On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...
• The Blazers going 0-2 on a two-game trip to New Orleans and Chicago
• The performance of Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton the last few weeks
• Scoot Henderson and Jabari Walker returning to the lineup
• Three games at home before a seven-game road trip
• Portland offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating and record versus the spread