If Cliff Robinson isn't the biggest story in the NBA this year, he's certainly among the best untold ones. Almost completely ignored by the voters in the All-Star balloting, he is one of the two main reasons the Suns have been able to stay afloat in the West despite a rash of injuries. 

And last night he punctuated that point in a fashion too dramatic for anybody to ignore by pouring in a career-high 50 points in the 113-100 victory over the Nuggets. His Big Five-OH broke Kevin Johnson's America West Arena record of 46 points, and was the third-highest regular-season mark in Suns' history behind 60 and 56-point games by Tom Chambers. Further, Cliff tied a team record for most points in a period when he personally outscored the Nuggets 23-14 in the first 12 minutes.

Not a bad night's work for a healthy player, but an amazing one for a guy who was feeling so queasy earlier in the day he had to skip the team's shootaround.