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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 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