Timberwolves were built in a lab to combat the Nuggets. No team matches up to the Nuggets better than them defensively.

I think this is a big reason why Connelly acquired Gobert. He built the Nuggets and built a team best equiped to stop them.

They have 3 interior defenders and while towns isnt a good defender in this matchup all he has to do is be an irritant against jokic and rudy and mcdaniels will provide help defense.

This makes the other players more important and if they struggle its open season since there is no way to score.

sadly this wolves team does not translate well vs small ball so they are a liability vs the other top teams.