Mar. 30 -- At America West Arena tonight in Phoenix (10 p.m. ET, ESPN), the Suns host the Sixers in a showdown of NBA Most Valuable Player candidates. Steve Nash and Allen Iverson are sure to garner their fair share of MVP votes, but only one player can win the award.

When the NBA's All-Stars got together in Denver in mid-February, there was much debate over who deserves MVP honors. While Steve Nash was the talk of the town for guiding the rising of the Suns, Iverson was being praised for the numbers of historical magnitude he's posting this season.

"There’s been a lot of people overlooking Allen Iverson," said Denver Nuggets Hall of Famer Alex English during the NBA All-Star break. "He’s put up some numbers this year and without him that team couldn’t win. A.I. is having a good year and I like what he’s doing this year."

Here's a look at some of the numbers A.I.'s put up this season to get his name tossed about in MVP conversations:

Iverson could have more reason to celebrate if he adds another MVP trophy to his collection.
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1-5 The Sixers record this season in games Iverson has missed.

2 NBA All-Star MVP awards won (2001 and 2005).

3 Iverson is one of only three players -- Dwyane Wade and LeBron James -- to rank in the top 10 in scoring and assists. Since 1979, only 10 players have ranked in the top 10 for both categories for an entire season, and only once during that span did more than one player (Gary Payton and Stephon Marbury, 1998-99) accomplish the feat in the same season.

4 Currently leading the league in scoring, Iverson is chasing his fourth scoring title, which would place him with Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and George Gervin as the only players in NBA history to capture four or more scoring titles.

5 Since steals became an official stat in 1973-74, no player has ever ranked in the top five in scoring average, assists and steals. Iverson ranks first in scoring, fifth in assists and second in steals.

15 Iverson tied a career-high with 15 assists at the L.A. Lakers on March 27.

19.5 Career-scoring average against the Phoenix Suns, the only team to hold Iverson below 20 points per game in his career.

27.35 A.I. trails Elgin Baylor (27.36) for the fourth highest career scoring average. A.I. needs to average 28.33 points in his remaining 12 games to average 27.37 career points.

30, 7.5 Iverson could become only the fourth player to average at least 30 points and 7.5 assists, and the first since Michael Jordan in 1988-89. Oscar Robertson accomplished the feat six times, while Tiny Archibald and Michael Jordan did once each.

42.6 Number of minutes per night Iverson is on the court, tops in the NBA.

50-50 Became the seventh player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50-point games, joining Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Antawn Jamison, Michael Jordan and Bernard King. Iverson scored 54 points at Milwaukee on Dec. 18 followed by a 51-point outing against Utah.

57 Number of times A.I. has scored 40 or more points, more than any player in franchise history.

60 Career-high scoring output against Orlando on Feb. 12, becoming the second player in franchise history and the 18th in NBA history to score 60 or more points in a regular season game.

70 With 39 points against Detroit on March 23, Iverson moved into the top 70 among all-time NBA scorers. Iverson currently ranks 69th having scored 16,384 points in 599 games. Next up is Joe Dumars, who scored 16,401 points in 1018 games during his career.

600 Tonight's game at Phoenix marks the 600th game of Iverson's career.

1973 Tiny Archibald was the last player to lead the league in scoring and finished in the top 5 in assists in 1973. Should Iverson accomplish the feat -- he ranks fifth in assists at 7.8 apg -- it would mark only the seventh time it's happened.

2000-01 A.I.'s MVP season as he lead the Sixers to the Atlantic Division crown and averaged an NBA-best 31.1 points to go along with 4.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.51 steals. This season, Iverson is averaging 30.4 points, a career-high 7.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.38 steals.