Five thoughts on last night: Clippers 112, Raptors 92

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty ImagesIf you were expecting the emotion and closure of the Kawhi Leonard ring ceremony to right the Raptors’ ship last night, unfortunately, the exact opposite happened.

It didn’t look that way early — the Raptors played a great first quarter! — then the wheels came off, the bad habits of the past two weeks resurfaced, and the game was all but over by halftime.

The thoughts:

Are the Raptors... Bad?

A 1-4 record in the last five games, with all four losses against winning teams, starts to make you think about what this Raptors team really is. The defensive effort we saw early in the year has waned, the shooting has dropped off the face of the earth, and when things…