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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 going down, coming back, but then losing down the stretch to the Pistons in Detroit on Friday night

• Portland finishing up a four-game trip with a 119-96 loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis

• The Trail Blazers having time to rest and recuperate with only two games over the next 10 days

• Yang Hansen being assigned to the Remix on Wednesday night and then posting 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in a 135-128 overtime loss to the San Diego Clippers Thursday night at Chiles Center

• Hansen being recalled by the Trail Blazers and starting versus the Grizzlies in Memphis with both Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III out

• The tricky balance of knowing when to assign Hansen to the Remix and when they'll need him to play for the Trail Blazers

• The Remix hosting two games this week versus the Salt Lake City Stars, heading to LA to play one game versus the South Bay Lakers and then returning to Portland to host two games versus the Stockton Kings