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On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers getting to 1-1 for the preseason by beating the Kings Friday night at Moda Center

• Portland doing Friday night versus the Kings what they couldn't do Wednesday night versus the Warriors in San Francisco

• Deni Avdija gets the start versus the Kings after coming off the bench versus the Warriors

• Jerami Grant coming off the bench versus the Kings in the first half and the starting in the second half

• Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen putting on an absolute show during a six-minute stretch of the third quarter versus the Kings

• Hansen's confidence seemingly growing every time he does something right

• Hansen bouncing back from a lackluster debut versus the Warriors and a so-so first half versus the Kings, which will serve him well throughout his rookie season

• Understanding the comparisons between Yang Hansen and Nikola Jokic

• The upcoming games versus the Warriors on Tuesday and the Jazz on Wednesday

• Making wild guesses about what lineups Chauncey Billups might try in the final two preseason games