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On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers returning from a 3-0 road trip versus the Heat, Magic and Hornets

• Having a season-best, four-game winning streak ended Sunday afternoon versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at Moda Center

• Starting a seven-game homestand after a three-game trip

• The play of Deni Avdija, Toumani Camara, Robert Williams III and Scoot Henderson on the road trip

• Rookie center Donovan Clingan returning to the lineup after missing two weeks with an ankle injury

• The Trail Blazers hosting Damian Lillard and the Bucks Tuesday night for the second time since the trade that sent the guard to Milwaukee

• Portland covering the spread in five-straight games and moving even farther ahead of schedule with regard to their season win projection

• All quiet on the trade front with the deadline a little over a week away