Lillard, 32, beat Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton, both of the Indiana Pacers, in the final at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City (Utah).
In his third appearance in the contest, Lillard competed wearing a uniform from the university where he was educated, Weber State, located just 60 kilometers from Salt Lake City.
“This makes it even more special”, acknowledged the point guard when picking up the trophy. “I’ve tried twice before and I’m happy to get it here.”
“The best shooters in history have one of these and I wanted to win it at least once before I retired,” said Lillard, who is also the first winner of the contest in Blazers history.
The point guard succeeds the Dominican-American center Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves), surprising winner in 2022.
Lillard had 26 points in the first round of the contest, in which Tyler Herro (Heat), Kevin Huerter (Kings), Julius Randle (Knicks), Jayson Tatum (Celtics) and Lauri Markkanen (Jazz) were eliminated.
In the final, the point guard repeated 26 points again, surpassing with his last triple from the corner the 25 that Buddy Hield got before.
Haliburton tried to move past Lillard afterwards but fell to 17 points.
Lillard, who is averaging 31.4 points and 4.2 triples per game this season, will participate in his seventh All-Star Game on Sunday.
– Last five winners of the triple contest:
2023 – Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
2022 – Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2021 – Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
2020 – Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings)
2019 – Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets)
