On this edition of The Brief Case, recorded from the team hotel in New York City, Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Trail Blazers' blowout loss to the Knicks on Tuesday after pulling out an overtime win versus the Nets on Sunday
• Anfernee Simons' comments after the loss to the Knicks on the road trip thus far and whether he's seeing improvement even in losses
• Changes to the starting lineup that Chauncey Billups might be considering in the last two games of the trip
• The team waiving Skylar Mays and Ish Wainright and the reasoning behind the moves
• Injury updates on Deandre Ayton, Jabari Walker and Moses Brown
• Portland offensive and defensive rating this season and their steep dropoff in offense in the first five games of the trip
• The Trail Blazers' record versus the spread on the current road trip