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Winners and losers of NBA's first week: Giannis' Heat are ice cold, OKC injuries and new-look wonders

The Philadelphia 76ers have opened their 2026-27 campaign with a 3-1 record, highlighted by a comeback victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After trailing by 29 points, the team utilized their deep roster of stars to overcome the deficit.

The squad's high-octane offensive approach creates difficult defensive dilemmas for opponents, as seen in a sequence involving Tyrese Maxey and LeBron James that exploited the Cavaliers' defensive rotations. Despite some early challenges integrating Joel Embiid into a faster-paced system, the team's concentration of talent has proven difficult for rivals to contain.

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