Mike Miller (Basketball)

Basketball-loving President Barack Obama joined LeBron James and the Miami Heat in putting on a gushing show of mutual admiration Monday as the reigning NBA champions were lauded at the White House.

Nothing has come easy in the postseason for the newly-crowned NBA champion Miami Heat, who believe they lead the league in pain and suffering in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season.

The Miami Heat clinched their second NBA title by routing Oklahoma City 121-106 thanks to a balanced offensive attack and 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds from superstar LeBron James.

The Boston Celtics, buoyed by a return to their home floor, jumped to a big lead and held on to beat Miami 101-91 and narrow the gap on the Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron James poured in 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat drew first blood in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with a 93-79 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James added 28 Thursday as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 105-93 to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

LeBron James had 33 points and 10 assists and Chris Bosh scored 30 points as the Miami Heat rallied from a 17-point first half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-98.

(Reuters) - Three-pointers rained down from all directions as the Miami Heat burnt the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday despite the absence of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.

(Reuters) - Three-pointers rained down from all directions as the Miami Heat burnt the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday despite the absence of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.

Dirk Nowitzki finished with 21 points and the Dallas reserves provided plenty of scoring support as the Mavericks rallied to beat the Miami Heat 86-83 to level the NBA finals at 2-2.

Miami forward Mike Miller has something to celebrate even before the NBA finals begin as he and his wife brought their infant daughter home from the hospital about two weeks after her birth.

Miami are one win away from their second trip to the NBA finals in five years as LeBron James led the way with 35 points and the Heat topped Chicago 101-93 in overtime for a 3-1 series lead.

The Miami Heat turned up the temperature in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 100-94 NBA victory over the Detroit Pistons.

DETROIT (Reuters) - The Miami Heat produced a stirring second half fightback, which included an 18-0 run, to surge to a 100-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

Derrick Rose scored a game-high 27 points and Britain's Luol Deng added 18 to spark the Chicago Bulls past Miami 87-86 on Sunday, sending the Heat to its fourth loss in a row and fifth in six games.

Kevin Garnett scored 19 points to lead the Boston Celtics past Miami 85-82 on Sunday, snapping the Heat's eight-game NBA win streak to reclaim the Eastern Conference overall lead.

LeBron James poured in 41 points with 13 rebounds and eight assists as Miami rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Indiana 117-112 in a National Basketball Association contest.

Dwyane Wade scored 32 points while LeBron James added 23 points and a game-high 13 assists to lead the Miami Heat over Oklahoma City 108-103 on Sunday in a matchup of NBA division leaders.

Eddie House nailed two game-winning free throws with just six seconds remaining as the injury riddled Miami Heat rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 88-87.

With Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sidelined, Mike Miller was the unexpected co-star to two-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James Saturday in Miami's 120-103 victory over Toronto.