NBA 3-point Contest

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Damien Lillard won the 2023 NBA three-point contest. Lillard plays for the Trail Blazers and won his first ever three-pint contest in the NBA.

The NBA 3-point contest included contestants: Damien Lillard, Guard, for the Portland Trail Blazers; Buddy Hield, Forward, Indiana Pacers; Tyrese Haliburton, Guard, Pacers; Jayson Tatum, Forward,Boston Celtics. Lauri Markkanen, Forward, Utah Jazz; Kevin Huerter, Guard, Sacramento Kings; Julius Randle, Forward, for the New York Knicks and Tyler Herro, Guard, Miami Heat.

The first contestant up in the first round was Tatum, he had 20 points in the contest while starting off with his money ball rack and only making one, also he didn’t make any of his starry basketball from large range to get him three points. The second contestant was Haliburton, he went off for 31 points while making both Starry shots and also making four out of his five moneyball shots. Next up was Hield, he scored 23 points while not making any starry balls and going three for five from his money ball rack. Herro was next up, he had 18 points which means he didn’t have enough so he was eliminated from the next round, because they take the top three scores. Randle was up next; he is not known for shooting the ball which resulted in him only having 13 points.Next contestant up was Huerter who looked like he shouldn’t have been in the contest only having a score of 8. Markkanen who was the hometown hero was up next and he had 20 which tied Tatum so they would have to do a show down if no one beat them out, he had 18 points before he got to his moneyball rack and he only went one for five if he would have made one more he would have knocked Tatum out. The last contestant and the favorite to win the contest was Lillard, he had a good round he ended up with 26 points, he made one Starry ball and four out of five moneyballs.

Now the second round started the order in the way they went was Heild, Lillard and Haliburton based on how they shot in the first round. Hield who was up first didn’t have a horrible round but nothing that would put him over the top. He ended up with 25 points making four out of five of his moneyball shots. Damien Lillard also didn’t have the best round having 26 points he knocked out Hield so now it was up to Haliburton on seeing if he can win the contest. Haliburton was now up and after the first round no one could expect him to follow up again like that. He ended up only having 17 points. So the 2023 NBA Three-Point contest winner was Damien Lillard who was picked to win it before it even started.