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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

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

• The Trail Blazers starting a five-game road trip with a "good" loss to the Thunder In Oklahoma City

• Where the Trail Blazers stand in the NBA Cup with the second group stage game on Friday versus the Rockets

• The Rip City Remix playing two games at Chiles Center this weekend after starting their season with four losses on the road

• Portland offensive and defensive ratings and covering in their last four games

• An interview with Trail Blazers guard/forward Dalano Banton aka "DB Hooper" about what his offseason looked like, the importance of having an offseason workout routine, how he's played this season and his role on the team, his role as a closer in the fourth quarter, being a "fringe" player and how that impacts his approach to the game, always playing on non guaranteed contracts, becoming a reliable player when you get reliable minutes, his improved three-point shooting, balancing scoring and creating for others, his "Young Boy" Shaedon Sharpe and the state of basketball in Canada and the nickname

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

• Bouncing back from one of their worst losses in recent memory with back-to-back wins versus the Timberwolves

• Robert Williams III excites in his first game at Moda Center this season

• Donovan Clingan's 17-point, 12-rebound, 8-block coming out party in Wednesday's win versus the Timberwolves

• Shaedon Sharpe puts up 33 points and throws down a ridiculous dunk to secure the victory Wednesday night

• The Portland Trail Blazers sitting atop the Western Conference NBA Cup standings after one game in Group A play

• The official release of the Trail Blazers' 2024-25 City Edition jerseys

• Portland's record versus the spread and being ahead of schedule on the season win total

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

• Chauncey Billups' comments after an "embarrassing" loss to the Grizzlies at Moda Center Sunday night

• Robert Williams III discusses Chauncey Billups' comments, holding each other accountable, the importance of honesty and getting out of their own heads

• Toumani Camara on Billups' post-game comments, not getting too low a few weeks into the season and figuring out ways to work together

• The passing of former radio play-by-play announcer Brian "Wheels" Wheeler and some of his best calls throughout his career covering 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 besting the Pelicans in New Orleans Monday night

• Another record-setting fourth quarter for Dalano Banton

• Has Chauncey Billups created a "closer" position in the NBA similar to what managers do in the MLB?

• The imminent return of Shaedon Sharpe -- he's listed as questionable for Thursday's game versus the Spurs in San Antonio Tuesday night

• An interview with Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III on his return to the court after missing a full year due to injury, what he likes to be called, Portland's center rotation, being a mentor to rookie Donovan Clingan, his hopes for the season and where he gets all those stocking caps

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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 Blazes coming up just short versus the Suns In Phoenix

• The boost in Saturday's loss provided by The Dubber Don, The DB Hooper, Dalano Banton

• Yet another third-quarter collapse and what Chauncey Billups said about it after Saturday's loss

• Robert Williams III getting very close to returning after being upgraded to questionable for Monday's game in New Orleans

• Portland's offensive, defensive and net rating seven games into the season

• The Trail Blazers' record versus the spread

• Spirit Mountain Casino coming on as the presenting sponsor for both The Brief Case and Blazers Balcony podcasts 

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On this edition of The Brief Case, recorded from the team hotel in Los Angeles, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers getting their first win of the season Sunday versus the Pelicans at Moda Center

• Portland starting off with first road trip with versus the Kings Monday night in Sacramento

• A bad loss, an okay loss and a good loss 

• The Rip City Remix selecting Thierry Darlan, Sterling Manley and Blaise Akonobi in the 2024 G League Draft

• The new Trail Blazers collectors glasses featuring Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Donovan Clingan

• The Trail Blazers going 2-1-1 versus the spread in their first four games

• Quick updates on the injury statuses of Robert Williams III and Shaedon Sharpe