As four games have already came and went, the LA Clippers' offense has had moments of heat checks, like their battle with the Phoenix Suns, but more often than not, it is ice cold, because their secret sauce is inactive: the pick-and-roll. According to the advanced pick-and-roll-handler statistics on the NBA’s official website, the Clippers have a frequency-percentage of 11.3, which is second-worst in the league thus far.
This primarily falls on James Harden and Ivica Zubac, as last season they were among the best pick-and-roll duos in the league, per the eye test. Even if the ball were not always kicked to Zubac on a cut to the paint, Harden would still use the screen to make space for himself or one of his teammates.