![]() ![]() So, we did not want them coming in here taking control of the series on our court," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. They went into the Garden in New York City and won Game 1. "I reminded our group, if they didn't know that Miami went into Milwaukee and won Game 1. Miami won Game 1 on the road in its three previous playoff series this season but wasn’t able to pull that off against Denver, which improved to 9-0 at home in the postseason. added 14 points and 12 rebounds.ĭenver had ample space driving to the rim and shooting from distance and made 51.3% of its shots. He now has 15 playoff triple-doubles, third most all-time behind Magic Johnson (30) and LeBron James (28).ĭenver’s Jamal Murray had 26 points, Aaron Gordon had 16 points (12 in the first quarter) and Michael Porter Jr. Jokic recorded his ninth playoff triple-double this season with 27 points on 12 shots, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. It was a great start for the Nuggets, who received an efficient scoring effort from two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and his presence as a facilitator opened up opportunities for his teammates. The Nuggets toppled Miami 104-93 Thursday for a 1-0 series lead, and the winner of Game 1 in the Finals has won the championship 69.7% of the time. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.DENVER - The biggest concern for the Miami Heat against the Denver Nuggets played out over four quarters in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.ĭenver’s explosive offense, loaded with size, versatility, options, quickness and talented scorers, proved too much for the Heat. This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. Cap TypeĢ023-24 Practical Cap Space Available Practical Cap Space: The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries. ![]() ![]() This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The Nuggets are currently over the league salary cap. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below). Typeĭenotes the Nuggets current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary. Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. It can be used for contracts up to 2 years in length. Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap and above the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 years in length.īi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000), and did not use this exception in the previous season. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined. Player (11)Įxceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. Since the Nuggets are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. ![]() Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc. ![]()
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