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The Toronto Raptors begin their throwback campaign in retro purple jerseys tonight as the streaking Washington Wizards visit for the first game of seven in a row at home for the club. Toronto has won back-to-back games and will play the next seven at home. Forward Amir Johnson (ankle) and centre Jonas Valanciunas (facial and hand contusions) will likely be game-time decisions with head coach Dwane Casey saying if the two arent fully ready to return then the team wont risk it. In a 110-107 victory at Boston on Wednesday, Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and made 12 of his 17 shots from the field. DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and Patrick Patterson added 14 in a winning cause. The Raptors trailed 35-23 after the first quarter, but came alive in the final three quarters of play. Im happy with the win, Lowry said. But we gotta start off better than the way we started off. Toronto will also host Philadelphia, Orlando, Chicago, Utah, Memphis and Milwaukee on this franchise-record homestand. Casey needs four wins to tie Lenny Wilkens (113) for second on the teams all-time coaching victories list. Sam Mitchell holds the record with 156 victories. The Raptors went 3-1 against Washington last season and have won six of the past nine meetings between the teams. The Wizards have lost seven of nine trips to Air Canada Centre. The Wizards lost their season opener at Miami and have rebounded with four straight wins, including Wednesdays 96-94 overtime triumph over the Indiana Pacers. John Wall went off for 31 points on 11-of-21 shooting, 10 assists and six rebounds, while Garrett Temple provided 16 points. I was just being aggressive, taking shots that were there, Wall said. Marcin Gortat aided the cause with 14 points and 10 rebounds for Washington, which is 4-1 to start a season for the first time since going 5-1 in 2005-06. Paul Pierce ended with 11 points to round out the double-digit scorers. The Wizards survived for the win even though they shot 37.4 percent. 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The Cavs answered with seven straight points, holding Clemson without a point over a 6:45 span from when it took the lead. They couldnt really gain much more separation, however, taking a 25-19 lead at the half. The Tigers made over 47 percent of ttheir shots in the opening half, but committed eight turnovers.dddddddddddd They played great in the second half, Clemson coach Brad Brownell said of Virginia. I thought we played well in the first half. We probably should have had the lead more often. Virginia opened up its halftime lead by scoring the first nine points of the second. Brogdon opened and closed the spurt with baskets, the last of which stretching the Cavs margin to 34-19. Darion Atkinss three-point play pushed the margin to a game-high 30 late in the second as Virginia cruised to the finish. Game Notes Virginia has won 20 straight at home and 23 against unranked opponents ... The Cavs have won five straight at home over Clemson ... 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