Seems like no one can stop Nate Robinson these days: The Jumping Jack from Seattle scored 41 points Monday night to lead the Knicks over the Pacers.

Would apologize for letting this blog go vacant for such an unforgivable period of time, but as we have precious few readers on this blog of no very wide circulation, I wouldn't know whom to apologize to.

But while we await our fate in the coming round of McClatchy cost-saving maneuvers, let's return our focus to the NBA, which skulked out of Seattle like a gang of white-collar thieves in early July.

The highlight reel keeps rolling for Nate Robinson. Last time we saw the little Knickerbocker, he was vaulting over Dwight Howard in leprechaun green and winning the All-Star slam dunk crown. That bit of aerial derring-do earned him a spot on David Letterman, where he swapped wisecracks with the venerable host and then recreated his stunt, jumping over stage manager Biff Henderson this time instead of Howard. A look at the late-night hijinks:

Apparently not satisfied with being a human freak show, Robinson scored 32 points in the second half Monday night and finished with a season-best 41 to lead New York to a 123-119 victory over Indianapolis. Robinson made 11 of 18 field-goal attempts, including 4-of-6 from behind the 3-point arc. He also grabbed eight rebounds.

His last basket was his biggest as he intercepted a pass and made a tiebreaking layup with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. It conjured up memories of his days as a Huskies cornerback, at least that's what he told Associated Press reporter Brian Mahoney.

“That interception definitely would have been for six to the house,” Robinson said. “Would have got a flag for celebrating, but it’s OK.”

The Jumping Jack from Rainier Beach High School equaled Bob McAdoo’s franchise record for most points in a game by player coming off the bench.

He's been putting up some pretty heady numbers lately. Over the past six games, Robinson is averaging 30 points, 7.0 assists and 6.5 rebounds. He's averaging 23.6, 5.0 and 5.2 in February and 16.6, 4.1 and 4.0 through 48 games.

Not bad for a guy who stands 5-foot-9 with shoes on and comes off the bench.