GINOBILI FIRES FOR SPURS AGAIN

Manu Ginobili showed his all star caliber play again as he scored 34 points to help spurs beat Toronto Raptors 93-88.Manu always comes off the bench to provide the bench spark and his plays always lift Spurs to a very high level and he did so again yesterday.Tim Duncan showed why he is named The fundamental as he scored 22 points and grabbed 13 boards.Ginobili also added a career high 15 boards and elevated his already high level of play to another lofty level.His most critical play came where he missed a shot but grabbed an offensive rebound when they were only three points ahead.He was fouled and he went to the line to finish the formalities for the Spurs who have won five out of last six games.

TOTTENHAM BLANK DERBY COUNTY

Tottenham hotspurs just proved too strong for their fellow premier league strugglers Derby County and they defeated them 3-0 with all three of them coming in second half.Captain and ace striker Robbie Keane got the spurs off the mark midway through the second half in a contest which was essentially very dull in the first half.Younes Kaboul and Dimitar Berbatov completed the formalities for Tottenham in what was essentially like a warm up match for the spurs.Derby have now resigned themselves to relegation while Spurs will be looking to challenge for the UEFA cup spot in a season where they have flattered to decieve as usual.