Nate Robinson broke his nose Monday night in a summer-league game in Las Vegas but planned to play in the Knicks? final two games, according to a report in the New York Times. Robinson was fitted with a plastic mask yesterday but started the game last night against the Detroit Pistons without it.

The injury occurred late in the third quarter of the Knicks? 79-78 victory over the Sacramento Kings. A team spokesman characterized the fracture as minor. Robinson will not need surgery, and he should be fully recovered by the time the Knicks open training camp in early October.