the Liberty past the Charlotte Sting in the Eastern Conference Finals (2–1) before falling to the Houston Comets (2–1) in the 1999 WNBA Finals. In 2000, Robinson was top scoring threat both as a starter and off the bench as she helped lead the Liberty to the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. She hit double figures in scoring 13 times, including five consecutive games from June 23 to July 1. That year the Liberty swept the fourth-seeded Washington Mystics in the first round of the playoffs and defeated the second-seeded Cleveland Rockers (2–1) in the Conference Finals before falling in the 2000 WNBA Finals to the Houston Comets. In 2001, Robinson turned in another solid campaign starting all 32 games and authored 19 double-figure scoring games. She averaged 11.5 ppg in the playoffs that season (16th on WNBA Playoff leader board), leading the team to an opening round sweep of Miami before being eliminated by the Charlotte Rockers in the Eastern Conference Finals (2–1). In 2002, Robinson started all 32 games and helped the Liberty back to the championship series for the third time in four seasons where they fell to the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2002 WNBA Finals. She recorded her 1,000th career point on June 2 vs. Miami, scored in double-figures 21 times, led team in scoring nine times, and hit at least one shot from downtown in 27 of 32 games. In 2003, Robinson had a career-high in points per game (12.0) while starting 33 of the Liberty's 34 games. She recorded 1,500th career point on July 15 vs. Washington and led team in scoring 10 times, ranking second on team in steals (40), and fourth in assists (63). C-Rob scored in double figures 21 times, including four consecutive 10-or-more point games and four 20+ point games. But the Liberty (16–18) finished sixth in the east and failed to make the playoffs for only the second time in franchise history that year. In 2004, Robinson started all but one of the Liberty's 28 games and finished with 12.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game on .437 shooting from the floor and .930 from the free throw line. She recorded 2,000th career point vs. Connecticut on September 10, as the Liberty finished the regular season (18–16) in a tie for first place in the conference standings with the Connecticut Sun who they would eventually fall