On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• Playing well on the now-completed five-game road trip, even if it didn't always result in wins

• Starting off a five-game homestand with a "closer than the final score indicated" loss to the Miami Heat

• The injuries of Robert Williams, Deandre Ayton and Matisse Thybulle

• Kris Murray, Duop Reath and the rest of the players on the fringes of the rotation doing a great job of staying ready when their number is called

• The Deni to Toumani To Shaedon To Donovan fastbreak versus the Heat

• Local tire shops, the social implications of a decline in the number of bowling alleys, Brooke forgets her headphones, trying to get in pickleball matches on the road and NBA heating pads

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers starting 2025 with an eight-point loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles

• Bouncing back with a three-point victory versus Damian Lillard and the Bucks in Milwaukee

• Hitting the midway point of a five-game trip with a three-point loss to the Pistons in Detroit

• Kris Murray's consistency, Shaedon Sharpe sets a new mark in assists and Deni Avdija does finger guns

• Zora Stephenson and Jason Benetti filling in for Kevin Calabro on the television broadcast

• Brooke's back pain, recording on the campus of Tulane University, running in the cold, avoiding talking to opposing teams' fans in the arena and driverless cars don't care about police escorts

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss...

• The Trail Blazers going 2-1 in the last week of 2024

• The recent play of Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija

• The changing landscape of college football

• The return of the Guerschon Yabusele's of the world

• Brooke sees a fight

• Nicknames are not creative enough anymore

• Frustration with timeout game contestants

• The "miss two free throws in the fourth quarter" promotions and why the Trail Blazers need one (or don't)

• Brooke meets Kato Kaelin at Nobu

• Nancy Kerrigan turns down Brooke for an autograph

• Tonya Harding is a TRUE Oregonian (and would have signed an autograph)

• Ice skating is hard and let people sleep in Lloyd Center

• Scratch-off tickets and why the crossword versions are the worst

• Staind/Disturbed vs. Jelly Roll

• Happy Gilmore 2 and whether "Shooter" is a good name Brooke's next child

• Greg Oden's great return to Moda Center