The Blazers Balcony

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers season coming to an end with a Game 5 loss to the Spurs in San Antonio in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs • All in all, a successful season all things considered • Trail Blazers were able to develop while winning, win more ga...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers evening their first round playoff series 1-1 by winning Game 2 in San Antonio • Scoot Henderson has the game of his life in Game 2 after waking up locked in • How Scoot's mentality is especially useful for a young player in his f...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazes reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers defeating the Suns in Phoenix in the Play-In Tournament to earn the seven-seed in the Western Conference Playoffs • Making the playoffs always means something to fans, as it should • Deni Avdija getting the respect he deserves for his...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers finishing the season eighth in the Western Conference standings  • Defeating the Clippers on Friday to win the tiebreaker • Taking care of business in the season finale versus the Kings on Sunday • Portland playing their best basketball and getting healthy a...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers are in Denver to start the last two road games of the regular season • The local television broadcast no longer gets to broadcast the first round of the playoffs nor the play-in tournament, so this is their last week of work regardles...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers winning four of their last five games to get back to .500 for the season • The importance of playing the right way outside of just getting a win • Rounding into form but also continuing to experiment with three weeks left in the regular season • Ho...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Starting a five-game trip by losing the the 76ers in Philadelphia • The mood of the locker room after Sunday's loss • Overcoming a 16-0 run versus the Nets • Donovan Clingan at center, Kris Murray at backup center • The fans in Brooklyn go wild fo...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Brooke returning back to work after Case filled in on the last road trip • Portland returning home to defeat the Indiana Pacers Sunday night • Scoot Henderson turns in his best performance of the season • While lots of players say they're unbother...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • How Brooke is dealing with staying back on the current five-game trip • Casey attempting to fill in for Brooke, with mixed results • Thanks for the shoutout, Sidy Cissoko • Going 2-2 on a five-game trip with one game to go in Houston • The mysterious m...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Brooke's health scare over All-Star Weekend • The importance of listening to your body, especially during Brooke Hearts Your Heart month • Someone give Brooke a pharmaceutical sponsorship • Everybody misses games sometimes • Which of the three games the Trail Blazers hav...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers' losing streak extending to six games with Tuesday's loss to the Suns at Moda Center • Offense was good enough Tuesday night but the defense wasn't • The Trail Blazers trading Duop Reath and two second-round picks to Atlanta in exchange for Ví...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers losing three-straight after winning four-straight • Another rough start, this time versus the Celtics in Boston • Poor free throw shooting and turnovers leading to a loss versus the Wizards in Washington DC • The factors that made Tuesday's game versus...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers reporters Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers having the best record in the NBA since the start of 2026 • Having a good team to root for  • Donovan Clingan taking a big step this season • Jerami Grant picking up right where he left off • Whether the Blazers can get out of the pla...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers ending a five-game winning streak and a four-game homestand with a loss to the Knicks • Losing Deni Avdija to a back injury in the fourth quarter of the loss to New York • Trail Blazers, more shorthanded than usual, come up short versus the Warriors  • If the Blazers lost to the Warriors so no...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers starting a three-game road trip with the loss to the Thunder • Spending New Years in Oklahoma City • Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe and Donovan Clingan leading the way • Bouncing back to defeat the Pelicans in New Orleans • One of the best wins of the season ve...

On the latest episode of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers defeating the Warriors for the third time this season at Moda Center on Sunday  • Winning the season series versus the Warriors for the first time since the 2020-21 season • Jerami Grant, Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija all having impressive performance...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Moutain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers starting a four-game trip with a close loss to the Raptors in Toronto • Portland rallying in the fourth quarter in Toronto but unable to overcome missed free throws (and at least one missed call) • The Blazers bouncing back by winning in Cleveland on the seco...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Arriving in Oklahoma City for a Sunday game versus the Thunder • The ridiculousness of having a five-game road trip, returning home to play a back-to-back, then heading back out for three more games • Finally winning a game in San Francisco Friday night versus the Warriors and whether it's the end of an era...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirt Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Starting the five-game trip with two losses... but not feeling bad about it • Going cold down the stretch versus the Heat in Miami • Losing on a buzzer-beater to the Magic in Orlando • Upcoming games versus the Pelicans, Rockets (in the NBA Cup!) and Mavericks • Only one &quot...

On the latest edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers losing to a short-handed, second game of a back-to-back Lakers squad Monday night at Moda Center • Wins versus the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz • Trying to win when the shots aren't falling • Injuries to Matisse Thybulle and Blake Wesley catching...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Trail Blazers sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam and Trail Blazers digital reporter Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Trail Blazers starting the 2025-26 season 2-2 and how they're weren't far off from starting 4-0 • Portland following through on changing their style of play • The "new look" Trail Blazers d...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam and digital reporter Casey Holdahl discuss... • Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Camara signing four-year contract extensions • Feeling great about both teams which reward the players for what they've already done while also expecting continued improvement • What it means to have a wing rotation featuring Shaedon, Toumani, De...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • The Pacific Northwest being the center of the sporting world at the moment • Brooke's Mariners fandom (If you are watching the Mariners on tape delay, skip this podcast) • Thoughts on the Trail Blazers' first two preseason games versus the Warriors in Golden State and versus the Kings at Moda Center •...

On the latest edition (which is the 143nd edition, not the 142nd) of The Blazers Balcony, Trail Blazers sideline reporter Brooke Olzendam and beat reporter Casey Holdahl discuss... • Takeaways from the 2025 Fan Fest, presented by Toyota, held last Saturday at Moda Center • What they're seeing at training camp matching what was seen at Fan Fest • Bill Kennedy and other NBA referees at training...

On this edition of The Blazers Balcony, presented by Spirit Mountain Casino, Brooke Olzendam and Casey Holdahl discuss... • Returning to the podcast game • Takeaways from the Trail Blazers' 2025 Media Day • The Damian Lillard Reunion Rally and the enthusiasm around the team heading into the upcoming season • The first day of practice at the Trail Blazers' facility in Tualatin • Defense,...