TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have struggled early in games so far this season.But on Friday night, Toronto turned in its most complete performance yet, never trailing in a 103-84 rout of the Washington Wizards that ran its record to 5-1, the best start in Raptors franchise history.I think we played well from start to finish, said Kyle Lowry, who led the way with a triple-double, his club-record fourth with Toronto. We still made some mistakes but I think theres a lot more positives than negatives to take from this game, finally we can say that.Lowry had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on the night to surpass Damon Stoudamire for the most in Raptors history. It was the sixth triple-double of his career.Toronto head coach Dwane Casey said it was clear his players understood they needed better starts.Our guys are professionals. Theyre smart players. Theyre mature. Theyre playoff battled, ready, so they should understand how important the start of the game is, Casey said. Over the long run, they understand that we cant start games the way weve been starting them.Now, we have to make a habit of the way we started the game tonight.Toronto opened a 5-0 lead early in the first quarter and never looked back against the Wizards (4-2). The Raptors led 28-18 after 12 minutes, 59-35 at the half and by as much as 28 points in the second half.With the victory, before a sellout crowd of 19,800 at Air Canada Centre, Toronto moved into a first-place tie with the Chicago Bulls atop the NBAs Eastern Conference. Washington is a game back.The Raptors held the Wizards to just 31 per cent shooting from the field in the first quarter and 28 per cent in the opening half in winning their third straight game. Washington shot just 36 per cent on the night, including just 16 per cent from three-point range, where they missed their first 10 shots.The game was the Raptors first of a franchise-record seven-game home stand.The defence that we had tonight was a lot like us last year, and that is where we have to perform, Casey said. It starts in the first quarter. Weve been getting that in the second, third and fourth quarters, but finally tonight we were not Seabiscuit we were Secretariat. So, that was the difference.DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors in scoring with 25 points, one of four Toronto players in double figures.This is the way we have to be all year, DeRozan said. We have to rely on our defence and the offence will come.If we play that way defensively every night we will be fine.The Raptors led 59-35 at halftime and continued to pour it on early in the third quarter.DeRozans basket at 2:58 of the quarter widened the Toronto lead to 28 points at 63-45.The Wizards went on a 10-0 run over the next 1:49 but never seriously threatened to make it a game.Kris Humphries had 11 points for the Wizards while Marcin Gortat pulled down 10 rebounds.On a night the Raptors wore their throwback purple jerseys and held the first of seven 20th anniversary celebrations this season, the only blemish was that forward Amir Johnson, who missed the previous three games with a sore left ankle, went to Torontos locker-room early in the second half. He did not return.Im good, Johnson said after the game, his ankle in a tensor bandage. I didnt roll it or re-injure it or anything. 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Flyhalf Tom Taylor, who was plunged into test rugby when New Zealand lost three No. 10s to injury, kicked 14 points from a conversion and four penalties in a sound debut while fullback Israel Dagg also kicked a penalty. Israel Folau scored a late intercept try for Australia, beating Dagg with a giant sidestep, while Christian Lealiifano converted and added three penalties. The Australians competed strongly in the first 25 minutes, securing a small majority of possession and placing the All Blacks under searching pressure. But they failed to take advantage of a handful of opportunities, were rebuffed by a solid New Zealand defence then conceded two tries to Smith in the last 13 minutes of the first half to trail 15-6 at halftime. Though they made sporadic breaks, the Australians had no coherence and therefore offered no sustained threat from their attacking game. When they were most strongly on attack, pressing the New Zealand line, they found the All Blacks defence impenetrable. 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But what I did like was that we absorbed it and came back and started to win our own moments." Australia hooker Stephen Moore went close to scoring in the sixth minute and Lealiifano made a telling break in the 24th minute but was hauled down in cover defence by scrumhalf Aaron Smith. Both attacks led to penalties, which Lealiifano converted to give Australia a 6-0 lead. At that point, they had the better of the match and they were competing strongly and energetically, if not always effectively, because of the limitations of their attacking game. The match turned in the 27th minute when New Zealand secured possession from an Australian kick and quickly shifted the ball wide where winger Julian Savea briefly held up the defence and created space from which Smith scored his first try. Taylor converted and New Zealand took a lead, at 7-6, which they never relinquished. Outstanding backrower Steven Luatua, who excelled both in defence and attack, made the critical break in the 39th minute from which Smith scored his second and most telling try. Quick hands among the New Zealand backs again created an overlap against a compact defence and Smith slipped down the touchline to score. New Zealand extended its lead to 24-9 in the 70th minute, with Taylors fourth penalty and his fifth successful kick from seven attempts. Folau then gave the scoreline respectabilitygot to take your hat off to New Zealandgot to take your hat off to New Zealand, theyre a very clinical side and they make the most of their possession," Wallabies captain James Horwill said. "Theyre very good and unfortunately now we have another year without the Bledisloe Cup, which is very disappointing." ---------- New Zealand 27 (Ben Smith 2 tries; Tom Taylor conversion, 4 penalties; Israel Dagg penalty), Australia 16 (Israel Folau try; Christian Lealiifano conversion, 3 penalties). HT: 15-6. 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