That coupled with 1 steal and 2 blocked shots, he literally played 42 mins and had just 1 turnover despite being primarily guarded KCP all night long. The Timberwolves has everything that the Lakers lacked against the Denver Nuggets which is a team effort organized defense and the ability to stay oriented in a game for 48 minutes. If Timberwolves should get as opportunities as many the Lakers had with multiple double digits lead in each game before before fumbling it, this would be another 4-0 series sweep for the Wolves.
Jokic were able to put the bigs of the Timberwolves in foul trouble but the other stepped up, so it's hard for the Nuggets to beat a good team. They need to make the right adjustment in game 2, Murray should start strong not what he showed in that game where he was scoreless in the first half.
It was a winnable game by the Nuggets, their strategy wasn't just effective in that game, plust the Timberwolves are also shooting well outside, especially coming from Conley, Reid and Edwards.