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

• The Trail Blazers returning from a five-game trip to play an all Moda Center back-to-back

• Losing to the Suns on Tuesday in the first game back from a long trip

• Rallying to take the lead only to lose to the Bulls on yet another buzzer-beating three in the second night of a back-to-back

• Portland down to 10 players, including three two-way players, Wednesday night

• Three-point defense and free throw shooting making it hard shorthanded

• Deni Avdija posts his third triple-double, all of which have come during his time with the Trail Blazers

• Jerami Grant shaking off an illness to post 33 points versus the Bulls

• Donovan Clingan posting a career high in rebounds and Portland's ridiculous rebounding numbers versus Chicago

• Needing a win on the upcoming three-game road trip

• The play of rookie center Yang Hansen since his return from an assignment with the Rip City Remix

• Hansen going through what all rookie centers go through