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

• The disappointing loss to a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team on Monday

• Which team is the Trail Blazers: the team that beat the Nuggets or lost to the Lakers?

• Bouncing back from being down 21 points in the first quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning NBA champs and a team that entered Wednesday's game unbeated

• The play of Deni Avdija, Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant and Duop Reath in the win versus OKC

• Duop staying ready and delivering when called upon

• The gratification of breaking a 16-game losing streak and besting at team that thought they could rest rotation players and still win

• Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley each have surgery and reaching the five-week mark of Scoot Henderson's initial four to eight week rehabilitation

• A conversation with Rip City Remix head coach Jonah Herscu as they begin their season on Friday in Santa Cruz

• Yang Hansen being assigned to the Remix for practices and why that might be