Sixers vs Knicks, by the numbers: containing Jalen Brunson, defensive rebounding key in first-round matchup

For most of Joel Embiid's tenure with the Sixers, the postseason has started off with a relatively weak opponent for the Sixers to feast on, whether that was the Washington Wizards, post-Kawhi Toronto Raptors, or pre-Big 3 Brooklyn Nets.
That is the reward for taking care of business in the regular season, and of having a perennial MVP candidate on the roster in Embiid, the kind of superstar who wins two-thirds of the regular season games he's on the floor for, regardless of the completeness or the competitiveness of the roster surrounding him.
But Embiid was limited to just 39 games played this season, the fewest he's played since his rookie season, and because of that this is a very differ...