National Basketball League playoffs
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The National Basketball League playoffs were the postseason championship series of the pre-NBA professional basketball league in the United States, determining the league’s annual title winner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Basketball League playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5797341 — 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)
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Target entity: National Basketball League playoffs Context triple: [Oshkosh All-Stars, playedIn, National Basketball League playoffs]
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A.
American Basketball Association playoffs
The American Basketball Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the ABA, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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B.
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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CBA playoffs
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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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.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
- 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: National Basketball League playoffs Target entity description: The National Basketball League playoffs were the postseason championship series of the pre-NBA professional basketball league in the United States, determining the league’s annual title winner.
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A.
American Basketball Association playoffs
The American Basketball Association playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the ABA, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
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B.
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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C.
CBA playoffs
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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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.
B.League playoffs
The B.League playoffs are the postseason championship tournament of Japan’s professional men’s basketball league, determining the season’s overall champion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball playoffs
ⓘ
postseason tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NBL playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionScope | national ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
National Basketball League champion
ⓘ
league title winner ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | merger of NBL and BAA into NBA ⓘ |
| endYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| era | pre-NBA era ⓘ |
| featuredFormat | best-of series in later years ⓘ |
| featuredTeamsFrom |
industrial-sponsored clubs
ⓘ
small and mid-sized cities ⓘ |
| follows | National Basketball League regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | postseason elimination tournament ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governedByRuleset | pre-NBA professional basketball rules ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to modern NBA postseason ⓘ |
| level | major league ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | primarily regional ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam |
Minneapolis Lakers
NERFINISHED
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Oshkosh All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheboygan Red Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | National Basketball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Basketball League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffStructure | series-based matchups ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Basketball League regular season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basketball Association of America playoffs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLeague | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| titleDecidedAnnually | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Basketball League playoffs Description of subject: The National Basketball League playoffs were the postseason championship series of the pre-NBA professional basketball league in the United States, determining the league’s annual title winner.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.