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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 10 am Portland time

• The Blazers missing a lot of threes in a row versus the Hornets (but why they also have to keep shooting them)

• Portland following up the loss in Charlotte on Saturday by losing to the Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday

• You can't give up 44 points in the first quarter and expect to give yourself a chance of getting a win

• Tiago Splitter says Deni Avdija is getting close to returning to the lineup

• Having two days off before facing the Grizzlies on Memphis on Wednesday

• Finishing up a five-game trip on Friday versus the Rockets in Houston

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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 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 to start winning consistently to move up in the play-in race

• Deni Avdija leaves the game once again with a lower back injury

• Matisse Thybulle, Kris Murray and Blake Wesley return

• Sidy Cissoko has his two-way contract converted to a full NBA contract

• Unfortunately to make room for Sidy the Trail Blazers had to waive Rayan Rupert

• With most of the team healthy, Yang Hansen, Caleb Love and Javonte Cooke head to the Rip City Remix

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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 at All-Star Weekend can do for young players

• Damian Lillard, despite not having played this season, wins his third Three-Point Contest at the 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday night

• Why Damian Lillard decided to compete in the Three-Point Contest

• Dame becomes one of three players to win the even three times, which almost guarantees he'll try for a fourth

• Dame winning the Three-Point Contest is just another reason to be enthusiastic about the Trail Blazers going forward

• Deni Avdija prepares to play in his first NBA All-Star Game Sunday night