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NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets almost picked up another heartbreaking loss Wednesday night. Then Sean Kilpatrick and Bojan Bogdanovic stepped up in the final seconds.Kilpatrick and Bogdanovic each made two big free throws to help Brooklyn hold off the Denver Nuggets for a 116-111 victory.Its a confidence boost for me when I know my teammates are counting on me with the ball in my hands towards the end, Kilpatrick said. Im trying to make sure I make the right plays, especially down the stretch.Brooklyn led by as many as 29 points midway through the third quarter, but Denver closed to 103-99 on Kenneth Farieds layup with 4:31 left.Look at the positive, I think we took a punch, two punches, maybe five punches and we got off the floor and finished it out, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said.Trevor Booker went 1 for 2 at the line with 13 seconds remaining for a 112-109 Nets lead. Jameer Nelson then threw away the inbounds pass after a Denver timeout, and Bogdanovic made two free throws with 12.7 seconds left.After Wilson Chandler hit a driving layup for Denver, Kilpatrick made two foul shots to help secure the win for the Nets.I tried to take advantage every time I saw a crease in the defense, said Kilpatrick, who finished with 22 points.Brooklyn had dropped three in a row and 10 of 11. Brook Lopez scored 24 points, Bogdanovich finished with 19 on 8-for-11 shooting, and Booker had 15 points and 12 rebounds.Chandler led the Nuggets with 27 points and 15 rebounds. Will Barton had 15 points, and Nelson and Nikola Jokic each scored 14.Its hard to look back at this game because when you play like that and come back, you just think about all the mistakes you made and the stuff you did to get down at that point, Chandler said.TIP-INSNuggets: Jokic also had 11 rebounds. ... Denver was trying to win consecutive games for only the second time this season. The Nuggets beat the 76ers in Philadelphia on Monday.Nets: Isaiah Whitehead scored a career-high 14 points. ... The Nets have won six straight games against the Nuggets for their longest current streak against any opponent.ON THE OTHER SIDEKilpatrick played eight games during two 10-day contracts with the Nuggets last year.Im a huge fan, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Sean has proven to me time and time again that he will take any opportunity given to him.BOOKERS SHOWBooker posted his ninth double-double of the season. His previous career high was five, which he accomplished with the Washington Wizards in 2010-11 and 2013-14.LeVERT DEBUTSCaris LeVert, the Nets first-round pick in this years draft, made his season debut. He was 0 for 3 from the field, but finished with four rebounds and three steals in nine minutes. He had not played due to a left foot injury suffered in his senior season at Michigan.Its been so long since I played in an actual game, LeVert said. 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The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. Rogers Hornsby Jersey . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando City SC has fired coach Adrian Heath, who has been with the club since it began in Austin, Texas, in 2008.The team said in a statement Wednesday night that it had agreed to amicably part ways with Heath and assistant head coach Mark Watson. Heath began as coach of the Austin Aztex and moved with the franchise to Orlando in 2011. He won two USL championships and three USL regular-season titles before the club moved to MLS.Orlando City SC President Phil Rawlins called it a difficult decision in a staatement, adding that we feel that the time has come for us to move on with our future in MLS.dddddddddddd We continue to remain very excited about the growth of our club.Orlando City SC finished seventh in the Eastern Conference in 2015, its first season in MLS. The team is again in seventh place this season.Assistant coaches Bobby Murphy and Anthony Pulis will lead the team on an interim basis. ' ' '