoff between the Eastern and Western Conference winners.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are the National Football League’s postseason elimination tournament that determines which teams advance to and ultimately compete in the Super Bowl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball tournament
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postseason tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ABC
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ESPN ⓘ NBA TV ⓘ TNT ⓘ |
| competitionType | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culminatesIn |
NBA Finals games
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
|
| currentNumberOfPlayoffTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| formerlyCalled |
NBA playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
BAA playoffs
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| goesTo | NBA champion ⓘ |
| governingBody | NBA Board of Governors ⓘ |
| homeCourtAdvantageDeterminedBy | better regular season record ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| involves |
NBA franchises
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA teams
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam |
Boston Celtics
ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| MVPaward |
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
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| numberOfConferences | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| overtimeRule | five-minute overtime periods ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball Association season ⓘ |
| playInTournamentIntroduced | 2020 ⓘ |
| purpose | determine NBA champion ⓘ |
| qualification | regular season record ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| round |
Conference Finals
ⓘ
Conference Semifinals ⓘ First Round ⓘ NBA Finals games ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
|
| seedingBasis | regular season standings ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| teamsPerConference | 8 ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
conference record
ⓘ
head-to-head record ⓘ |
| trophyAwarded |
Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
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surface form:
Larry OBrien Championship Trophy
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| typicalEndMonth | June ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | April ⓘ |
| uses | NBA play-in tournament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NBA playoffs Description of subject: The NBA playoffs are the National Basketball Association’s annual postseason elimination tournament in which top teams compete for the league championship.
Referenced by (83)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NBA postseason
this entity surface form:
BAA playoffs
this entity surface form:
NBA Playoffs
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NBA franchise
this entity surface form:
NBA postseason
this entity surface form:
National Basketball Association playoffs
subject surface form:
John Wall
this entity surface form:
NBA Playoffs
this entity surface form:
National Basketball Association playoffs
this entity surface form:
NBA playoff games
this entity surface form:
NBA Playoffs
subject surface form:
Clyde Drexler
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Steve Blake