The Brief Case
Casey Holdahl, beat reporter and insider for the Portland Trail Blazers, breaks down the news of the day in Rip City and beyond
Episodes
152 episodes
Losing Lottery Tiebreakers, Toumani Gets Votes, Blazers Potentially At EuroBasket And The First Round On The Brief Case, Episode 151
On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers losing the NBA Lottery random draw to the Houston Rockets (via the Phoenix Su...
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Episode 151
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30:12
Play-In Games, Award Season Begins, Playoffs Start This Weekend And Ant and Scoot Exit Interviews On The Brief Case, Episode 150
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The 2025 Play-In Tournament and how it's a great indicator of how much better the Western Conference ...
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Episode 150
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43:18
Chauncey Gets An Extension, Ending The Season By Beating L.A. And Draft Lottery Odds On The Brief Case, Episode 149
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating the Lakers Sunday afternoon at Moda Center in the final game of Portland'...
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Episode 149
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1:00:34
Defeating The Spurs But Being Eliminated From The Play-in, Draft Lottery Standings And Joe Cronin Gets An Extension On The Brief Case, Episode 148
On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers losing to the Bulls in Chicago to end a five-game road trip• Portland returning home to defeat San Antonio on Sun...
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Episode 148
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29:36
Running Out Versus the Knicks, Toumani's Defensive Player Of The Year Campaign And A Conversation With Ant Simons On The Brief Case, Episode 147
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers' loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday• Reaching the midwa...
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Episode 147
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37:28
Time Is Running Out On The Brief Case, Episode 146
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers wrap up a seven-gamer homestand with a loss to the Cavaliers on Tuesday• Sta...
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Episode 146
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30:34
And Update On The Race For the Play-In After A 1-1 Weekend On The Brief Case, Episode 145
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 Nuggets at Moda Center on Friday in one of the more entertaining games ...
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Episode 145
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27:29
Play-In Chances Improve With Win Versus Grizzlies And The Remainder Of The Homestand On The Brief Case, Episode 144
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting their first win since February versus a team with a winning record Wednesd...
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Episode 144
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26:19
Two-Straight Wins, Matisse Returns, The Trail Blazers Are A Good Bet And What To Make Of The Race For The Play-in On The Brief Case, Episode 143
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers breaking a five-game losing streak with back-to-back wins versus the Raptors and W...
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Episode 143
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21:44
Overtime Thriller Versus the Knicks, Natalie Returns To Finish The Anthem And Dewayne Hankins on The Business Of The Trail Blazers On The Brief Case, Episode 142
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers falling to the Knicks in overtime Wednesday night at Moda Center in one of the most...
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Episode 142
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1:05:34
Finally Returning Home, Bill Walton Night, The Race For The Play-In And A Conversation With Toumani Camara On The Brief Case, Episode 141
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 Pistons in their first game back from an extended road trip•...
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Episode 141
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Blowout In Brooklyn, Deni's Triple-Dub, Taking Care Of Business In Philly And A Conversation With Donovan Clingan on The Brief Case, Episode 140
On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl, recording from the team hotel in Philadelphia, discusses...• The Trail Blazers blowing out the Nets in Brooklyn on...
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Episode 140
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44:59
Road Wins Versus The Jazz and Wizards And Shaedon Sharpe's Dunks Can't Be Quantified On The Brief Case, Episode 139
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers arriving in New York City on Thursday prior to Friday's game versus the Nets in Bro...
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Episode 139
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35:11
Making History Versus the Hornets, Keeping The Lakers Close, A Long Trip And Covering As The Favorite On The Brief Case, Episode 138
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter and Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers coming out a bit slow in what ended up being a close loss to the Los Angeles L...
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Episode 138
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Back To Work, Toumani and Bryce At All-Star, Hosting The Lakers After The Break, New In-Arena Screens And A Conversation With Shaedon Sharpe on The Brief Case, Episode 137
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers holding practices on Tuesday and Wednesday after the All-Star break• Q...
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Episode 137
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33:14
Donovan Clingan The Starter, Blazers At The Break And Toumani/Scoot/Bryce Head At All-Star Weekend On The Brief Case, Episode 136
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers heading into the All-Star Break off three road losses• The Trail Blazers mak...
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Episode 136
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33:11
Win Streak Ends, Deandre and Scoot Injured And Donovan Clingan Goes Arvydas Sabonis On The Brief Case, Episode 135
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Portland's seven-game homestand coming to an end• Losing to the Timberwolves in Minnesota to...
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Episode 134
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26:25
Six-Straight Wins, Wrapping Up The Homestand Versus the Kings, Winning 10 of 11, Joe Cronin On Standing Pat At The Trade Deadline And Officially Hitting The Over On The Brief Case, Episode 134
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers wrapping up a seven-game homestand with a 108-102 victory versus the Kings Thursda...
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Episode 134
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50:08
Winning Five In A Row And Nine Out Of Ten, Overtime Versus the Suns, Locking Down The Pacers And Scoot And Toumani Team Up At All-Star Weekend On The Brief Case, Episode 133
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers being the hottest team in the NBA in the last 10 games• Defeating the Suns i...
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Episode 133
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52:23
Going .500 In January, Sweeping the Bucks and Magic, Scoot, Toumani and Bryce At All-Star Weekend And Seven-Straight Versus The Spread On The Brief Case, Episode 132
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating Damian Lillard and the Bucks on Tuesday to sweep the Eastern Conference s...
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Episode 132
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35:06
A Great Road Trip, A Good Start To The Homestand And Dame Returns Again On The Brief Case, Ep. 131
On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers returning from a 3-0 road trip versus the Heat, Magic and Hornets• Having a season-best, four-game winning stre...
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Episode 131
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33:35
Beating the Bulls To End A Homestand And The Heat To Begin A Road Trip, Shaedon On The Bench And Scoot's Start To 2025 On The Brief Case, Episode 130
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, recorded from the team hotel in Miami, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Finishing up a disappointing homestand with a win versus the ...
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Episode 130
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30:18
A Rough Homestand, Missing Avdija And A Conversation With Kris Murray on The Brief Case, Episode 129
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 Clippers 118-89 to the LA Clippers Thursday night at Moda Center...
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Episode 129
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25:03
Career Nights For Scoot And Toumani, Donovan Out At Least A Week And The Schedule Heats Up On The Brief Case, Episode 128
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting a five-gamer homestand with losses to the Heat and Nets• Scoot He...
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Episode 128
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21:56
A Good Loss To LeBron, A Great Win Versus Dame And A Conversation With Toumani On The Brief Case, Episode 127
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers Insider/Reporter Casey Holdahl discusses...• Opening 2025 with a close loss to LeBron James and the Lakers• A great practice in Milwaukee<...
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Episode 127
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