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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

• Going scoreless at the worst possible time

• Both Jrue Holiday and Deni Avdija come close to triple-doubles in Miami

• Trail Blazers stick around in Orlando versus the Magic but end up getting beaten at the buzzer by a Desmond Bane three

• Portland overcoming a tough night on the boards and a lack of flow on offense for the first three quarters

• The Blazers once again staying resilient long enough for the game to turn in their favor

• Did Tiago Splitter remember the alley-oop play that gave Portland the lead from when the Blazers ran it for a win versus Tiago when he was a rookie versus the Spurs?

• The irony of the Magic shooting poorly from three all game only to finish with a buzzer-beating three and the Trail Blazers turning the ball over just three times in the first three quarters only to be undone by a late-game turnover

• Shaedon Sharpe having his best game of the season while looking like a go-to option in the fourth quarter

• Finishing the trip with the Pelicans in New Orleans on Wednesday, the Rockets in Houston (in an NBA Cup Group C game) Friday in Houston and Sunday versus the Mavericks in Dallas (and on both KATU and KUNP)