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...
• The Trail Blazers having their postseason come to a close with a loss to the Spurs in Game 5 in San Antonio Tuesday night
• The way Portland lost Game 5 was a good reflection of the issues they had during the regular season
• You really need outside shooting in the modern NBA and that&apos...
On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers faltering in the second half to lose Game 3 Friday night despite Victor Wembanyama not playing
• Game 4 playing out in a similar fashion to Game 3, though this time with Wembanyama
• If first-half, double-digit leads mattered, the Trail Blazers would be heading back to San Antonio with a lead in the series
•...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers rallying yet again in the fourth quarter to defeat the Spurs in San Antonio to even the series at 1-1
• At this point building a lead, losing it and then going down double digits in the fourth before coming away with the win is the Trail Blazers' SOP
• Scoot Henderso...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers losing 111-98 to the Spurs in Game 1 of the two/seven matchup of the Western Conference Playoffs
• Trail Blazers hang around for the first three quarters despite not playing all that well
• Portland gets to within two early in the third, but a few turnovers later, the lea...
(Apologies for the incorrect episode being uploaded initially, it should be fixed)
On this Play-In Tournament edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers beating the Suns in Phoenix in the seven/eight matchup of the 2026 Western Conference Play-In Tournament
• Portland qualifies for the playoffs with the win for the first ...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers defeating the Pelicans on Thursday to move into sole possession of eighth in the West with four games to play
• Jrue Holiday continues to assert himself
• Toumani Camara sets the league record for offensive fouls drawn and Donovan Clingan sets the franchise record for off...
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers defeating the Clippers in L.A. Tuesday night in what was Portland's most important game of the season thus far
• Why coaches and teams sometimes pretend some games aren't more important than others (even if everyone knows it's not true)
• The team taking Ti...
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 bac...
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...
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