The Daily Fives For December 2nd, 2010 From The Sports Mac

Top 5 Stories From Yesterday

1. The Rockets use a 22-6 run to end the game to defeat the Lakers and hand the defending champions their fourth straight loss.
2. The NCAA declares Auburn QB Cameron Newton eligible to play in the SEC Championship game this weekend despite the school saying he was not a day earlier.
3. No. 1 Duke got a huge game from freshman Kyrie Irving and got a home victory over No. 6 Michigan State, but the Big Ten wins the challenge for the second straight year, 6-5.
4. The Bruins go into Philadelphia and shut out the Flyers on the road as Philadelphia remains tied with Pittsburgh at the top of the Atlantic Division.
5. The Clippers beat the Spurs for the first time since March 2006 with a home win over San Antonio.

Top 5 Games From Yesterday

1. Thunder 123, Nets 120, Triple Overtime: Russell Westbrook had all 13 of Oklahoma City’s points in the third OT to lead them to the road victory without Kevin Durant.
2. Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3, Shootout: Steve Sullivan had the only goal in the shootout for Nashville as the Predators get the road win over Columbus
3. No. 15 Memphis 78, Arkansas State 71, Overtime: The Tigers scored 11 of the final 13 points to rally and thwart the upset bid by the Red Wolves.
4. Oilers 4, Canadiens 3, Overtime: Edmonton rallied from a 3-1 deficit and won it on a Dustin Penner goal 2:30 into the extra session.
5. No. 18 Purdue 58, Virginia Tech 55, Overtime: JaJuan Johnson made a jumper with 1:26 left and E’Twaun Moore added two FTs to rally the Boilermakers to the road win over the Hokies.

Top 5 Performances From Yesterday

1. Russell Westbrook, Thunder PG: 38 points, 15 rebounds, and nine assists in Oklahoma City’s 123-120 triple overtime win over New Jersey
2. Tim Thomas, Bruins G: 41 saves for his fifth SO of the season and 22^nd of his career
3. Darren Moore, California-Irvine G: 30 points and 11 rebounds in the Anteaters 90-82 win over San Diego
4. Deron Williams, Jazz PG: 24 points and 16 assists in Utah’s 110-88 win over Indiana
5. Mason Raymond, Canucks LW: three goals and an assist in Vancouver’s 7-2 win over Calgary

5 Performances That Weren’t So Good From Yesterday

1. Penn State: shot just 14 of 68 (20.6 percent) from the field and three of 27 (11.1 percent) from three point range in the Nittany Lions 62-39 loss to Maryland
2. Richard Hamilton, Pistons SG: just three of 11 shooting and only nine points in Detroit’s 97-72 loss to Miami
3. Michal Repik, Panthers RW: had a -three in Florida’s 5-3 loss to Anaheim
4. Lorenzo Brown, North Carolina State G: just two for 10 shooting and only seven points in the Wolfpack’s 87-48 loss to Wisconsin
5. Dominic McGuire, Bobcats SF: just one for eight shooting and only two points in Charlotte’s 89-73 loss to New Orleans

Top 5 Events To Follow Today

1. NBA: Heat (11-8) at Cavaliers (7-10), 8:00 PM, TNT: The much anticipated return of LeBron James to Cleveland makes this the biggest game of the season so far.
2. NCAA FB: Arizona State (5-6) at Arizona (7-4), 8:00 PM, ESPN: The 84^th meeting for the Territorial Cup is the Sun Devils last chance to qualify for a bowl game.
3. NFL: Texans (5-6) at Eagles (7-4), 8:20 PM, NFL Network: Philadelphia tries to take back the NFC East lead by getting a win over visiting Houston.
4. NHL: Capitals (18-6-2) at Stars (14-8-1), 8:30 PM: The best in the East travel to play one of the best in the West for a showdown in Dallas.
5. NCAA BB: No. 8 Missouri (5-1) at Oregon (4-2), 11:00 PM: It’ll be interesting to see how the Tigers bounce back from their first loss with a long road trip to the West Coast.