The Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago 126-107 on Monday night, Nov. 2, and are 7-1, tied with Houston for the best record in the NBA. They are 3-0 on the road and half a game ahead of Detroit (6-1) in the East.

This is a rebuilt team. LeBron James chose Philadelphia over Cleveland this summer and began his record 24th season in a 76ers jersey, Jaylen Brown arrived in the trade that sent Paul George to Boston, and Anfernee Simons signed as a free agent. Last spring the Knicks swept the 76ers in the second round on the way to the title.

Fewest points allowed per game, through Nov. 3 (league average 113.4)

The defense is the strength. Philadelphia scores 110.9 points a game, below the league average, and allows 105.1, tied with New York for the second-fewest in the league.

Seven wins, one loss and a lot of different lineups. Here is every game.

1. Oct. 20Won 106-100 at New York on the night the Knicks raised their banner. The 76ers closed the third quarter on an 11-0 run. Maxey scored 28; LeBron James and Brown made their debuts.
2. Oct. 22Won 114-106 against Cleveland. The 76ers trailed 69-45 at halftime and outscored the Cavaliers 69-37 after it. Maxey scored 32 and Joel Embiid 24.
3. Oct. 24Won 127-116 against Milwaukee without James, who rested his back. Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the team made 19 of 44 threes.
4. Oct. 25Lost 106-93 to Detroit, the only loss. Embiid sat with a foot issue on the second night of a back-to-back, and Philadelphia made 7 of 27 threes.
5. Oct. 28Won 114-109 at Indiana after trailing 88-75 going into the fourth quarter. The 76ers won it 39-21.
6. Oct. 30Won 98-93 against New York without Brown, who had knee soreness. Simons scored 21 and made five threes.
7. Oct. 31Won 109-104 at Charlotte without James and Embiid. Maxey scored a season-high 38.
8. Nov. 2Won 126-107 against Chicago. The 76ers shot 48 of 91, had 36 assists and led by as many as 22.

Add up the quarters and one stands out. Philadelphia has outscored opponents 237-191 in the fourth quarter, a margin of +46, which is exactly its margin for the season. In the first quarter the 76ers have been outscored 225-208.

76ers points in the fourth quarter (the label shows the quarter score)

They have won the fourth quarter in five of eight games. Four of the wins came by five or six points: at New York, against New York, at Indiana and at Charlotte.

Philadelphia has trailed late three times and won every time.

Against Cleveland the Cavaliers led by as many as 29 before the 76ers took the second half 69-37 and won by eight. At Indiana, Maxey scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. At Charlotte the 76ers finished on a 15-3 run and Maxey scored 15 in the quarter.

Tyrese Maxey has scored at least 26 points in all eight games. He has 233 points, 29.1 a game, on 50.3 percent shooting from the field, and has made 49 of 59 free throws.

Tyrese Maxey's points by game

He has also added 5.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 14 steals, and had 11 assists on Monday night against Chicago.

Philadelphia planned before the season to keep James and Embiid to about 30 minutes a night early on, and the schedule has done the rest: back-to-backs, a sore back, a foot issue and Brown’s knee. All four of the 76ers’ stars, Maxey, Brown, Embiid and James, have played together in four of the eight games.

Games played, of eight

Brown averages 20.6 points and 6.9 rebounds, Embiid 18.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 33.3 minutes, and James 16.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 33.0 minutes. Embiid has shot 40.7 percent from the field and James 45.1 percent.

Anfernee Simons made 5 of 21 threes in his first four games, and Coach Nick Nurse stood by him. Over the next three he made 16 of 27, and he is the first 76ers player to make five or more threes off the bench in three straight games.

Anfernee Simons, threes made and attempted

The 76ers visit the Pistons on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m. ET, which is 2:00 a.m. Thursday in Cairo. Detroit is 6-1, 2-0 at home, and allows a league-low 100.3 points a game. It beat Philadelphia 106-93 on Oct. 25, when Embiid sat and the 76ers made 7 of 27 threes.

1. Wed., Nov. 476ers at Pistons, 7:00 p.m. ET (2:00 a.m. Thursday in Cairo)
2. Fri., Nov. 676ers at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Saturday in Cairo)
3. Sun., Nov. 876ers at Bulls, 3:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. in Cairo)
4. Tue., Nov. 10Celtics at 76ers, 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Wednesday in Cairo). Brown faces his former team.

VJ Edgecombe, who averages 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds, scored 21 on 9-of-12 shooting against the Bulls. The 76ers have won all three of their road games so far, and three of the next four are away from home.