PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers are 9-3. That's the good part. They have found ways to win on the nights when things aren't exactly going their way. It's impressive to see them rally from big deficits, lock in defensively, and find ways to come out on top.

The Sixers are currently ranked 7th in the league in defensive rating as they have been terrific on that end of the floor. However, offensively? It has been a bit up and down as Philadelphia ranks 21st in offensive rating, both stats per basketball-reference. The Sixers have had moments where the offense looks great just due to the talent level, but then there are other stretches in games where they can't buy a bucket, like what happened in Tuesday's loss to the Boston Celtics when they rallied to tie the game at 79, but once the Cs got going again, the Sixers couldn't answer.

"I think just trying to figure it out," said Tyrese Maxey. "It is a little different, man. It's different for everybody. Everybody is playing a--I want to say a different role from last year. So think about that. All five starters that we have is playing a different role than they played last year, and some of them probably ever."

To Maxey's point, this is all so new. When a team adds supreme talent like LeBron James and Jaylen Brown to Maxey, Joel Embiid, and VJ Edgecombe, it means an adjustment period needs to be had as everybody truly understands their roles within the offensive ecosystem. Guys are no longer the indisputable No. 1 option. Guys are sometimes the No. 3 or even No. 4 option on some nights. That's going to take time to understand.

Maxey has been through that before. As a rookie, he was playing behind All-Star Ben Simmons along with Embiid. Then James Harden came along. Now, he's dealing with playing with Brown and James. This isn't new to him. But for somebody like Edgecombe and the others, this adjustment is all so new and apparent.

"I think for myself, it's a little bit easier because I've had to do this before," Maxey explained. "I'm probably the only starter here that's had to do this before as far as like just figure it out with different groups and different things like that. I did it with James. I did it with Ben. I did it when James left, James came back, Bron’s here. I'm just kind of used to it. So I think we're all trying to adapt and figure it out."

The good thing for the Sixers is there's still 70 games to go. They're also 9-3 and the No. 2 seed in the East. There are worse places to be while still having work to do. This group is in a good spot. It will just come down to whether they can hammer things out on the offensive end and continue to grow.

"I mean, it's going to take time, but thankfully our defense has been pretty good to overcompensate for that, and I think we’re going to continue to defend," Maxey finished. "We didn't defend great tonight (Tuesday), but we will continue to defend and compete, and try to keep winning games while we're figuring out as well."