The NBA got creative with its All-Star game format on Sunday as the traditional East vs. West was moved to the side. The league has been tinkering with the mid-season game in an effort to bring more interest back as the All-Star game has lost some of its overall luster.

Therefore, the format of USA vs. World was brought to the forefront.

In a round-robin tournament style, with games being 12 minutes long, there were two USA teams compiled of American-born players and one World team consisting of international players. Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was on Team Stars alongside the likes of Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Duren.

It brought out a lot of competition with the first three games going down to the wire. Team Stars knocked off Team World in overtime in the first contest before falling to Team Stripes on a De’Aaron Fox game-winning triple. Team Stripes then rallied to knock off Team World in a close contest before Team Stars earned the All-Star title with the win over Team Stripes.

“I think it was more just — I don’t know,” Maxey told reporters after the game. “We wanted to play hard. It doesn’t matter what the format was, I came in–I’m going to play some defense. I’ll score when I can, but I want to play hard, bring energy, get some steals, and have fun.”

Team Stars was filled with a lot of younger players featuring Maxey (26), Cunningham (24), Duren (22), and Holmgren (23). Booker (29) was the “old head” of the group while Team Stripes featured “the uncs” such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, and others. It was a good win for the Stars group.

“Yeah, we one up on them right now,” Maxey added. “We definitely one-up on the uncs right now.”

Maxey and the Sixers will get back at it on Thursday when they play host to the Atlanta Hawks.

This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey gives thoughts on the new All-Star game format