Two nights in and it's already been a busy week in the Association. We've gotten a look at 26 of 30 teams, with the remaining four -- Chicago, Portland, Washington and the Lakers -- set to open their seasons Thursday night.

Even after only 13 total games, there's plenty to pick apart. The Rockets looked sluggish. The Hawks are terrible. Indiana might be a real factor in the East. Even the Timberwolves held it together pretty well, all things considered.

Let's take a quick lap around the league and check in on everything you need to know from nights one and two of the NBA season.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Markelle Fultz stops and pops for the @sixers two! #KiaTipOff18#HereTheyCome 28 | #CUsRise 32📺: @NBAonTNTpic.twitter.com/W06dLS45bK

— NBA (@NBA) October 17, 2018

- Ben Simmons' jumper doesn't look like it's improved, but that didn't stop him from putting up 19 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, four steals and two blocks in 43 dominant minutes.

- Kyrie Irving was off all night and went scoreless in the first half. He finished just 2-of-14 from the floor and 1-of-8 from three in 29 minutes.

- Jayson Tatum looked like the best player on the floor for portions of the night. His upside will continue to be capped by the talent around him, but he looks to be on the path to becoming a top-10 player in the league down the road. Tatum finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists on 9-of-17 shooting (1-5 3PT).

- Gordon Hayward got the start at small forward, and while it was good to see him back on the floor for the first time in a calendar year, he's clearly still working his way back to where he was, physically, before the injury. Hayward noticeably lacked explosiveness, which should eventually return when he gets more games under his belt. The Celtics limited Hayward to 25 minutes Tuesday night, a trend that could continue for the next few games.

- Even when Hayward is back to 100 percent, it's fair to wonder how he'll fit into Boston's offensive structure. Watching the game Tuesday, you'd never guess Hayward was supposed to be the best or second-best player on this team. Again, rust and fatigue were a factor, but with so many other talented scorers and playmakers on this roster, Hayward looked lost in the shuffle, at times, while Irving, Tatum, Jaylen Brown and even Terry Rozier took over. I got some Kevin-Love's-first-year-in-Cleveland vibes.

- Just a reminder: Jaylen Brown is the Celtics', like, fifth-best player.

- Another reminder: These are some of the greatest basketball shoes ever made. Perhaps Adidas' crowning achievement as an apparel company.

Jaylen Brown starts the regular season wearing the mismatching Adidas T-Mac 3. Word to Tracy. 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/x3Mb5bY4n1

— B/R Kicks (@brkicks) October 17, 2018

- After an ice-cold first half, Paul George hit some tough shots in the second en route to 27 points (9-23 FG, 4-12 3PT), five assists, four steals, and two rebounds.

- OKC started Terrance Ferguson at shooting guard, and he went scoreless in 27 minutes. Don't be surprised if springy rookie Hamidou Diallo ends up working his way into more minutes while Andre Roberson remains on the shelf.

- Not much to say about the Warriors, who remain very, very good. Even on a night when Klay Thompson went 5-of-20 from the field and Kevin Durant missed all five of his three-point attempts, the result was never really in doubt.

- Perhaps the biggest note from a fantasy perspective is that Damian Jones got the start at center and played 27 minutes. Steve Kerr praised Jones after the game, and it looks like Jones will continue to see the lion's share of minutes at the five ahead of Kevon Looney (18 minutes) and Jordan Bell (seven).

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

- Giannis Antetokounmpo turned the ball over eight times and went 0-of-3 from beyond the arc but finished with 25 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists.

- Rookie Donte DiVincenzo saw 22 minutes of action and knocked down a pair of threes. Neither Matthew Dellavedova nor Pat Connaughton saw the floor, while Thon Maker wasn't even active.

- Kemba Walker scored 41 points on 15-of-29 shooting (7-13 3PT) but the Hornets fell just short as Nic Batum airballed what would've been the game-winner at the buzzer.

BATUM... FOR THE WIIIIIIIIN... pic.twitter.com/wDlWrx1EKP

— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) October 18, 2018

- At center, the Hornets started Cody Zeller (21 minutes) and used Willy Hernangomez (12) off the bench, but they turned to Marvin Williams and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at the five for nearly a third of the game. Meanwhile, Frank Kaminsky picked up an opening-night DNP-CD.

- In Toronto, Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard combined for 51 points as the Raptors held on to beat a scrappy Cavs team. Leonard was 9-of-22 from the field, but he looked comfortable in a new offense and grabbed 12 rebounds in 37 minutes.

- Jonas Valanciunas started at center and put up six points, 12 boards and three assists in 20 minutes. Serge Ibaka came off the bench and had nine points and seven rebounds before fouling out in 27 minutes. Nick Nurse indicated earlier in the week that he'll change up his starting frontcourt -- which on Wednesday included Pascal Siakam at power forward -- based on matchups.

- For the Cavaliers, Kevin Love struggled from the floor -- 5-18 FG, 1-4 3PT -- in his first game as the unquestioned No. 1 option. For those who've watched Love over the last few years, that shouldn't come as much of a surprise. While he got to the line 14 times, Love's skill set has changed since his days as a dominant force in Minnesota. Love pulled down only seven rebounds in 34 minutes, while Tristan Thompson (13) and Cedi Osman (10) both had double-digit boards. Osman also added 17 points in 33 minutes of action.

- Rookie Collin Sexton played 18 minutes off the bench, finishing with nine points on 2-of-7 shooting. He converted all five of his free throw attempts but did not have an assist while turning it over four times.

- The Grizzlies shot 29.8 percent as a team Wednesday night against Indiana. Marc Gasol and Mike Conley combined to go 5-of-22 in a game Memphis trailed by 17 at the half.

- Chandler Parsons got the start at small forward over Kyle Anderson, while JaMychal Green started at the four. He finished with a respectable nine points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes, but at some point the Grizzlies may turn to rookie Jaren Jackson, Jr., who played 25 minutes of his own off the bench.

- There wasn't much to report on the Pacers' side of things, as no starter played more than 28 minutes. Domantas Sabonis came off the bench to throw up 14 points and 15 rebounds in a team-high 29 minutes.

- Making his Pacers debut, Tyreke Evans went for 14 points (6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 1-2 FT), six assists and four rebounds in 24 minutes.

- The Orlando Magic are 1-0 after holding on to beat the Heat 104-101. Aaron Gordon was great (26pts, 16reb), Mo Bamba looked good in 25 minutes (13pts, 7reb, 2blk), but Orlando's uniforms were the real story:

MO BAMBA PROTECTS THE PAINT! 👀😮#NBARooks#PureMagicpic.twitter.com/mEG9bMXcTU

— NBA (@NBA) October 18, 2018

- Hassan Whiteside picked up where he left off in the preseason, grabbing 18 rebounds to go with 12 points and two blocks in 34 minutes. Kelly Olynyk saw just 15 minutes off the bench, while Bam Adebayo had nine points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes.

- Detroit narrowly edged the Nets 103-100 behind a combined 50 points, 28 rebounds, and eight assists from Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin. Drummond wasted no time putting up his first 20/20 of the year, while Griffin showed why he's among the best all-around players in the league when healthy.

- Bruce Brown started at shooting guard amid injuries to Reggie Bullock and Stanley Johnson, and the Miami (FL) product went scoreless in 19 minutes. Detroit should have both Stanley Johnson and Reggie Bullock back Saturday in Chicago.

- Dwane Casey indicated earlier in the week that former first-rounder Henry Ellenson won't be a part of the regular rotation to begin the year. The Marquette product could be in danger of falling out of the league.

- For the Nets, Caris LeVert had a game-high 27 points in 34 minutes. Spencer Dinwiddie added 23 points and six assists off the bench, while starter D'Angelo Russell struggled (8pts, 5ast, 3-9 FG) in 25 minutes.

- Jarrett Allen had a 17-point, 10-board double-double and added four blocks, including this not-so-subtle follow-up to his swat on Griffin during the preseason:

Jarrett Allen erases Blake Griffin from Planet Earth for the second time in 9 days. pic.twitter.com/QprpiVP4Wo

— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) October 17, 2018

- The Knicks are going to be bad but the Hawks are going to be worse. After leading by one at the end of the first quarter, Atlanta went into halftime down 23. New York's 49-point second quarter was a franchise record by far.

- The Knicks have a few hall-of-fame-level bad team/good stats guys in Enes Kanter (16pts, 11reb), Tim Hardaway, Jr. (31pts, 6reb, 5ast) and Mario Hezonja (15pts in 19 minutes).

- Lottery pick Kevin Knox fired up 16 shots (making four of them) off the bench. He played half of the game and finished with 10 points but didn't grab a single rebound or hand out an assist.

- Knox was overshadowed by undrafted rookie Allonzo Trier, who had 15 points, four rebounds and two blocks in 26 minutes. Trier also made a point to prove, once and for all, that he can dunk a basketball:

ALLONZO. TRIER. WITH. AUTHORITY! 🛫💥😱#NewYorkForever#KiaTipOff18pic.twitter.com/n75TFDbi7N

— NBA (@NBA) October 18, 2018

- Starting for the injured Dewayne Dedmon, Alex Len was a complete dud in 21 minutes, putting up just seven points and four rebounds while battling foul trouble.

- Trae Young was mostly smothered by the Knicks' defense, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting, including 1-of-5 from deep. The rookie is going to have a lot of games like Wednesday's, but he should still be a valuable source of assists and made threes (he'll likely be a percentages killer), and he rebounds at a well-above-average rate for a point guard of his physical profile.

- The Rockets were run out of their own building by the Pelicans on Wednesday, giving up 131 points and allowing the Pelicans to put up at least 30 in all four quarters.

- James Harden salvaged a decent line, finishing with 18 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds on 6-of-15 shooting in 35 minutes. Chris Paul had 19 points and six assists of his own, but the Pelicans' bigs were able to stifle Clint Capela (8pts, 8reb in 26 minutes).

- Speaking of those bigs, Anthony Davis cruised to 32 points, 16 rebounds, a career-high eight assists, three steals and three blocks in 29 minutes, while Nikola Mirotic added 30 points and 10 boards of his won. Coming off the bench, Julius Randle had 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes.

.@AntDavis23 starting the season right. 😤32 p | 16 r | 8 a | 3 b #doitBIGpic.twitter.com/KKPLkRUSoR

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 18, 2018

- Just as he promised, Jimmy Butler returned to action in the Timberwolves' 112-108 loss to the Spurs on Wednesday. Butler was a little rusty and noticeably winded in the second half, but he put up 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals in 32 minutes.

- Jeff Teague led the way with 27 points, while Andrew Wiggins added 20 of his own.

- Karl-Anthony Towns was a disaster, as he lasted only 22 minutes before fouling out on his third offensive foul of the night. Towns finished with eight points, nine rebounds, three assists and three turnovers.

- The Spurs started Bryn Forbes as the de facto point guard, with DeMar DeRozan at shooting guard, Rudy Gay at small forward, LaMarcus Aldridge at power forward and Jakob Poeltl at center.

- Aldridge had 21 and 19 in 42 minutes, and DeRozan added 28 points in 38 minutes. The Spurs' starting five combined to go 3-of-10 from three.

- The Kings jumped out to a surprisingly scrappy start Wednesday night and led the Jazz 34-30 at the end of the first quarter. They went on, of course, to be outscored 38-21 in the second quarter, but the game was close throughout.

- Things went about as expected for the Jazz, who got 19 and 15 from Rudy Gobert and 24 points from Donovan Mitchell.

- The Kings' rotation is an unmitigated mess. Nemanja Bjelica started at power forward and while he was productive in 27 minutes (18pts, 8reb), rookies Marvin Bagley and Harry Giles combined for only 22 minutes, which Bagley wasn't thrilled about.

Marvin Bagley III when asked if it was good to sit back and learn by watching:"I obviously want to play. I've been playing this game a long time. I'm just going to leave it at that."

— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) October 18, 2018

- Deandre Ayton looks like the real deal: 18pts, 10reb, 6ast in his Suns debut.

- Devin Booker was not bothered whatsoever by the hand injury that kept him out of the entire preseason. Booker erupted for 35 points and hit several difficult pull-ups as the Suns put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.

- Josh Jackson had 18 points off the bench for Phoenix, hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers, including a pair of catch-and-shoot looks late in the game. The No. 4 overall pick in 2017 shot less than 30 percent from three as a rookie.

- The Suns started Isaiah Canaan at point guard. That decision in and of itself is strange enough, but the 27-year-old has also changed the pronunciation of his name. It's now Kane-an, instead of Can-an. No. Not allowed. Way too late for that. How was this not addressed until just now?

- Luka Doncic got off to a strong start for the Mavs but cooled off as the game went on. Doncic finished with 10 points (5-16 FG, 0-5 3PT), eight rebounds, and four assists in 32 minutes. Fellow-rookie Jalen Brunson saw 19 minutes of action off the bench and appears to be ahead of veteran Devin Harris (6 minutes) on the point guard depth chart for now.

- The Nuggets pulled away late to beat the Clippers 107-98 behind 21 points from Nikola Jokic. Paul Millsap added 11 points and 16 boards, and Will Barton added 19 points.

- Jamal Murray had a rough night, going just 3-of-12 from the field and finishing with seven points, five rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes.

- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 28 minutes off the bench as the backup to Patrick Beverley. The veteran went 0-of-8 from the floor and finished scoreless, while Gilgeous-Alexander had an efficient 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

- Neither Marcin Gortat nor Montrezl Harrell made much of an impact, as Boban Marjanovic was the Clippers' most effective big man. Marjanovic scored 18 points (6-8 FG, 6-6 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds in 18 minutes.

yeah, NO ONE was going to stop Boban on this dunk 😳🎥 @NBApic.twitter.com/pK7sJuMsuB

— SB Nation (@SBNation) October 18, 2018