In terms of results alone, Damian Lillard is the biggest winner of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, taking home both the three-point contest trophy and the "Kobe Bryant Cup", becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1986 to win multiple trophies in a single All-Star Weekend, and he also set a milestone in this All-Star Game, surpassing two people in one statistic and rushing to the second place in NBA history!
Editor: Despite the fact that there are many experts in the three-point shooter, Lillard still had the last laugh and successfully defended his title with a flower ball. In doing so, Lillard became the first player to win back-to-back three-point contest titles since Capono in 2008 and one of only two active players to have won multiple three-point contest titles.
Editor Lillard's three-point shooting touch was also carried over to the All-Star Game, where he hit a number of half-court three-pointers and was key to the Eastern Conference Stars firmly controlling the game and ultimately winning the game. In the game, Lillard hit 11 of his 23 shots from beyond the three-point line, the second most in NBA history in a single All-Star Game, second only to Stephen Curry's 27 three-pointers and 16 three-pointers in the 2022 All-Star Game.
With 11 three-pointers in the 2024 All-Star Game, Lillard's NBA career has hit a total of 42 three-pointers in the All-Star Game so far! Because LeBron James hit all three three-point shots in this All-Star Game, James Harden has missed the All-Star for two consecutive years, Lillard officially surpassed James and Harden on the NBA All-Star Game three-point shooting list, second only to Curry's 51.
The editor's first All-Star start in his NBA career won the MVP, which is of great significance to Lillard, who was selected as a "Top 75". However, in the regular season and even in the playoffs, he is not just throwing the ball at random, and he has a lot to prove that he was introduced by the Bucks as a savior.