A Tough Loss In Philly, A Blowout In Brooklyn And The Trip Continues On The Brief Case, Episode 197

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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 getting a five-game road trip off to a disappoint start with a loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia

• Turnovers are an issue yet again

• If neither team is playing well, the home team is usually going to win

• Taking a bus from Philadelphia to Manhattan

• Portland bouncing back with a blowout victory versus the Nets in Brooklyn

• Blazers lead by as many as 31 (good), give up a 16-0 run (bad) but do enough to get the comfortable win (good)

• Jrue Holiday the cooler

• Deni Avdija has fans everywhere, but it was on a different level Monday night in Brooklyn

• Kris Murray backs up Donovan Clingan at center

• Toumani Camara shakes off a tough game in Philly to play one of his best this season in Brooklyn

• The Trail Blazers remain a half game behind the Warriors in the race to host a play-in game

• The trip moves on to Indianapolis on Wednesday, Minneapolis on Friday and wraps up in Denver on Sunday