The Brief Case
Casey Holdahl, beat reporter and insider for the Portland Trail Blazers, breaks down the news of the day in Rip City and beyond
Episodes
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• Portland blowing out the Nets and Bucks before losing to the Mavericks
• Finishing a four-game homestand with another blowout victory, this time versus the Wizards
• Big games for Toumani Camara and Scoot Henderson
• Tiago Splitter saying that Tuesday's game versus the Clippers is &quo...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers holding on to beat the Pacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday
• Donovan Clingan gets a new career high in scoring and Deni Avdija returns to form
• Portland's bad habit of letting teams back into games
• The Trail Blazers getting one of their better wins of 2026 Friday n...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers getting a five-game road trip off to a disappoint start with a loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia
• Turnovers are an issue yet again
• If neither team is playing well, the home team is usually going to win
• Taking a bus from Philadelphia to Manhattan
• Portland bouncing back wit...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers defeating the Grizzlies in Memphis Wednesday night behind the play of Jrue, Jerami and Rob
• Jrue, Rob and Jerami all doing more as we enter the last month of the regular season
• Portland giving themselves a chance in the first three quarters before faltering in the four...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider discusses...
• The Trail Blazers starting a five-game trip off with a victory versus the Chicago Bulls at United Center
• Donovan Clingan, Kris Murray and Sidy Cissoko have all been sick
• Robert Williams III comes up big versus the Bulls
• Trail Blazers losing to the Hornets in Charlotte in a game that started at...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers getting blown out by the Denver Nuggets in their first game back from the All-Star break
• Blowouts happen, 53-point losses should not
• Portland bouncing back by holding the Phoenix Suns to just 77 points in a win Sunday night
• If the Trail Blazers are going to need...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl, on location in Los Angeles for the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend, discusses...
• The Portland Trail Blazers having a great All-Star Weekend thus far
• Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen performing well against each other in the Castrol Rising Stars on All-Star Friday night at Intuit Dome
• What spending time a...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers defeating the Grizzlies 135-155 Friday night at Moda Center in Scoot Henderson's first game of the season
• It might have taken a long time for Scoot Henderson to make his 2025-26 season debut, but it didn't take him much time to have an impact once he did
• Sha...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• Deni Avdija being named to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career
• Needing to do a little bit extra in order to make your first All-Star roster
• The Trail Blazers having at least three players at the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend between Avdija, Donovan Clingan and Yang ...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers starting an all Moda Center back-to-back with a rare victory versus the Miami Heat in Portland
• Portland finishing up a stretch of playing eight of 10 games at home with a tough start and a tough finish in a loss to the Toronto Raptors Friday night
• Heading out for a th...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers blowing out LeBron James and the Lakers at Moda Center on Saturday to begin a weekend back-to-back
• Following up the win versus the Lakers on Saturday with another versus the Kings in Sacramento on Sunday
• The Trail Blazers have won the 2025-26 season series versus thre...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers just not having the bodies to compete with the Warriors Tuesday night in San Francisco
• Jrue Holiday's return after missing two months seems to be going well
• Portland gets a huge boost from their bench in Thursday's win versus the Hawks
• One of the few positi...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers following up a win versus the Rockets on Wednesday at Moda Center with another on Friday in the rematch, also at Moda Center
• Toumani Camara responds to losing a tooth by posting a career-high in scoring
• Clutch free throws, a perfect night shooting from Sidy Cisso...
On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers getting their fourth-straight victory with a gutsy win versus the Rockets Wednesday night at Moda Center
• Deni Avdija posting season-high in scoring versus the Rockets
• Toumani Camara proves his toughness once again
• A lowkey encouraging performance from Yang Hans...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers losing the first three games of a five-game homestand
• Portland defeating the Celtics in the fourth game of the five-game homestand to get their first win versus Boston in the last three seasons
• The Trail Blazers doing a good job of controlling what they can control in...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers beating the Kings in overtime Thursday night at Moda Center
• You've got to learn how to win "ugly" games in the NBA
• Facing the Kings again Saturday night, this time in Sacramento
• The 1999-2000 Trail Blazers roster returning to Moda Center for a reu...
Loss To Pelicans, Hosting Warriors On Sunday And Deni Top 25 Under 25 On The Brief Case, Episode 183
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 Pelicans in New Orleans Thursday night in a "NBA Cup Consolation Bracket" game
• The Trail Blazers having just 10 players -- eight on NBA contracts and three on two-way contracts -- in uniform on Thursday, with none of those players being tal...
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...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers starting off yet another four-game road trip with a loss to the Raptors in Toronto
• Portland dooming their chances yet again due to poor free throw shooting
• The Trail Blazers bouncing back to defeat the Cavaliers in Cleveland on the second night of a back-to-back
• Port...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers having their NBA Cup dreams dashed with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in West Group C play on Thanksgiving eve
• You can miss three-pointers or miss free throws, but if you're the 2025-26 Trail Blazers, you can't miss both
• Portland using some down time durin...
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