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ent colored diamonds including the world's most expensive and rare, the red diamond. There are more than 200,000 stitches in 14-karat white gold thread.
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Grizzlies use late rally to get past Thunder 99-93, even West semifinals at 1-1
• OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies wouldn't let Kevin Durant come through in the clutch for the second straight time.
• This was Mike Conley's time to shine.
• Conley scored 26 points and fueled a late Memphis run as the Grizzlies beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 on Tuesday night to tie the series at one and gain home-court advantage in the Western Conference semifinals.
• Conley hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:58 left to put the Grizzlies ahead to stay and spark a string of 10 straight Memphis points.
• The Grizzlies head home for the next two games, with Game 3 on Saturday in Memphis.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 128th day of 2013. There are 237 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered, and that "the flags of freedom fly all over Europe."
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• On this date:
• In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River.
• In 1794, Antoine Lavoisier (lah-vwahz-YAY'), the father of modern chemistry, was executed on the guillotine during France's Reign of Terror.
• In 1884, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was born in Lamar, Mo.
• In 1886, Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton invented the flavor syrup for Coca-Cola.
• In 1921, Sweden's Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty.
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