On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses the Trail Blazers going 4-2 on their now-completed six-game road trip, where the team sits in the standings and their rankings in the important statistical categories, their record versus the spread and why you might consider thanking Anfernee Simons, Greg Brown being assigned to the G-League, the PDX Carpet "City" edition jerseys, Damian Lillard's thoughts on his teammates hitting game-winning buzzer-beaters, the upcoming three-game homestand and when Gary Payton II may or may not make his Portland debut.