On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl recaps Portland's loss to the Clippers on Tuesday, Anfernee Simons' thoughts on what went wrong, Portland's defensive rating taking a dive in the last week, an update on how the Trail Blazers are faring versus the spread, a lengthly rundown of all the injury issues currently facing the team and whether they might be able to take advantage of a lighter schedule in December.
