Triple
T391945
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kevin McHale |
E8899
|
entity |
| Predicate | memberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s
The Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s was a dominant NBA trio, most famously featuring Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish, known for their size, skill, and championship success.
|
E154
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s | Statement: [Kevin McHale, memberOf, Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s Context triple: [Kevin McHale, memberOf, Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s]
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A.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a storied NBA franchise known for their record number of championships and iconic players like Bill Russell and Larry Bird.
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B.
Virginia Squires
The Virginia Squires were a professional basketball team that competed in the American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for featuring stars like Julius Erving and George Gervin.
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C.
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C.
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. is the private ownership group that controls the NBA’s Boston Celtics franchise.
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D.
Larry Bird
Larry Bird is a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history, known for his scoring, playmaking, and fierce competitiveness during the 1980s.
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E.
Baltimore Bullets
The Baltimore Bullets were a professional basketball team that played in the 1940s–1950s and later became part of the early NBA before folding.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s Triple: [Kevin McHale, memberOf, Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s]
Generated description
The Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s was a dominant NBA trio, most famously featuring Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish, known for their size, skill, and championship success.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s Target entity description: The Boston Celtics frontcourt of the 1980s was a dominant NBA trio, most famously featuring Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish, known for their size, skill, and championship success.
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A.
Boston Celtics
chosen
The Boston Celtics are a storied NBA franchise known for their record number of championships and iconic players like Bill Russell and Larry Bird.
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B.
Virginia Squires
The Virginia Squires were a professional basketball team that competed in the American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for featuring stars like Julius Erving and George Gervin.
-
C.
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C.
Boston Basketball Partners L.L.C. is the private ownership group that controls the NBA’s Boston Celtics franchise.
-
D.
Larry Bird
Larry Bird is a legendary Hall of Fame basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest in NBA history, known for his scoring, playmaking, and fierce competitiveness during the 1980s.
-
E.
Baltimore Bullets
The Baltimore Bullets were a professional basketball team that played in the 1940s–1950s and later became part of the early NBA before folding.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec7492288190bf33c9c869a0710f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a405f74cd08190a2e165506638607c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a406a17fdc8190a067217b806fbc57 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4070050dc81909fdfbcfce23e428e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.