Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving conceded Tuesday night he's in the mental fight of his career. For at least one night, he won the battle.

James Harden, despite his repeated insistence, did a poor job convincing the media that he was indeed all right, not with the occasional cough interrupting his postgame press conference and the surprising revelation that he required intravenous fluids earlier Tuesday to combat an illness that sapped his vitality.