Yes, the Trail Blazers took a beating Sunday night in Memphis. But there's no need to panic. The Diane Chambers sports prognostication system has this first-round NBA series all figured out. Portland's going to take this thing in six.
You remember Diane Chambers: The pretentious waitress on the 1980s sitcom "Cheers." In a memorable second-season episode, she picked winners for a sports betting pool based on who would win a fight between the animals/groups the opposing teams are named after (Bears over Dolphins, for example).
The Chambers method, all "Cheers" aficionados know, is foolproof.