On this edition of The Brief Case podcast, Trailblazers.com's Casey Holdahl discusses where the Trail Blazers stand after four games both in the standings and in some of the important offensive and defensive statistics, Portland's success so far versus the spread, Damian Lillard's right calf strain and hear his comments about the injury and what it means about the team as a whole, Gary Payton II's injury and the forthcoming update on his status before considering Friday's game versus the Rockets, and specifically who will get the start in Lillard's place.