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.

Barring a complete collapse from the Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs, the Sixers should finish the season with at least nearly a 32% chance of keeping their pick. They should hope that the New Orleans Pelicans go on a late surge and push them down to the fourth-worst record, which would give them a 81.0% chance of keeping their pick.

Here are the updated look at the lottery standings for the Philadelphia 76ers following a key loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

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).

But for the lot of tank supporters, Wednesday's game meant more. The Sixers were in Toronto to face the Raptors, one of their two main adversaries in terms of securing ideal positioning in the draft lottery next May.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their latest loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.