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(Apologies for the incorrect episode being uploaded initially, it should be fixed)

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

• The Trail Blazers beating the Suns in Phoenix in the seven/eight matchup of the 2026 Western Conference Play-In Tournament

• Portland qualifies for the playoffs with the win for the first time since 2021

• Tuesday's win versus the Suns was similar to a number of the Trail Blazers' wins in the last month of the season

• Portland goes up, then down, then up again

• Refusing to fold after enduring a 22-4 run even with another chance of making the playoffs

• Deni Avdija with 41 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists is taking his place among the elite forwards in the Western Conference

• Jerami Grant comes up huge in the fourth quarter in his first game back from a calf strain

• Shaedon Sharpe with some big minutes as well in his third game after missing a few months with a stress reaction

• Jrue Holiday, steady as always

• The seven-seed Trail Blazers will now head to San Antonio to face the two-seed Spurs with Game One scheduled for Sunday

• No one can't stop Victor Wembanyama but the Blazers might have enough to slow him down

• You'll want to get your tickets for Games Three and Four at Moda Center ASAP