. ▁While ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁lost ▁that ▁game , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁eliminate ▁Port land ▁in ▁six ▁games . ▁A aron ▁Bro oks ▁scored ▁a ▁then ▁career - high ▁ 3 4 ▁points ▁in ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Western ▁Conference ▁semi - final s ▁as ▁the ▁Rock ets , ▁without ▁Y ao ▁M ing , ▁defeated ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁to ▁even ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁ 2 - 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁eventually ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁ 7 ▁games . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro oks ▁scored ▁a ▁new ▁career ▁high ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁triple ▁over time ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tim ber wol ves . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro oks ▁scored ▁the ▁game ▁winning ▁shot ▁against ▁the ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁with ▁ 2 . 9 ▁seconds ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro oks ▁shot ▁ 7 - 7 ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁three ▁arc ▁against ▁the ▁M emph is ▁G ri zz lies , ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁franch ise ▁record . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bro oks ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁sixth ▁player ▁in ▁NBA ▁history ▁to ▁make ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁ 3 - pointer s ▁and ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁ass ists