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On the latest edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers getting their fourth-straight victory with a gutsy win versus the Rockets Wednesday night at Moda Center

• Deni Avdija posting season-high in scoring versus the Rockets

• Toumani Camara proves his toughness once again

• A lowkey encouraging performance from Yang Hansen

• Thoughts on the rematch versus the Rockets on Friday

• The upcoming schedule and whether the Blazers can get back to .500 by the end of the month

• Deni Avdija remains seventh in All-Star fan voting with one week to go

• Donovan Clingan (and maybe Caleb Love?) should be included in... whatever the Rising Stars Challenge looks like this year

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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 losing the first three games of a five-game homestand

• Portland defeating the Celtics in the fourth game of the five-game homestand to get their first win versus Boston in the last three seasons

• The Trail Blazers doing a good job of controlling what they can control in the second half versus the Celtics

• Portland finishing out their holiday homestand with a harrowing victory versus the Dallas Mavericks Monday night

• Deni Avdija's near triple-double

• When Caleb Love plays well, the Trail Blazers' chances of winning seem to improve considerably

• Deni Avdija coming in seventh in Western Conference All-Star fan voting in the first round of returns released Monday

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On this edition of The Brief Case, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers beat reporter/Insider Casey Holdahl discusses...

• The Trail Blazers beating the Kings in overtime Thursday night at Moda Center

• You've got to learn how to win "ugly" games in the NBA

• Facing the Kings again Saturday night, this time in Sacramento

• The 1999-2000 Trail Blazers roster returning to Moda Center for a reunion at Monday's game versus the Pistons

• Celebrating that team that came a quarter short from a trip to the NBA Finals has been a long time coming

• The team putting a renewed emphasis on welcoming back former players and coaches

• All-Star voting is open and you should stuff the ballot box for Deni Avdija, who is putting up numbers this season that only Luka, Jokic and Giannis are hitting