Bulls top the Lakers on Christmas Day, 88-87

The Bulls topped the Lakers with a go-ahead Derrick Rose bucket with only 4.8 seconds to go, which capped off an impressive comeback from the Bulls. Down by 10 with about four minutes left in the game, the Bulls began to rally in the Staples center after a poor shooting performance made them lose their once commanding lead. The Bulls led 56-49 at the half, but they surrendered their lead at the start of the fourth quarter. However, once Rose came back in the game, he began the rally and capped it off with a floater to put the Bulls up. The Lakers had a shot, but Kobe was blocked and Chicago walked away with a win.

Heat beat the Mavs in Finals rematch, 105-94

LeBron James came back to Dallas with a vengeance as he put up 37 points against the reigning champs while theHeat cruised to an 11 point victory. Thescore doesn't seem like a rout, but in the first three quarters, the Heat outscored the reigning champs 97-65. In the final quarter, the Heat pulled all their starters and only mnaged to put up 8 more points. This game goes to show that when Miami is hungry and clicking, they can do whatever they want. On the other hand, without Dwyane Wade and LeBron, the Heat won't do much. The Mavericks looked like an aging team as Dirk Nowitzki went a mediocre 6-15 shooting. The NBA better watch out for Miami, they could easily have the best winning percentage in NBA history.

Knicks top the Celtics in the NBA's first game, 106-104

Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points in the first game of the 2011-12 season as the Knicks rallied to beat the Celtics at the Madison Square Garden. New York got out to a big lead, but Boston got the lead thanks to Rajon Rondo's 31 point, 13 assist effort. Melo would lead the Knicks on a 27-17 4th quarter as he scored the go-ahead points off of free throws. Boston had a chance to tie, but Kevin Garnett missed a jumper and New York won the NBA's first game this season.

So. Miss beats Nevada for the Hawaii Bowl, 24-17

Austin Davis and the So. Miss Golden Eagles sent Larry Fedora out as a winner, too bad their fans couldn't be on hand to witness the bowl win. The Conference USA champs let the Nevada Wolfpack hang in the game, but an Austin Davis TD pass with 6:02 left was enough for the Eagles to hang on at Aloha Stadium.

Early Christmas present, the Lions are in the playoffs

The Lions were in a situation that they haven't experienced since the 90s, they were at the doorstep of the playoffs. All they had to do was win, but their opponent was the red-hot Chargers. San Diego also shared a similar playoff hunt situation and seemed poised to leave mo-town upset. However, Matthew Stafford and the Lions came out hot with guns-blazing. They ripped the Chargers secondary for big yardage and got out to an insurmountable 24-0 lead at the half. The Lions would hold on for a 38-10 win, putting the team in the playoffs for the first time since 1999. With the loss, San Diego is eliminated from the playoff chase.

Patriots climb out of a 17 point hole, beat the Dolphins 27-24

The Patriots clinched a first round bye in dramatic fashion: climbing out of a 17 point hole to the inferior AFC East rival Dolphins. A few Matt Moore orchestrated drives and a poor pass defense from the Patriots left the crowd in Foxborough stunned. The second half was totally different, though. Tom Brady brought the Pats back to lead them to their 12th win and 7th in a row to clinch a first week bye in the playoffs.

Tebow and the Broncos routed by the Bills, 40-14

Has the Tim Tebow magic faded? No one can have a comeback when their down by 26 points, that's for sure. The Broncos had an awful day on defense and Tebow definitely didn't help their cause as he threw 4 INTs. The Bills ended their seven game losing streak by gashing the Broncos run defense as CJ Spiller ran for 111 yards. The Bills defense also held up by heckling Tebow and forcing him to make bad decisions. The Broncos fall to 8-7 with a very important game against the Chiefs next week at Mile High.