Greetings from the team bus, which is traversing the freeway from Manhattan to Newark, where the Trail Blazers will depart for Oklahoma City as they enter the homestretch of a seven-game trip. But before leaving Gotham, had to get in another edition of The Brief Case, which you can listen and subscribe to below...
Topics on this, the 74th edition, include...
• The Trail Blazers' blowout loss to the Knicks on Tuesday after pulling out an overtime win versus the Nets on Sunday
• Anfernee Simons' comments after the loss to the Knicks on the road trip thus far and whether he's seeing improvement even in losses
• Changes to the starting lineup that Chauncey Billups might be considering in the last two games of the trip
• The team waiving Skylar Mays and Ish Wainright and the reasoning behind the moves
• Injury updates on Deandre Ayton, Jabari Walker and Moses Brown
• Portland offensive and defensive rating this season and their steep dropoff in offense in the first five games of the trip
• The Trail Blazers' record versus the spread on the current road trip
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