Send us Fan Mail On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers having their postseason come to a close with a loss to the Spurs in Game 5 in San Antonio Tuesday night • The way Portland lost Game 5 was a good reflection of the issues they had during the regular season • You really need outside shooting in the modern NBA and that's especially true in the playoffs • Tiago Splitter opted not t...

Send us Fan Mail On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers faltering in the second half to lose Game 3 Friday night despite Victor Wembanyama not playing • Game 4 playing out in a similar fashion to Game 3, though this time with Wembanyama • If first-half, double-digit leads mattered, the Trail Blazers would be heading back to San Antonio with a lead in the series • After doing a good job of taking care of the ball t...

Send us Fan Mail On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers rallying yet again in the fourth quarter to defeat the Spurs in San Antonio to even the series at 1-1 • At this point building a lead, losing it and then going down double digits in the fourth before coming away with the win is the Trail Blazers' SOP • Scoot Henderson has the best game of his life to tilt the scales in Portland'...

Send us Fan Mail On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers losing 111-98 to the Spurs in Game 1 of the two/seven matchup of the Western Conference Playoffs • Trail Blazers hang around for the first three quarters despite not playing all that well • Portland gets to within two early in the third, but a few turnovers later, the lead was back to double digits and would remain there for the...

Send us Fan Mail (Apologies for the incorrect episode being uploaded initially, it should be fixed) On this Play-In Tournament edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses... • The Trail Blazers beating the Suns in Phoenix in the seven/eight matchup of the 2026 Western Conference Play-In Tournament • Portland qualifies for the playoffs with the win for the first time since 2021 • Tuesday's win versus the Suns was simila...

Send us Fan Mail 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 with four games to play • Jrue Holiday continues to assert himself • Toumani Camara sets the league record for offensive fouls drawn and Donovan Clingan sets the franchise record for offensive rebounds in a season • Gaming out the final games o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 of the season thus far • Why coaches and teams sometimes pretend some games aren't more important than others (even if everyone knows it's not true) • The team taking Tiago Splitter's word to heart with their performance versus the Clippers •...

Send us Fan Mail 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 homestand with another blowout victory, this time versus the Wizards • Big games for Toumani Camara and Scoot Henderson • Tiago Splitter saying that Tuesday's game versus the Clippers is "the most important game of the season" • Not only standings...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a new career high in scoring and Deni Avdija returns to form • Portland's bad habit of letting teams back into games • The Trail Blazers getting one of their better wins of 2026 Friday night versus the Timberwolves in Minneapolis • Jerami Grant sav...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Philadelphia • Turnovers are an issue yet again • If neither team is playing well, the home team is usually going to win • Taking a bus from Philadelphia to Manhattan • Portland bouncing back with a blowout victory versus the Nets in Brooklyn • B...