Clippers learning to live, for now, without a ‘pure’ point guard

Shortly before the season, the Clippers toed the starting line projecting confidence about the race before them.
Sure, there were questions. Would the Ivica Zubac-and-Montrezl Harrell combination be an effective enough deterrent in the post? Would a team with no true point guard be able to best exploit the franchise’s new super-talents?
Even as they staked out a time-will-tell position, the Clippers were understandably optimistic about their roster of plucky returners-plus-Kawhi Leonard an