It's been a rough past month for Norman Powell, as the Clippers' leading scorer was left off the All-Star roster and came back from a five-game absence on Sunday against the LA La

Both the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers may be without one of their key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell returned from a knee injury ... for the Clippers' matchup on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns. This is a major blow for Los Angeles, as Powell has enjoyed ...

The Phoenix Suns rallied from 23 points down to top the Los Angeles Clippers, 119-117. They next face the Denver Nuggets on the road Friday.

Phoenix Suns (28-33, 11th in the Western Conference ... Los Angeles ranks ninth in the NBA scoring 16.7 fast break points per game led by Norman Powell averaging 4.9. The Suns’ 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots ...

Powell was available for the first nine minutes of the game, but he subbed out with 3:13 left as he went to the locker room. The team later announced he will be out for the remainder of the contest due to right hamstring soreness, per ClutchPoints' Tomer Azarly.

What would normally be considered one of the hottest matchups in the NBA's Western Conference in the weeks ahead of the playoffs is now a game between two teams desperate for a win.

Stan Van Gundy couldn’t believe how bad the Suns defense was against L.A. and questioned if they even wanted to make the Play-In.

The Suns now sit at 28-33 - which will necessitate a 21-0 finish to the season to match last season's 49-win output. That seems especially unlikely - as the Suns face an absolute gauntlet in the final stretch of the year.

The Phoenix ... Suns need as much offensive help as they can get, especially against a Clippers team that has one of the best defenses in the NBA. On the other side, the Clippers will be without ...

Then the Phoenix Suns responded, pulling off an incredible ... The Clippers had Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, but no injured Norman Powell, who has been their best player all season.