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On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, recorded from the team hotel in Miami, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• Finishing up a disappointing homestand with a win versus the Chicago Bulls on Sunday

• Chauncey Billups' decision to bring Shaedon Sharpe off the bench and how it's worked thus far

• Starting a three-game road trip with a win versus the Heat in Miami

• Deandre Ayton turning in one of his best games as a Trail Blazer

• Scoot Henderson stepping up his play in the month of January

• Rayan Rupert being assigned to the Rip City Remix

• Portland's recent record versus the spread and where they're at in terms of hitting the over on their season win projection

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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 losing to the Clippers 118-89 to the LA Clippers Thursday night at Moda Center

• Following up a decent road trip with a bad homestand

• The value of Deni Avdija, who has missed the last two games with a sprained ankle

• A conversation with second-year forward Kris Murray about earning more minutes, areas in which he's improved and where they still has room to grow, trying to remain consistent, who he looks to for advice and what he'd like to see from himself and the team in the second half of 2024-25

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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 starting a five-gamer homestand with losses to the Heat and Nets

• Scoot Henderson posting a career-high in scoring versus the Nets and some of the other interesting statistial noters from his performance

• Toumani Camara also having a career night scoring versus the Nets, albeit in a loss

• Donovan Clingan missing at least the next week with a "mild ankle sprain"

• The injury report for Thursday's game versus the Clippers at Moda Center

• Entering a stretch in which the Trail Blazers will play six games in nine nights in between two cross country flights

• The Trail Blazers' recent record versus the spread and how far along they are in terms of hitting the over on their season win projection

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

• Opening 2025 with a close loss to LeBron James and the Lakers

• A great practice in Milwaukee

• Getting the first road win in over a month versus Damian Lillard and the Bucks in Milwaukee

• Anfernee Simons with another go-ahead bucket versus his mentor

• Kris Murray stays ready

• The potent forward duo of Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara

• A conversation with Toumani Camara about his second season

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

• Finishing up 2024 with an ugly game versus the 76ers Monday night at Moda Center

• Portland's starting lineup having one of their best games of the season in a victory versus the Mavericks on Saturday

• The recent play of Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson

• Nate Bjorkgren filling in for Chauncey Billups

• One last reminder about New Year's Eve at Spirit Mountain Casino

• Greg Oden's return to Portland, his visit to the practice facility and his thoughts on how he looks back on his time with the Trail Blazers 

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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 getting their second win of December Thursday night versus the Jazz at Moda Center

• Scoot Henderson capping one of his best games as a pro with a game-winning, nearly buzzer-beating shot

• Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe putting up big numbers in the fourth quarter of Thursday's win

• Post-game comments from Scoot and Deni

• The Trail Blazers dropping three-straight versus the spread though remaining ahead of schedule in terms of hitting the over on their season win projection

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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 ending a six-game losing streak by defeating the Nuggets Thursday night at Moda Center

• Anfernee Simons putting up 28 points, including a baby hook over Russell Westbrook to win the game as time expired

• Simons' comments after the win

• The play of Simons, Shaedon Sharpe, Deandre Ayton, Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara

• All that practice time paying off versus the Nuggets

• The Trail Blazers last two road games of 2024 versus in San Antonio and Dallas

• The Trail Blazers winning their last three games versus the spread 

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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 being winless in the month of December thus far

• Sunday's loss to the Suns in Phoenix

• Another extended break before facing the Nuggets on Thursday at Moda Center

• The return of Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams III

• New Year's Eve at Spirit Mountain Casino

• Chauney Billups' comments at practice on Tuesday regarding Matisse Thybulle's availability, the recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and which players he'd like to give more minutes to

• Whether the Trail Blazers make a change to the lineup or rotation if their current losing streak continues

• Bouncing back versus the spread but falling behind on the season over/under

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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 losing four-straight, including a loss to the LeBron-less Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday

• The Trail Blazers being eliminated from the NBA Cup

• Portland playing just three games in the next 11 days and how they might spend that time

• Scoot Henderson returns to the lineup, Toumani Camara's foot seems fine and waiting on injury updates regarding Robert Williams III and Donovan Clingan

• The Trail Blazers sinking in offensive rating, defensive rating and their record versus the spread

• Tom Haberstroh's stat about Shaedon Sharpe's vertical leap

• An interview with Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija regarding his first month of the 2024-25 season, the differences between DC and Portland, understanding his new teammates on the court, his defensive versatility, what it means to "express yourself on the court" and his hopes for the team going forward

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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 losing to the Grizzlies in Memphis on Monday to move to 1-3 on a five-game road trip

• Splitting the back-to-back in Houston

• The recent yeoman effort from Deni Avdija and his comments after practice in Indianapolis on Tuesday

•Donovan Clingan, Robert Williams III and Matisse Thybylle sustaining injuries that will keep them out of the lineup for the next few weeks

• The rest of Portland's injury report for Wednesday's game versus the Pacers

• Donovan Clingan not getting mention in the race for Rookie of the Year and why that's ridiculous