On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Playing well on the now-completed five-game road trip, even if it didn't always result in wins

• Starting off a five-game homestand with a "closer than the final score indicated" loss to the Miami Heat

• The injuries of Robert Williams, Deandre Ayton and Matisse Thybulle

• Kris Murray, Duop Reath and the rest of the players on the fringes of the rotation doing a great job of staying ready when their number is called

• The Deni to Toumani To Shaedon To Donovan fastbreak versus the Heat

• Local tire shops, the social implications of a decline in the number of bowling alleys, Brooke forgets her headphones, trying to get in pickleball matches on the road and NBA heating pads