On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers coming up just short versus the Warriors in San Francisco Wednesday night
• Chauncey Billups' comments regarding the free throw disparity in Wednesday's loss
• Anfernee Simons' thoughts on his first game back in the lineup after missing all but the first game of the season due to injury
• The performances of Shaedon Sharpe, Kris Murray, Duop Reath and Jabari Walker versus the Warriors
• Friday's game versus the Mavericks at Moda Center
• Whether the Trail Blazers are being disrespected by oddsmakers