It is back-to-back for Damian Lillard as he wins the NBA All-Star 3-point contest.
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Damian Lillard wins NBA All-Star 3-point contest
On Saturday night at All-top Saturday, Damian Lillard, a top player for the Milwaukee Bucks, successfully defended his NBA 3-point contest title by scoring 26 points in the final round.
After winning with Portland in the previous season, Lillard became the first player since Jason Kapono in 2007 and 2008 to win at least two 3-point titles in a row.
Lillard almost made it to the championship round in this one.
Tyrese Haliburton of Indiana, Karl Anthony-Towns of Minnesota, Trae Young of Atlanta, and Lillard finished in a tie for the final three positions.
With 12 points, Haliburton was eliminated in the tiebreaking round.
After that, Young and Towns each scored 24 points in the last round, which gave Lillard the opportunity to win it with a late barrage of shots that sealed the victory.
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