The 76ers lost the game, but won the race to the tank. The Raptors’ 118-105 victory over the Sixers Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena flipped those their draft lottery standings, at least temporarily increasing the Sixers’ odds of keeping their first-round pick at the end of this woeful season.

The Philadelphia 76ers will lose Lonnie Walker IV for the rest of the game against the Toronto Raptors due to an injury.

Quentin Grimes again led the Sixers, posting 29 points. He’s racked up 89 over his last three games. Jeff Dowtin Jr. recorded a career-high 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting. Toronto had three 20-point scorers in A.J. Lawson (28), Jared Rhoden (25) and Orlando Robinson (25).

The Raptors’ injury list was plentiful and they sat two starters in the second half, but a hot shooting second quarter carried them to an undesired win vs. the Sixers.