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Josh Jackson leads short-handed Suns in overtime win over Pelicans

Josh Jackson scored a season-high 35 points in leading Phoenix to a 133-126 overtime win over New Orleans in the Suns’ final home game of the season Friday before a crowd of 16,410 at Talking Stick Resort Arena. .

Shooting 5-of-8 from 3, Jackson was a point shy of matching his career high of 36 set last season against Golden State.

Jamal Crawford went for a season-high 26 while rookie Ray Spalding posted his first-career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs.

Dragan Bender also had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a career-high seven blocks and six assists before fouling out with 14.