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

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

• The Trail Blazers starting 2025 with an eight-point loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles

• Bouncing back with a three-point victory versus Damian Lillard and the Bucks in Milwaukee

• Hitting the midway point of a five-game trip with a three-point loss to the Pistons in Detroit

• Kris Murray's consistency, Shaedon Sharpe sets a new mark in assists and Deni Avdija does finger guns

• Zora Stephenson and Jason Benetti filling in for Kevin Calabro on the television broadcast

• Brooke's back pain, recording on the campus of Tulane University, running in the cold, avoiding talking to opposing teams' fans in the arena and driverless cars don't care about police escorts

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers going 2-1 in the last week of 2024

• The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija

• The changing landscape of college football

• The return of the Guerschon Yabusele's of the world

• Brooke sees a fight

• Nicknames are not creative enough anymore

• Frustration with timeout game contestants 

• The "miss two free throws in the fourth quarter" promotions and why the Trail Blazers need one (or don't)

• Brooke meets Kato Kaelin at Nobu 

• Nancy Kerrigan turns down Brooke for an autograph

• Tonya Harding is a TRUE Oregonian (and would have signed an autograph)

• Ice skating is hard and let people sleep in Lloyd Center

• Scratch-off tickets and why the crossword versions are the worst

• Staind/Disturbed vs. Jelly Roll

• Happy Gilmore 2 and whether "Shooter" is a good name Brooke's next child

• Greg Oden's great return to Moda Center

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

• Ending a losing streak at home with a win versus the Nuggets

• The road losing streak continuing with a loss to the Spurs in San Antonio on Saturday

• The Trail Blazers holding practice in Dallas Sunday afternoon before Monday's game versus the Mavericks

• "Season" versus "Year"

• Shaedon Sharpe getting to the rim on the regular

• What Brooke and Casey would give the Trail Blazers for Christmas

• Locking in

• The necessity of having a short memory in pro sports 

• The mystery of Casey's missing carnitas taco

• Spirit Mountain Casino New Year's Eve celebration

• Leaning into what is comfortable on the road

• Ohio State vs. Oregon and Brooke's cabin neighbors

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

• A historic lull in the Portland Trail Blazers' schedule

• Getting back in the gym, getting healthy and getting away from the team 

• Enthusiasm for the NBA Cup

• Scoot returns, Toumani avoids the worst, Donovan is close and Rob is nearing the end of the concussion protocol

• En Vogue at Spirit Mountain Casino on December 13

• Spurs on Friday, Suns on Sunday and Nuggets on... Thursday a week from now

• Brooke gets a haircut, not meeting Dorit, Clash of the Titans got stars, The Fugitive is too slow, when parents don't want your senior photos anymore, Hearth socks, Brooke goes to Japan, They're All Bad People, Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson spill coke at Memorial Coliseum and the three tallest players in the NBA

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

• The Trail Blazers facing the Clippers Tuesday night in Los Angeles in the last NBA Cup game of 2024

• What needs to happen for the Trail Blazers to get the "wildcard" spot out of the West to make the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup

• The Trail Blazers returning from a road trip to defeat the Kings and lose in a close, entertaining game to the Mavericks

• Things heading in the right direction both on and off the court

• Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton returning and Deni Avdija settling in

• Nobody does a good Dalano Banton impression, talking Williams Shatner, "Zers" and "Bazers," get money, Brooke's billboard by Spirit Mountain Casino (Elevate Your Game!) is no more, maybe ranking back-to-backs, NBA media food

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

• The Trail Blazers rattling off three-straight wins after looking left for dead a little over a week ago

• Shaedon Sharpe scoring 30+ in consecutive games and his popularity amongst various fanbases

• Donovan Clingan's historic performance in the victory versus the Timberwolves

• The spectacular play of Robert Williams III, Deni Avdija, Dalano Banton, Kris Murray and Rayan Rupert off the bench

• Lamar Hurd barking at Toumani Camara

• Is this the real Dalano Banton

• The upcoming road trip with stops in Oklahoma City, Houston (x2), Memphis and Indiana

• Brooke cutting the line, the Brightside trading card kiosk, "DB Hooper" and fan-created merch, getting the kids back in the building, Mercer Island vs. Shadle Park, get us to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup

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

• Sunday's embarrassing loss to the Grizzlies and Chauncey Billups' comments

• Playing with the kind of effort that honors fans for showing up and Robert Williams' rehabilitation 

• The return of Shaedon Sharpe and Robert Williams III

• The back-to-back versus the Timberwolves and the Sunday matinee versus the Hawks before heading out on another road trip

• Brooke's favorite slot machines

• Pamela The Cupcake Queen https://www.instagram.com/cupcake0queen/

• You're Doing Amazing Sweetie: Basketball PR staffs who still try 

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, recorded from the team hotel in Sacramento Sunday night, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The first three games of the season

• Portland bouncing back from a close loss versus New Orleans on Friday with a comfortable victory versus New Orleans on Sunday

• Our guy Klaus Becker ending the Toyota Halfcourt Shot drought 

• The Trail Blazers doing the things they've been talking about doing

• Brooke's bow, mom walking through stunts, consecutive games rule change suggestions, Vibram shoes, pounding beers on the big screen and hotel corgis

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers' 2024-25 season starting on Wednesday versus the Warriors at Moda Center (tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. on KATU 2.2, BlazerVision and Rip City Radio 620 AM)

• Starting off with five games in seven nights

• A difficult first month of the season

• Brooke doing play by play in Friday's preseason finale versus the Jazz

• The new starting lineup of Simons, Camara, Avdija, Grant and Ayton

• Predicting which players will end up in the Top 3 on the team in points, rebounds and blocks