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On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail. Blazers losing four-straight, including a loss to the LeBron-less Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday

• The Trail Blazers being eliminated from the NBA Cup

• Portland playing just three games in the next 11 days and how they might spend that time

• Scoot Henderson returns to the lineup, Toumani Camara's foot seems fine and waiting on injury updates regarding Robert Williams III and Donovan Clingan

• The Trail Blazers sinking in offensive rating, defensive rating and their record versus the spread

• Tom Haberstroh's stat about Shaedon Sharpe's vertical leap

• An interview with Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija regarding his first month of the 2024-25 season, the differences between DC and Portland, understanding his new teammates on the court, his defensive versatility, what it means to "express yourself on the court" and his hopes for the team going forward