On this edition of The Brief Case, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...• The Blazers going 0-2 on a two-game trip to New Orleans and Chicago• The performance of Anfernee Simons and Deandre Ayton the last few weeks• Scoot Henderson and Jabari Walker returning to the lineup• Three games at home before a seven-game road trip• Portland offensive rating, defensive rating, net rating and record versus the spread