The Denver Nuggets aren’t dead yet.

So let’s quit acting like they are.

Yes, the Nuggets blew a massive chance against Oklahoma City in Game 4 on Sunday. Denver was up seven points early in the fourth quarter. And then they fell apart.

There’s no sugarcoating that being up 3-1 in this series would feel great and instead being tied 2-2 feels icky. At least in this moment. But to pretend like that loss ended the Nuggets season is silly.

In the social media world we live in, the discourse was ugly. Denver choked. Denver is done. Denver can start booking its flights to Mexico now.

Not so fast.

Last time I checked, Nikola Jokic is still on this team. And after a monster Game 1, it’s not a secret he hasn’t been exactly good the last three times out on the court. Is now the time to start doubting a three-time NBA MVP? From experience, that would be a mistake.

The Thunder clearly exhaled after their Game 2 blowout and it cost them in Game 3. Who’s to say they don’t do the same thing after Game 4? After all, the oddsmakers once again have them as a massive favorite to win this series.

Still, the Nuggets have shown a heart of a champion in this postseason.

Aaron Gordon has been insanely special, hitting two-game winners and draining the three-pointer to tie Game 3 and send it to overtime.

Jamal Murray showed in Game 5 against the Clippers that he still can go full “Playoff Murray” when he scored a ridiculous 43 points.

Michael Porter Jr. has been a ghost at times, but also effective in other moments. The fact he’s even playing through a shoulder injury that was supposed to cost him between four and six weeks is admirable.

Christian Braun has had some clutch plays, as has Russell Westbrook off the bench. Plus, it’s clear the Nuggets are playing hard for interim head coach David Adelman. Michael Malone’s voice had grown stale, costing him his job, Adelman is probably two wins against OKC away from locking down the permanent gig.

That’s what Denver has to find a way to do — and still can. The Thunder don’t have championship experience and the Nuggets do. In fact, this current Oklahoma City group has won two lousy playoffs series as a group. Round 1 last year and Round 1 this year. That’s it.

So rather than dwelling on a brutal Game 4 collapse, it’s time to look ahead. If the Nuggets can steal Game 5 tonight on the road, they’ll be back in the driver’s seat and then some. In fact, it wouldn’t shock anyone if they closed things out in Game 6 back at Ball Arena on Thursday night.

And if they lose, oh well. The hardest thing to do in sports is win a Game 7, especially if you’re an overwhelming favorite. If the Nuggets drop Game 5, but win Game 6, anything can happen in a winner-take-all 48 minutes. Heck, just remember what Minnesota did to Denver a season ago, erasing a 20-point deficit and advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

This journey has been too long and too strange to count the Nuggets out just yet. I’m still riding with the best basketball player on the planet and a core around Jokic that can be good enough to throw us a parade. Heck, they did it only 23 months ago.

Get your popcorn ready and lock in. This team isn’t going down without a fight, and that starts tonight in Oklahoma. The Nuggets don’t seem like a team that will just roll over and die.

Therefore, the fans shouldn’t either. If someone had offered a 2-2 series a little more than a week ago, you would’ve taken it in an instant.

I still believe.

Do you?