San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) drives around Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani during their NBA game in Toronto on Monday night. The Spurs won 93-88. - AP

TORONTO (AP):

MANU GINOBILI helped the San Antonio Spurs steer clear of a losing streak. Ginobili scored 34 points and added a career-high 15 rebounds, leading the Spurs over the Toronto Raptors 93-88 in the NBA on Monday night.

"I always try to play like this, but sometimes you can't - it doesn't happen," Ginobili said. "You don't make shots, you don't feel as good. Today the shot was feeling great, so I tried to use it."

Ginobili's effort gave the Spurs their fifth win in six games. Their only defeat in that span was a 98-90 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

"The second day of a back-to-back is always tough," Ginobili said. "(Sunday) we had a loss that hurt, so it was very important for us to get this win."

Losing streak

San Antonio have lost consecutive road games just twice this season. Their longest losing streak of the year was a three-game skid from January 26-29.

Ginobili finished with six assists and made a season-high 13 field goals.

"When somebody is on like Manu, there's almost nothing you can do," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He played an all-around game."

Tim Duncan added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who never trailed and were able to withstand a fourth-quarter rally.

"Manu stepped up and carried us over the hump," Duncan said. "His rebounds were an absolute bonus for us. He was great on the boards tonight."

Ginobili had 21 points in 19 first-half minutes, scored three more in the third, then helped put the game away with 10 in the fourth.

"He can do everything," Toronto's Carlos Delfino said. "He can drive, he can rebound and he makes passes. They know how to use him and he has responded."

Ginobili's biggest rebound came in the final 20 seconds when he rebounded his own miss and was fouled with the Spurs clinging to a three-point lead.

"He shot the ball, so he was the first to know where it was going and he went right to it," Duncan said.