Mickelson's birdie at 18 gave him breathing space at the top
Phil Mickelson birdied the 18th to move two shots clear of England's Ross Fisher after three rounds of the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.
The world number two hit a 68, matched by Fisher, to stand on 14-under.
But the best round of the day came from another English player, Paul Casey, who chipped in three times for a 66 which secured him third spot at 11-under.
Overnight leader Kevin Stadler fell away after carding a 73 to be 10-under, while five players were on seven-under.
That group included Padraig Harrington (69) and Vijay Singh (72).
Casey said: "I got a little bit lucky today with three hole-outs from off the green - sometimes it happens.
"It really got my round going but I made my putts and made up for some of the missed putts I had yesterday."
Mickelson got off to a good start with a birdie at the second and topped the leaderboard for the first time when Stadler found a bunker for his second bogey of the day at the third.
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