The NBA season just started. Through four days, some clear plot lines have already been established.

Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook are the real deals.

If you didn’t know, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook are very good players, or, at least they were in certain stipulations. Davis has been plagued by injuries throughout his career and Westbrook lived in Kevin Durant’s shadow. Now, there is little stipulations.

In his first two games, Davis has been a presence. He’s scored at least 45 points in each and has kept his solid shot-blocking production up. Health concerns remain, but when he’s on the court, hardly anybody can keep up with him.

The same can be said with Westbrook. Everyone knew he’d be more productive personally, but the results have far exceeded expectations. He also has a 50-point game under his belt, but his was a triple-double.

Both players, individually are amazing talents. However, the ability to keep up this type of production is impossible. Don’t expect these guys to finish the season with these stat lines.

Postseason runs may also be tough to come by. Davis is being wasted in New Orleans and Oklahoma City is being carried by Westbrook.

Kevin Durant still adjusting.

The honeymoon is over in Golden State. With games having actual meaning now, the players and the coach have to lock in. That was missing in their first game of the season.

San Antonio came to into Golden state, arguably the most advantageous home-court advantage in the NBA, and destroyed the super team. The 129-100 win was a statement by the Texas team and a wake-up call for the Warriors.

What may be the hardest pill to swallow is that one of the best players on the Spurs was Jonathon Simmons. He had 20 points off the bench and added a few highlight plays. Simmons was a “nobody” before the game. Klay Thompson was ot and only made five of his 13 shots.

Which leads nicely into my next point.

The Spurs are fine without Tim Duncan.

Nobody saw a lack in production for San Antonio after the longtime face of the franchise retired, but nobody expected the transition to be this smooth. I may be overstating that, but there hasn’t been much talk about Duncan being gone.

Fans are more outspoken about Kobe Bryant being gone, but Duncan was the face of dominate Spurs teams through the years, and while he took a step-back in the last few years, he was still a valuable part of the team.

San Antonio has just gone on to win its first two games, by fairly sound margins, and look to be just as good as last year. Gregg Popovich keeps the team rolling.

The 76ers are still the 76ers.

All this talk about progress in Philly, still not much to show for it. That isn’t to say that they aren’t better, and injuries have played their parts, but this team is still far away from being good.

Joel Embiid did finally make his debut, and he seemed to be as good as advertised. However, his growing pains will be obvious as time goes on. That means the issues he had early will only grow as the season goes on.

The young core is more experienced, for the most part, but winning still eludes the team. While experience is nice, it isn’t the only thing that produces wins. The team is trending upwards, but won’t be there until the in totals point upward too.