LOS ANGELES — Almost every defense has the same goal: cut off the head of the snake.
But what if you don’t know where the head is?
The Utah Jazz are now a team bereft of star power, but with plenty of competence. Is the head Jordan Clarkson, the former Laker with a playground rhythm? Is it Lauri Markkanen, the tall Finnish jump shooter? Is it Mike Conley, the veteran table-setter? Or is it Collin Sexton off the bench, with furious drives into the paint?
