Damian Lillard

Portland Trail Blazers' long-range shooter Damian Lillard put on a show during the 2023 All-Star 3-Point contest and went on to win the whole thing.

In the first round, Lillard, Hield, Haliburton edged out Tatum (20 points), Markkanen, (20 points), Miami Heat's Tyler Herro (18 points), Julius Randle (13 points) and Sacramento Kings' Kevin Huerter (8 points) to enter the final round. In the first round, Haliburton, a first time All-Star, scored 31 points, highest in this year's contest. I knew I had to make all of them, but I thought I was on track to tie him. But I knew I needed to make all of them. Against Lillard were Indiana Pacers' Buddy Hield - league's leading 3-point scorer this season and 2020 3-point contest winner, and Hield's teammate Tyrese Haliburton. Portland Trail Blazers' long-range shooter Damian Lillard put on a show during the 2023 All-Star 3-Point contest and went on to win the whole thing.

The Blazers legend can now add the accomplishment to his checklist.

[NBA All-Star Game](https://www.sbnation.com/nba-all-star-game) tonight. "I feel like I would want to just not do it no more, but as soon as I won it, I want to do it again. (PST) to watch! I asked Damian Lillard if he was retiring from the 3-point contest now that he's won one. “I think all the best shooters in the history of our game, most of them have one of these. And, like I said, to be in this competition a few times and not have one, I just wanted to get it done at least one time.

Indiana Pacers guards Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton both reached the finals of the 3-point contest before falling to Damian Lillard.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has had an extremely well-decorated career, and he added some more hardware to his collection on Saturday night.

Haliburton went into the final round knowing exactly what he needed, but he came nowhere close to his first round. On his final rack, Lillard put himself in position to win if he knocked down his final triple, and he got nothing but net. Hield went first in the final round and put up the kind of big score you expect from a former champion. Tatum’s contest looked like it was over as Markkanen had 18 going into his final, all-moneyball rack, but the Jazz star only hit one, which meant the two would go to a shoot-off if Lillard could not exceed their score. [February 19, 2023] Damian Lillard is the 2023 NBA three-point champion.

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This exchange resulted in the Nets receiving an assortment of strong defensive players along with a large quantity of first-round draft picks. For the past few years, this team has been the center of attention for a variety of reasons. There are some NBA teams that just seem to grab all of the attention.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Damian Lillard was the first reserve taken by captain Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday in the All-Star Game draft, and Joel Embiid was ...

He simply walked toward James, who took the hint and selected the two-time reigning MVP. (14). 4 pick in the starters' round. The reserves were chosen first, followed by the starters. James had his notes on a sheet of paper. Damian Lillard was the first reserve taken by captain Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sunday in the All-Star Game draft, and Joel Embiid was the first starter taken by fellow captain LeBron James for the matchup.

Blazers point guard Damian Lillard knows no range on the basketball court. Lillard is someone defenders will have to seriously...

Lillard was selected by Giannis Antetokounmpo first overall in the draft prior to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. Lillard scored 26 points in the final round, while Hield and Haliburton had 25 and 17, respectively. [Portland Trail Blazers](/nba/portland-trail-blazers) point guard [Damian Lillard](/nba/players/a90b097e/damian-lillard) knows no range on the basketball court.

And that was by design after the NBA tweaked the format this year so that team captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James would pick their rosters just ...

So here are the rosters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game (listed in the order they were picked). PT (TV on TNT). A funny moment came a few minutes later when Antetokounmpo tried to select Ja Morant before he was allowed to do so because Morant was in the pool of starters, not the pool of reserves.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Giannis Antetokounmpo studied his notebook and then picked Portland guard Damian Lillard before his Bucks teammate Jrue Holiday, ...

- Ja Morant, Memphis Antetokounmpo then followed it up picking Bucks teammate Jrue Holiday. It was the first of a few surprises Antetokounmpo had up his sleeve while making his Team Giannis NBA All-Star selections Sunday night.