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1987 NBA World Championship Series

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1987 NBA World Championship Series

Summary

1987 NBA World Championship Series is a NBA Finals[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series won the Los Angeles Lakers[3].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series is in the country of United States[4].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series's instance of is recorded as NBA Finals[5].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series followed 1986 NBA World Championship Series[6].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series was followed by 1988 NBA Finals[7].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series took place at Boston Garden[8].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series is part of 1987 NBA Playoffs[9].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series is part of 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season[10].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series is part of 1986–87 Boston Celtics season[11].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series is part of Celtics–Lakers rivalry[12].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series's Commons category is recorded as 1987 NBA Finals[13].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[14].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series occurred on June 1987[15].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series's sport is recorded as basketball[16].
  • 1987 NBA World Championship Series's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1987 National Basketball Association World Championship Series'}[17].

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When and Where

1987 NBA World Championship Series took place on June 1987[15]. The location of it was Boston Garden[8]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Part of include 1987 NBA Playoffs[9], a NBA Playoffs[18], in United States[19]; 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season[10], a basketball team season[20], in United States[21]; 1986–87 Boston Celtics season[11], a basketball team season[22], in United States[23]; and Celtics–Lakers rivalry[12], a team rivalry in sports[24]. 1987 NBA World Championship Series's instance of is recorded as NBA Finals[5]. It followed 1986 NBA World Championship Series[6]. It was followed by 1988 NBA Finals[7].

Why It Matters

1987 NBA World Championship Series is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

FAQs

What awards did 1987 NBA World Championship Series receive?

Honors received include Los Angeles Lakers[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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