Although her mother returned, having failed to kill herself, young Helen would begin to distance herself from her mother. Her father, Travers Goff died at the age of 43. His cause of death was listed as an âepileptic seizure deliriumâ but his daughter recognized that her banker father was a heavy drinker.
Most NBA Finals series were played under the 2â2â1â1â1 format (Games 1 and 2 at home for the higher seeded team, Games 3 and 4 at home for the lower seeded team, Game 5 at the higher, Game 6 at the lower, and Game 7 at the higher) prior to 1985; the Finals returned to this format in 2014.
Only one other player in NBA history has had a triple-double in the Finals while scoring as many as 39 points. That player is the logo himself, Jerry West, who had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in a Game 7 defeat in the 1969 Finals (Stat via ESPN Stats & Info). On Sunday, James also became just the second player in NBA history to record game highs in points, rebounds and assists in a Finals game. Shaquille O'Neal also did it during the 2000 Finals. A few more numbers: 1  There have been 10 35-point, eight-rebound, six-assist games in the NBA Finals since 1985.