The Brief Case, Episode 29

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On this edition of The Brief Case, recorded while on the road with the team in New Orleans, Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers' 120-119 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia Friday night

• The three reasons why that loss stings more than most

• An update on the standings with a month left in the season

• The Trail Blazers covering in a loss, something they have rarely done this season, and what they'll need to do in the final 15 games to surpass their season over

• The returns of both Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic

And the show wraps up with an interview with Simons about his return to play after suffering a grade 2 ankle sprain before the All-Star break, what he did to better prepare himself this time around, seeing how aggressively defenses attack Dame when he’s not able to play, being one of the veterans on the team at the ripe old age of 23, how he thinks he’s played this season and what the team needs to do in the final month of the season if they want to make the postseason.