Damian Lillard wins NBA 3-Point Contest on final rack

Damian Lillard represented his school and his brand, doing themboth proud.

Lillard, the Portland star, won the 3-point contest by toppingIndiana teammates Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton in the finalround.

Lillard wore a Weber State jersey with “Dolla” on the back.Weber State is his college; he performs music under the name DameD.O.L.L.A. And when he got the trophy, he had a Blazers warmupshirt on for that moment.

“They say the third time’s the charm,” said Lillard, who got hisfirst 3-point title in his third try at the event. “And I’m happythat it happened here. It’s a perfect situation. I’m happy that Idid it in my home, coming back here to Utah.”

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Lillard won the final round with 26 points. Hield had 25 andHaliburton scored 17.

Lillard played his college games in Ogden, Utah, about ahalf-hour outside of Salt Lake City. And the historic ramificationof finally getting a 3-point title wasn’t lost on him.

“The best shooters in the history of our game, most of them haveone of these,” Lillard said as he held the trophy. “I just wantedto get it done at least one time. And now I have it, so I canretire from it.”

Haliburton won the first round with 31 points. Lillard had 26,and Hield had 23.

Eliminated in the first round were Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Utah’sLauri Markkanen, Miami’s Tyler Herro, New York’s Julius Randle andSacramento’s Kevin Huerter.