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NBA playoffs 2022: The Miami Heat might not have enough to overcome the league's best defense

BOSTON -- Midway through the third quarter Monday night as the Boston Celtics were pushing their lead to as much as 32 points, Rudy Gobert couldn't resist.

"This Boston defense is tough" the Utah Jazz center tweeted.

This was both innocuous and accurate at a time when the Celtics were smothering the Miami Heat and re-writing a slew of records on the way to a 102-82 victory that tied the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.

But Gobert, it sure seemed, was subtweeting. He had a point, though maybe not his preferred one.