“It made it that much more special,” Lillard said of winning it this close to Ogden, where he went to college.
As always, the 3-Point Contest was packed with talent. Jayson Tatum put up a 20 in the first round, as did hometown Jazz favorite Lauri Markkanen, but they were all eliminated (as were Julius Randle and Kevin Huerter).
Buddy Hield advanced to the final round, but. Tyrese Haliburton — underrated all season and coming into this shootout — stole the first round with a 31.
In the final three Haliburton faded, while Hield set the bar with a quality score of 25.
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And then it was Dame Time.