Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, who has not played this season while recovering from a torn Achilles, defeated fellow finalists Kon Knueppel and Devin Booker to claim the NBA’s 3-Point Contest on Saturday.
Lillard put up a final-round score of 30 to win the event for the third time in his career. He joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to accomplish the feat.
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Knueppel opened Round 2 with a 17-point showing. Booker had a chance to match Lillard’s score but missed what would’ve been a tying shot off the front of the rim.