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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeremy Hill ran for 147 yards and Dre Kirkpatrick grabbed two of Peyton Manning's four interceptions as Cincinnati beat Denver 37-28 to clinch an AFC playoff berth. Hill scored Cincinnati's first touchdown on an 85-yard run in the first quarter, 23 seconds after Aqib Talib (ah-KEEB tah-LEEB') brought back an Andy Dalton interception 33 yards for a score. Kirkpatrick sealed the victory by returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown with 2:41 remaining.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Raptors' six-game winning streak is over after Derrick Rose scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter of the Bulls' third straight win, 129-120 over Toronto. Jimmy Butler added 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who set a team record with 49 points in the final period. The Raptors blew a 12-point lead in the second half despite Kyle Lowry, who scored 18 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points and the Golden State Warriors improved their NBA-leading record to 23-3 by rolling over Sacramento 128-108. Festus Ezeli scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in place of injured center Andrew Bogut (BOH'-gut). Stephen Curry added 12 points and 11 assists to the rout.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs had a season-high 37 assists in a 125-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Parker was back in the lineup after missing eight of the team's previous nine contests with a strained hamstring. Tim Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Spurs ended a four-game skid.
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — Paxton Lynch accounted for seven touchdowns, including a scoring pass to Roderick Proctor in the second overtime to lead Memphis past BYU 55-48 in the Miami Beach Bowl. Lynch threw for four scores and ran for three more as the Tigers finished 10-3, their first 10-win season since 1938. The end of the game was marred by a brawl between players from both teams after BYU's Christian Stewart threw an interception on the final play.
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