<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Nobody has suggested they'd be better off without him, but the Clippers have won six of seven games when scoring leader Corey Maggette has sat out. One reason: They're better defensively with Quinton Ross. In the seven games Maggette has been sidelined and the rookie from Southern Methodist has filled in, Clipper opponents have made 42.4% of their shots and averaged 87.6 points. In the other 38 games, they have made 43.9% and averaged 95.7. "He's playing so well for us," Coach Mike Dunleavy said of Ross, who signed with the Clippers last summer after playing last season in Belgium. "He's given us such a lift." Ross matched a season high by scoring 14 points in Monday night's 96-89 victory over the New York Knicks, among them a 20-foot jump shot that gave the Clippers a 91-87 lead with 1:03 to play. </div> Source
