Rapture
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Rapture is a non-fiction basketball book by Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse that chronicles his unconventional coaching journey and the team’s 2019 NBA championship run.
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| Rapture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rapture Context triple: [Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship and How To Find a Way to Win — Damn Near Anywhere, shortTitle, Rapture]
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A.
Rapture
"Rapture" is a 1980 new wave and early hip hop–influenced song by the American band Blondie, notable for featuring one of the first rap verses to top the Billboard Hot 100.
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Rapture
Rapture is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that explores contemporary social and political anxieties through darkly comic, character-driven drama.
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C.
The Rapture
The Rapture is the final studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and eclectic stylistic range.
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The Rapture
The Rapture is a 1991 American psychological drama film that explores themes of religious fanaticism, faith, and apocalyptic belief through the story of a woman who becomes convinced the end times are imminent.
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E.
The Rapture
The Rapture is an American dance-punk band known for fusing post-punk, electronica, and indie rock, particularly prominent in the early 2000s New York music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rapture Target entity description: Rapture is a non-fiction basketball book by Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse that chronicles his unconventional coaching journey and the team’s 2019 NBA championship run.
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A.
Rapture
Rapture is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that explores contemporary social and political anxieties through darkly comic, character-driven drama.
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B.
Rapture
"Rapture" is a 1980 new wave and early hip hop–influenced song by the American band Blondie, notable for featuring one of the first rap verses to top the Billboard Hot 100.
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C.
The Rapture
The Rapture is the final studio album by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and eclectic stylistic range.
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D.
The Rapture
The Rapture is a 1991 American psychological drama film that explores themes of religious fanaticism, faith, and apocalyptic belief through the story of a woman who becomes convinced the end times are imminent.
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E.
The Rapture
The Rapture is an American dance-punk band known for fusing post-punk, electronica, and indie rock, particularly prominent in the early 2000s New York music scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball book
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non-fiction book ⓘ sports book ⓘ |
| author | Nick Nurse ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Michael Sokolove ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
Canada
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
Kawhi Leonard’s season with the Toronto Raptors
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NBA playoffs strategy ⓘ Nick Nurse’s coaching career ⓘ Nick Nurse’s unconventional coaching path ⓘ Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA championship run ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Golden State Warriors
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Toronto Raptors ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Kawhi Leonard
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Kyle Lowry ⓘ Nick Nurse ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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sports nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 0316541040 ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9780316541048 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
leadership
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professional basketball ⓘ sports strategy ⓘ team building ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
2018–19 Toronto Raptors season
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linked to:
NBA 2018–19 season
2019 NBA Finals ⓘ Toronto Raptors ⓘ basketball coaching ⓘ |
| mediaType |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chronicling the Toronto Raptors’ first NBA title
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insider account from the head coach ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Rapture: Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win—Damn Near Anywhere ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020-10-13 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 2018–2019 NBA season ⓘ |
| workChronicles | 2019 NBA championship run of the Toronto Raptors ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rapture Description of subject: Rapture is a non-fiction basketball book by Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse that chronicles his unconventional coaching journey and the team’s 2019 NBA championship run.
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