Compelled to raise their voices just slightly with an appreciative Alamodome crowd offering David Robinson a well-deserved ovation in the background, the San Antonio Spurs’ commentators considered the future Hall of Famer’s box score before settling on one thought. “Folks, get a good look at that, because I don’t know if you’ll see that again this year, or for a few years.” 30 years later, even amidst an NBA history loaded with do-it-all talents, the game still hasn’t observed a statistical ledger quite like what Robinson produced on February 17, 1994. Long established as one of the game’s absolute greatest two-way performers, Robinson took those traits to Mount Rushmore-like levels against the Detroit Pistons, recording the league’s fourth-ever quadruple-double. The Most Valuable Player runner-up constructed a box score that read as follows: 34 points (on 12-of-20 shooting), 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks, and two steals across 43 minutes. Sandwiched in between was a 31-point triple-double just nine nights prior, and a 50-point explosion four nights later, illustrating Robinson’s ability to make greatness a near-nightly occurrence. The all-encompassing performance helped San Antonio move to victory No. 11 of their eventual 13-game winning streak, momentum they’d vault into a 55-win season. · Feb 18, 1994