Lillard Wins His Third Three-Point Contest With 29-Point Final

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard won the NBA's three-point contest on February 14, scoring 29 points in the final round to finish ahead of Devin Booker's 27.

The victory gave Lillard his third title in the event, joining Larry Bird and Craig Hodges at that championship total. For the Portland guard, the evening offered another setting in which his long-range shooting could determine an outcome directly, with the final decided by a narrow two-point difference.

The contest brought together an eight-player field. Alongside Lillard and Booker, the participants included Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis Jr. and Norman Powell. That mix gave the event different shooting styles and levels of experience rather than a field built around one type of perimeter player.

The format asked each participant to work through timed shooting stations. Unlike a game, where a defender, a pass and the possession clock can determine the quality of an attempt, the contest places the emphasis on repeatable mechanics, pace and the ability to maintain a rhythm from one rack to the next.

Lillard's final score supplied the winning standard. Booker's 27 kept the result close enough that a small difference in makes carried the title. The outcome was settled by the contest's own scoring system, not by a projection of either player's regular-season value.

The historical distinction is the third championship. It places Lillard alongside two established names in the event's record without requiring a broader claim about who is the greatest shooter or whose NBA season has been more successful.

All-Star Saturday provides a different kind of competition from the games that surround it on the league schedule. On this night, the assignment was limited and exact: make enough timed three-point shots to outscore the field. Lillard completed it once again and left with another trophy.