On this edition of The Brief Case, Casey Holdahl discusses...• Portland's loss to the Clippers in their 2023-24 season opener Wednesday night in Los Angeles• Scoot Henderson's NBA debut and why the way he deals with adversity might be the most important thing we saw out of him Wednesday night• The play of Deandre Ayton, Malcolm Brogdon and Shaedon Sharpe in the opener• The Trail Blazers' record versus the spread after one game• Friday's home opener versus the Orlando MagicAnd we hear from both Deandre Ayton and Scoot Henderson after Wednesday's loss in LA.