On this edition of the Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers losing four-straight despite performing well
• Portland playing eight of their next nine games at Moda Center
• Monday's loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles
• The recent play of Anfernee Simons and Scoot Henderson
• Injury updates on Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton and Jerami Grant
• The Rip City Remix facing the G-League Ignite in Las Vegas
• The Trail Blazers getting out of last place in terms of offensive rating while being in the middle of the pack in defensive rating
• Upcoming games versus the Jazz, Mavericks (in a rare 6 pm start) and the Warriors
And the show wraps up with an extended interview with Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe about his second season, sharing a backcourt with Ant Simons, his improved defense, being the only starter who has played every game this season, getting called for technicals, crossing up Daniel Theis, what he's like to see from himself and the team going forward and the origin of his love for mac and cheese.