Lillard returns to win record-tying third 3-point shootout - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Damian Lillard might not have played in a game all season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday's All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.

Lillard won the competition with a final round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the last four years.

Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winner of the event, which started in 1986.

Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ' first round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. He was waived by Milwaukee via the stretch provision in July and signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.

He is the second player to compete in the competition after being injured all season up to All-Star. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to try to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.