The Brief Case

Casey Holdahl/Portland Trail Blazers

Casey Holdahl, beat reporter and insider for the Portland Trail Blazers, breaks down the news of the day in Rip City and beyond 

  1. 3H AGO

    Three-Straight Wins To End A Homestand, Scoot and Deni Return And Dame Joins The All-Star Three-Point Contest On The Brief Case, Episode 192

    Send a text 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 • Shaedon Sharpe is sidelined with a calf injury  • Trail Blazers sweep a back-to-back with the Grizzlies by winning the second matchup on Saturday, also at Moda Center • Portland rallies in the fourth in the kind of game they'll need to win if they're to make a run after the All-Star break • The team will have to make a decision soon about two-way players Caleb Love and Sidy Cissoko • Bad to the Bone at Spirit Mountain • Portland goes ham in the third quarter to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night at Moda Center to finish off a five-game homestand with three-straight wins • Deni Avdija returns to the lineup versus the Sixers and looks like his old self • Monday's win being the first game this season where Deni Avdija, Jrue Holiday, Robert Williams III and Scoot Henderson all played • Toumani Camara might be the biggest beneficiary of injured players returning after posting career highs in scoring and three-pointers made in the win versus the 76ers • The Blazers are as healthy as they've been this season, they're rested and have something to play for. Can they go on a run after the All-Star break?  • Damian Lillard signs on to compete in the 2026 Three-Point Contest Saturday (afternoon) at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles • Dame joins Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen at All-Star Weekend • All-Star Saturday and Sunday starting in the afternoon rather than the evening due to the Winter Olympics

    27 min
  2. JAN 12

    Another Victory Versus the Rockets, Winning Streak Ends In Loss To Knicks and Jrue Holiday Returns On The Brief Case, Episode 187

    Send us a text 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 Cissoko and Duop Reath always staying ready helps Portland secure the second-straight win versus Houston • Deni Avdija's comments after the victory regarding how the way he plays and how that effects the way he's officiated • Portland having a five-game winning streak and a four-game homestand ended with a loss to the New York Knicks Sunday afternoon • The Trail Blazers running out of rallies versus the Knicks • Deni Avdija leaving Sunday's game in the fourth quarter with an apparent back injury • Jrue Holiday returning to the lineup in Sunday's game after missing the last two months with a calf strain • How Jrue feels the day AFTER the game being more important than how he felt DURING the game • Jrue Holiday being on a minutes restriction and how that would be impacted by whether or not Deni Avdija misses any time due to injury • Portland facing the Warriors in San Francisco on Tuesday before returning to Moda Center to host the Hawks and Lakers

    19 min
4.8
out of 5
31 Ratings

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Casey Holdahl, beat reporter and insider for the Portland Trail Blazers, breaks down the news of the day in Rip City and beyond 

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