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Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenhams 2-1 win at Manchester City means more than just three points, but refused to get carried away with their title chances.Harry Kane gave Spurs the lead at the Etihad with a 53rd-minute penalty before Christian Eriksen grabbed a late winner after Kelechi Iheanacho equalised.Spurs have now won five in a row in the Premier League and are just two points behind leaders Leicester, who were beaten at Arsenal earlier on Sunday. We are very happy, very pleased, Pochettino told Sky Sports. Its difficult to play against a big team like Man City but the performance was fantastic and Im very happy for our players. Pochettino celebrates victory over Man City I am very pleased because it wasnt only a game you play and win; it means a lot more than three points. It wasnt a normal game, we are only young and this type of game is very important for the future.Asked whether Spurs are now genuine title contenders with 12 games of the season remaining, Pochettino said: My speech is always the same, we need to keep working hard.We need to keep this feeling, keep working hard and keep the right mentality. In football always you need to respect the competition and you need to give your best. Christian Eriksen (L) celebrates his winner with Harry Kane Spurs are still competing on three fronts and turn their attentions to the Europa League on Thursday as they face Fiorentina in the first leg of their last-32 tie.While Pochettino remained grounded after the win at the Etihad, he was still full of praise for his side.We delivered our plan perfectly, he said. We were very calm and played the way we wanted to play. We have a very young squad against a team with world champions so you have to give full credit to the players.We were calm at 1-1 and played well. We defended well and our mentality is to try to score and win the game.Also See:Man City 1-2 SpursAs it happenedSpurs fixturesGet free ￡10 betRyan Pulock Islanders Jersey . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Johnny Boychuk Islanders Jersey . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. http://www.islanderssale.com/authentic-matt-martin-islanders-jersey/ . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. 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Los Angeles endured a stretch of almost five minutes in the fourth quarter without a field goal and fell victim to another standout performance by Russell Westbrook, the NBAs leading scorer, who had 35 points, six rebounds and five assists.The Clippers, who shot 39.1 percent against Oklahoma City and committed 19 turnovers, have experienced offensive dry spells in their four games. Los Angeles (3-1) is shooting 42.5 percent and an awful 28.7 percent from 3-point range on the season, the latter ranking 26th in the NBA.Forward Blake Griffin said the Clippers, ranked 22nd in offense at 100.3 points per game, eventually would break out.I dont think we are worried, said Griffin, who finished with 14 points on 7-of-21 shooting and missed all three of his free throws against the Thunder. It is not something we cant figure out. It is early in the season and it is a frustrating loss, but we are going to move on and correct our mistakes. We will use this as a learning process Friday and Saturday.The Grizzlies (3-2) also have gone through funks. In what Memphis coach David Fizdale described as an ugly 89-83 victory over the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, the Grizzlies prevailed despite hitting only 35.1 percent of their shots.That is par for the course so far, with the Grizzlies ranking 26th offensively at 97.4 poinnts while allowing opponents to score 102.dddddddddddd9 points per game. They are shooting 40.8 percent overall. The opposition has connected on 45.9 percent.But that matters little against the Clippers, who took two of three from the Grizzlies last season. The two adversaries have a history of testy playoff and regular-season battles.Thats where the We Dont Bluff came from, battling those guys, Grizzlies guard Tony Allen told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Allen made his season debut against the Pelicans by scoring just four points after missing the previous three games with a sore right knee.Its obviously a rivalry for us. We like to battle with those guys, Allen said.Allen isnt the only Memphis player battling health issues. The club has proceeded with caution with point guard Mike Conley and center Marc Gasol, who are still recovering from injuries lingering from last season. Conley underwent Achilles surgery during the offseason, while Gasol sustained a broken right foot.Fizdale rested the pair in a 116-80 road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.Memphis also has been playing without Chandler Parsons, who is rehabbing from a knee injury.Following Fridays contest, the Clippers travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs on Saturday. 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