McLeod Nets Career-High 15 points against Golden State

November 06, 2004 | Men's Basketball

Nov. 6, 2004

Oakland, California - With their top two point guards on the injured list, the Utah Jazz are getting a big lift from Keith McLeod.

McLeod scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and had 10 assists as the Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak here with a 102-80 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Making his second career start, McLeod scored seven points in the first quarter as the Jazz took a 27-14 lead after 12 minutes. The Warriors cut the deficit to 48-47 on Mike Dunleavy Jr.'s 3-pointer with 10:33 to play in the third, but McLeod scored eight points as Utah used a 22-7 run over the period's final 7 1/2 minutes to open an 80-61 cushion.

McLeod is playing in place of starter Carlos Arroyo, who is nursing a sprained left ankle, and backup Raul Lopez, who is out with a right knee injury.

McLeod had eight assists and just one turnover in Utah's 104-78 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.