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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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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 beating the Kings in overtime Thursday night at Moda Center • You've got to learn how to win "ugly" games in the NBA • Facing the Kings again Saturday night, this time in Sacramento • The 1999-2000 Trail Blazers roster returning to Moda Center for a reunion at Monday's game versus the Pistons • Celebrating that team that came...
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 losing to the Pelicans in New Orleans Thursday night in a "NBA Cup Consolation Bracket" game • The Trail Blazers having just 10 players -- eight on NBA contracts and three on two-way contracts -- in uniform on Thursday, with none of those players being taller than 6-9 • Hosting the Warriors on Sunday -- it's Damian Lillard co...
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 going down, coming back, but then losing down the stretch to the Pistons in Detroit on Friday night • Portland finishing up a four-game trip with a 119-96 loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis • The Trail Blazers having time to rest and recuperate with only two games over the next 10 days • Yang Hansen being assigned to the Remix ...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers starting off yet another four-game road trip with a loss to the Raptors in Toronto • Portland dooming their chances yet again due to poor free throw shooting • The Trail Blazers bouncing back to defeat the Cavaliers in Cleveland on the second night of a back-to-back • Portland winning in Cleveland in large part thanks to free thro...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers having their NBA Cup dreams dashed with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in West Group C play on Thanksgiving eve • You can miss three-pointers or miss free throws, but if you're the 2025-26 Trail Blazers, you can't miss both • Portland using some down time during the holiday weekend to get in their first real practices since the s...
Send us a text On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers returning from a five-game trip to play an all Moda Center back-to-back • Losing to the Suns on Tuesday in the first game back from a long trip • Rallying to take the lead only to lose to the Bulls on yet another buzzer-beating three in the second night of a back-to-back • Portland down to 10 players, including three two-way playe...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers starting a five-game trip with a close loss to the Heat in Miami on Saturday • Going scoreless at the worst possible time • Both Jrue Holiday and Deni Avdija come close to triple-doubles in Miami • Trail Blazers stick around in Orlando versus the Magic but end up getting beaten at the buzzer by a Desmond Bane three • Portlan...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The disappointing loss to a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team on Monday • Which team is the Trail Blazers: the team that beat the Nuggets or lost to the Lakers? • Bouncing back from being down 21 points in the first quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning NBA champs and a team that entered Wednesday's game unbeated • The play of D...
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 Portland Trail Blazers going 3-2 in the first week of the 2025-26 regular season • The early season play of Jerami Grant, Deni Avdija and Jrue Holiday • The Trail Blazers doing all the things in the first five games that they said they were going to do during training camp and preseason • Enduring the highs and lows of a new style of play ...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The report that both Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara signed four-year contract extensions on Sunday • Why it makes sense to settle business before the start of the regular season • The Trail Blazers now having a wing rotation of Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara and Deni Avdija under contract for the next three seasons • Portland now having 18 p...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • Finishing up training camp with the season opener scheduled for Wednesday • Recapping losses to the Warriors and Jazz in the last two games of preseason play • Both Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday having their best offensive games of preseason versus Utah • What, if anything, to make of statistics during the preseason • Shaedon Sharpe extension eligi...
Send us a text On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers getting to 1-1 for the preseason by beating the Kings Friday night at Moda Center • Portland doing Friday night versus the Kings what they couldn't do Wednesday night versus the Warriors in San Francisco • Deni Avdija gets the start versus the Kings after coming off the bench versus the Warriors • Jerami Grant coming off...
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 losing to to the Warriors in the first of their four-game preseason schedule • The game goes down as a loss, but it was really a win for the Trail Blazers • Chauncey Billups following through on his promise to "tinker" with the starting lineup by starting Shaedon and Jerami and bringing Deni off the bench • The play of Jrue H...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • Portland having, by all accounts, a great first week of their 2025 training camp • Building off what they've already done on defense and installing a retooled offense • New assistant coaches, efficiency and intensity • The play of Shaedon Sharpe and Yang Hansen at training camp • The 2025 Toyota Fan Fest that saw Shaedon Sharpe win MVP (...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider discusses... • Trail Blazers' executives having discussions with Tom Dundon, who is heading up a group that has agreed to purchase the franchise • Injuries to Scoot Henderson and Robert Williams III and how those might effect the start of the season • Both Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara being up for contract extensions • Everyone loves Yang Hansen • Who starts on Openi...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • Portland's 2025 training camp starting on Monday with Media Day • The main storylines, including whether Shaedon Sharpe starts and if Yang Hansen cracks the rotation, heading into training camp • The team announcing on Friday that Scoot Henderson will be out for at least a month with a torn hamstring and what that means for the Trail Blazers ...
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 Damian Lillard reunion rally this Sunday at Pioneer Courthouse Square • The Rip City Rally is underway • Deni Avdija earning "All-Star Second Team" honors at EuroBasket 2025 • Brian Grant and Terry Porter reportedly taking on new roles with the Trail Blazers and the franchise making a concerted effort to bring former players back to the or...
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 competition at EuroBasket (aka the European Championships) • There being no dominate European teams despite the number of MVP-caliber international players • The play of Deni Avdija and Israel advancing to the knockout round by going 3-1 in group play with one game to go • The possibility of both Deni and Luka Doncic sitting in the last gr...
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 release of the Trail Blazers' 2025-26 regular season schedule • A breakdown of Portland's schedule including the number of back-to-backs and miles traveled this season • The number of Blazers games per month and day of the week • The Trail Blazers having significantly more national "tv" games this season • The Emirates NBA Cup schedule for...
Send us a text On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • Jrue Holiday being introduced to the media Tuesday at the Trail Blazers' practice facility • Jrue Holiday's thoughts on how he was treated the first time he was traded to Portland, how he heard he had been traded to Portland the second time, how he fits on the team and the role he might play, Portland's young guards Scoot and Shaedon, initial ...
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Casey - Love your work, but playing a Dame quote and the intro music at the same time is hard to decipher. You are awesome. Keep up the good work.