Serbian Jokic, who joined some of the NBA’s all-time greats by winning the league’s Most Valuable Player award for the third time on Thursday, scored 24 points while recording 14 rebounds and nine assists.
Game four of the best-of-seven series takes place on Monday, again in Minneapolis.
In Friday’s other game, Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 111-106 to avoid going 3-0 down in their Eastern Conference semi-final.