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NBA Summer League: James Southerland makes most of extended time, Tyler Roberson makes debut

Former Syracuse forward James Southerland had his best game of this season's NBA Summer League on Friday in Las Vegas.

Southerland scored 16 points in 17 minutes of action for the Utah Jazz with seven rebounds and two assists in a 97-76 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in a consolation game. He was 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-6 from the 3-point line.

Southerland also had this dunk before the half:

James Southerland again with the throwdown just before half #VegasJazz pic.twitter.com/JP3uePKlPb

-- Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July 14, 2017

Southerland had played in only one other game in Las Vegas entering Friday's game.