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
203 episodes
Moving Into Eighth, Breaking Down Tiebreakers, Rip City Rising Arrives, Remix Advance And A Conversation With Buck Williams On The Brief Case, Episode 201
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating the Pelicans on Thursday to move into sole possession of eighth in the West wi...
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Episode 201
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33:07
The Race For Eighth Is On, New Ownership Arrives And The Remix Make The Playoffs On The Brief Case, Episode 200
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating the Clippers in L.A. Tuesday night in what was Portland's most important game ...
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Episode 200
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33:00
Going 3-1 On The Homestand And 'The Most Important Game Of The Season' On The Brief Case, Episode 199
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Portland blowing out the Nets and Bucks before losing to the Mavericks• Finishing a four-game homes...
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Episode 199
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23:45
Moving Into 8th, Three-Straight Road Wins And Donovan Clingan Beast Mode On The Brief Case, Episode 198
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers holding on to beat the Pacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday• Donovan Clingan gets ...
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Episode 198
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29:52
A Tough Loss In Philly, A Blowout In Brooklyn And The Trip Continues On The Brief Case, Episode 197
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting a five-game road trip off to a disappoint start with a loss to the 76ers in Phil...
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Episode 197
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16:10
Homestand Starts With A Win, Scoot Steps Up And Deni Returns On The Brief Case, Episode 196
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating the Grizzlies in Memphis Wednesday night behind the play of Jrue, Jerami and R...
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Episode 196
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16:46
Starting A Five-Game Trip 2-1 And Moving On To Memphis And Houston On The Brief Case, Episode 195
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting a five-game trip off with a victory versus the Chicago Bulls at United Center• Do...
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Episode 195
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25:43
Going 1-1 After The Break, Up And Down Injuries And Sidy Gets Converted On The Brief Case, Episode 194
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting blown out by the Denver Nuggets in their first game back from the All-Star ...
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Episode 194
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21:16
Dame Wins Another All-Star Three-Point Contest, Donovan and Hansen Show Out And Deni Up Next On The Brief Case, Episode 193
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl, on location in Los Angeles for the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend, discusses...• The Portland Trail Blazers having a great A...
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Episode 193
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21:20
Three-Straight Wins To End A Homestand, Scoot and Deni Return And Dame Joins The All-Star Three-Point Contest On The Brief Case, Episode 192
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers defeating the Grizzlies 135-155 Friday night at Moda Center in Scoot Henderson's first g...
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Episode 192
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26:55
Deni Is An All-Star, Trading For Vit Krejci And Blake Wesley Returns To The Lineup On The Brief Case, Episode 191
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• Deni Avdija being named to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career• Needing to ...
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Episode 191
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19:32
Splitting A Back-To-Back To Finish A Homestand, A Snowy East Coast Road Trip And A Conversation With Sidy Cissoko On The Brief Case, Episode 190
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting an all Moda Center back-to-back with a rare victory versus the Miami Heat in Po...
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Episode 190
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25:00
Blazers Get Back To .500, Sweeping A Weekend Back-To-Back And Deni Avdija Finishes Fifth In All-Star Fan Voting On The Brief Case, Episode 189
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers blowing out LeBron James and the Lakers at Moda Center on Saturday to begin a weekend ba...
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Episode 189
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13:39
Big Bench In Win Versus Hawks, Getting Healthy At The Midway Point And Hansen Assigned On The Brief Case, Episode 188
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers just not having the bodies to compete with the Warriors Tuesday night in San Francisco
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Episode 188
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17:25
Another Victory Versus the Rockets, Winning Streak Ends In Loss To Knicks and Jrue Holiday Returns On The Brief Case, Episode 187
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers following up a win versus the Rockets on Wednesday at Moda Center with another on F...
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Episode 187
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19:00
Four-Straight Wins, Toumani Is Tough As They Come And Deni's All-Star Step On The Brief Case, Episode 186
On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers getting their fourth-straight victory with a gutsy win versus the Rockets Wednesda...
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Episode 186
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21:43
Finish A Homestand With Back-To-Back Wins And Deni Seventh In All-Star Voting On The Brief Case, Episode 185
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers losing the first three games of a five-game homestand• Portland defeating the Cel...
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Episode 185
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24:30
A Win Is A Win Versus the Kings, The 1999-2000 Team Returns And Vote Deni For All-Star On The Brief Case, Ep 184
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 Kings in overtime Thursday night at Moda Center• You've got to l...
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Episode 184
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29:53
Loss To Pelicans, Hosting Warriors On Sunday And Deni Top 25 Under 25 On The Brief Case, Episode 183
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 Pelicans in New Orleans Thursday night in a "NBA Cup Consolation Brac...
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Episode 183
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19:29
Finishing A Trip 1-3, A Light Week Of Games And Yang Hansen Gets His First Start On The Brief Case, Episode 182
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers going down, coming back, but then losing down the stretch to the Pistons in Detroit...
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Episode 182
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16:40
Blazers Doomed By Free Throws In Toronto And Saved By Free Throws In Cleveland On The Brief Case, Episode 181
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers starting off yet another four-game road trip with a loss to the Raptors in Toronto
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Episode 181
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17:00
Out Of The NBA Cup, Another Versus The Thunder, Deni's Case For All-Star And A Conversation With Robert Williams III On The Brief Case, Episode 180
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers having their NBA Cup dreams dashed with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in West Group C ...
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Episode 180
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35:21
Buzzer-Beat To End A Back To Back, Deni Triple-Double And Hansen Returns From The Remix On The Brief Case, Episode 179
On this edition of the Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Trail Blazers returning from a five-game trip to play an all Moda Center back-to-back• Losing t...
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Episode 179
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26:17
Outlasted In Miami And Buzzer-Beat In Orlando On The Brief Case, Episode 178
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers starting a five-game trip with a close loss to the Heat in Miami on Saturday
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Episode 178
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14:45
Bouncing Back To Beat The Thunder, Previewing The Upcoming Trip And Remix Head Coach Jonah Herscu Joins The Brief Case, Episode 177
On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The disappointing loss to a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers team on Monday• Which team is the Trail ...
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Episode 177
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