NATE ROBINSON'S HIGH ENERGY, HIGH-FLYING STYLE IS THE KIND OF PLAY THAT PUMPS UP A CROWD IT'S PROBABLY NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT AS THE BACKUP GUARD HAS BROKEN OUT OF A SLUMP, THE KNICKS ARE ROLLING AT HOME. ROBINSON HAD ANOTHER BIG FOURTH QUARTER, SCORING 20 OF HIS 24 POINTS IN THE FINAL 10 MINUTES, TO LEAD NEW YORK PAST THE ATLANTA HAWKS 112-104 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT HIS PERSONAL 7-0 RUN PUT NEW YORK UP 96-85 WITH JUST OVER SIX MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME. "HE HAS AN ENERGY THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE." COACH MIKE D'ANTONI SAID. "AN ATHLETICISM THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN IT IS CHANNELED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, HE IS ONE OF THE BETTER PLAYERS. THEN HE HAS THESE OTHER MOMENT WHERE HE GOES WITH A DIFFERENT PLAN. WHEN HE WAS IN A MINI-SLUMP, THAT IS WHY WE STRUGGLED." THE SAME FIERY PERSONALITY THAT DRAWS FANS INTO THE GAME CAN ALSO DRAW TECHNICAL FOULS. BUT WENESDAY HE STUCK TO EMPHATIC DUNKS AND TIMELY JUMPERS. ROBINSON'S SPURT STARTED WITH AN ALLEY-OOP SLAM FROM CHRIS DUHON. HE THEN ADDED A DRIVE AND A 3-POINTER. ROBINSON MADE SIX OF HIS LAST EIGHT SHOTS IN THE FINAL QUARTER. "I JUST ALWAYS TRY TO BRING ENERGY," THE 5-FOOT-9 POINT ROBINSON SAID. "IT'S ALL CONFIDENCE AND THE TEAM. EVEN WHEN I WAS MISSING, THEY KEPT TELLING ME, JUST SHOOT IT." THE KNICKS HAVE WON FIVE STRAIGHT AT HOME, THEIR LONGEST STREAK SINCE THE 2006-2007 SEASON. AND WITH THE ALL-STAR BREAK APPROACHING, THEY'RE IN THE THICK OF THE PLAYOFF HUNT. "FANS JUST WANT ... PEOPLE TO CARE, AND THESE PLAYERS, THEY CARE AND ...
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