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.
The Los Angeles (originally Minneapolis) Lakers have played in the most NBA Finals, with 30, winning 15 and losing 15, since the first was held at the end of the 1946-1947 season. As the Minnesota Lakers, their record was 5 wins and 1 loss; as the LA Lakers, their record is 10 wins and 14 loâ¦.