Perhaps the only statistic Sixers fans are concerned with right now is 4-1, the team's record through a five-game stretch to begin the season that has incited enormous excitement around a team many expected to cause more misery.

But how did the Sixers win their first four games and nearly complete a 24-point comeback to make it five on Friday night?

This is not a perfect team, but Sixers head coach Nick Nurse has done a stellar job early on juggling a roster with multiple key injuries and not a whole lot of balance. He is finding the right puzzle pieces so far, with some major reinforcements eventually on the way.

In this week's , it's a look at a pair of factors behind the Sixers' strong start to the year and one disappointing member of Nurse's rotation:

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