On this edition of The Brief Case,  recorded from the team hotel in New York City, Casey Holdahl discusses...• 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