The Timberwolves took control of their first-round series against the Nuggets on Thursday night with a dominant 113–96 win. Just a few days removed from some harsh words from Jaden McDaniels , the Wolves backed up their tough talk with an even tougher performance on the court that leaves the Nuggets scrambling for a win in Game 4 on Saturday or risk losing control of the series entirely. Below we take a look at three numbers that told the story of the game. 1. 34%—Denver Nuggets FG% We’ve seen Nikola Jokić do so many amazing things in his years of NBA dominance that it can be easy to just think that he could be out there with any four other guys and compete for a title. But even the best players in the league have off nights, and when Jokić had his off night in Game 3, the Nuggets had no second option to fall back on. Hilariously, an off night for Jokić still produces a stat line of 27 points and 15 rebounds, but that came on a dismal run of 7-of-26 shooting.…