Norman Powell scored 29 points off the bench, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook added 25 apiece and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers secured the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 119-114 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Leonard scored the last eight points for the Clippers and finished with a season-high 15 rebounds plus six assists. Los Angeles (44-38) will face No. 4 seed Phoenix in a first-round playoff matchup. Bones Hyland scored 11 points and Ivica Zubac had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who won despite shooting 5 of 23 (21.

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