Powell Returns, Clippers Beat Suns for 3rd Straight Win

Los Angeles Clippers forward Norman Powell (L) shoots as Phoenix Suns forward Ish Wainright defends, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, on April 6, 2022. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers got way too comfortable against the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns and it nearly cost them.

Leading by 39 points in the third quarter, the Clippers survived an offensive onslaught by Phoenix’s bench in the fourth and hung on for a 113–109 victory on Wednesday night.