The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Toronto Raptors Thursday night, completing their fourth and final meeting of the regular season. Of those four games, the Sixers only managed one win, a late December road game.

Head coach Doc Rivers was reminded of this fact after the Thursday loss, but he said that he doesn't think it's a good representation of the Eastern Conference rivals.

“But if you think that, that’s fine,” Rivers said, all quotes courtesy of The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Like I said before the game, we will roll it up with anybody that wants us in the first round. And that’s how we feel.”

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The Sixers were forced to play Thursday night without Matisse Thybulle. As one of Philadelphia's top defensemen, his absence definitely played a factor in the Sixers' 119-114 loss. The small forward was ineligible to play in Toronto due to his vaccination status, which could become a huge problem for the team in the postseason tournament.

With only a couple of games left in the regular season, the Sixers are slated to take on the Raptors in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. If that's the case, and Thybulle remains unvaccinated, he will be unavailable for even more crucial games.

However, as Rivers said, the Sixers are up for any challenge thrown their way this postseason. The 2022 NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday, April 16.