In a full recovery, Damian Lillard has lost none of his skill
This All-Star weekend will be the only chance to see it Damian Lillard in action this season. Sidelined by a ruptured Achilles tendon, the leader was ready for the 3-point contest, that he won !
The idea comes from the multiple All-Star. Ahead of this All-Star weekend, he proposed his involvement to one of the NBA’s marketing managers, Michael Levine. If Damian Lillard recognizes that it was a joke at the start, the leader was very serious and diligent on the field.
“The fans want us to compete, during different competitions or during the match,” points out Damian Lillard. “I don’t get a chance to play, so it was an opportunity for me to compete a little bit.”
In the first round, he finished with 27 points, ace Knuppel could from hornets. The two players posted the second-best total just behind Devin Booker’s 30 units. Damian Lillard thus reaches the finals and starts after the failed pass of the newcomer from Charlotte, the author of only 17 points.
The Blazers star is off to a strong start, hitting 14 of his first 16 attempts, including a dunk and 5/5 at the rim. He finished with 29 points, which was enough for the win as Devin Booker (27 points) collapsed at the end of the visit, hitting just two of his five shots on his money rack.
I arrived safe, I’m in great shape, assures Damian Lillard after his victory. “I didn’t have to play 35 or 40 minutes. The season off the field allowed me to recharge my batteries mentally and physically. So I arrived on the field motivated by the idea of participating in this competition.”
A victory for history
Damian Lillard thus became the third player in history to win the 3-point contest three times after that Larry Bird etc Craig Hodgesbut the former Bucks becomes the first to make a full recovery.
In 2005 Voshon Leonard suffered the same injury, but was also ready to fight for 3 points to defend the trophy he won the year before. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete the double and left Quentin Richardson going to win.
“It’s not the injury it used to be” assures Damian Lillard of his ruptured Achilles tendon. “You can come back now and still be at your best if you’re a hard worker. I talk to Jayson Tatum and all he wants is to get healthy and be himself again.”
If Damian Lillard won a 3-point contest, Jayson Tatum has, for his part, continued training with the Celtics’ G-League franchise without claims that he will return this season.
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| Damian Lillard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | BI | 82 | 39 | 42.9 | 36.8 | 84.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 19.0 |
| 2013-14 ☆ | BI | 82 | 36 | 42.4 | 39.4 | 87.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 20.7 |
| 2014-15 ☆ | BI | 82 | 36 | 43.4 | 34.3 | 86.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 21.0 |
| 2015-16 | BI | 75 | 36 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 89.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 25.1 |
| 2016-17 | BI | 75 | 36 | 44.4 | 37.0 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 27.0 |
| 2017-18 ☆ | BI | 73 | 37 | 43.9 | 36.1 | 91.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 26.9 |
| 2018-19 ☆ | BI | 80 | 36 | 44.4 | 36.9 | 91.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 25.8 |
| 2019-20 ☆ | BI | 66 | 38 | 46.3 | 40.1 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 30.0 |
| 2020-21 ☆ | BI | 67 | 36 | 45.1 | 39.1 | 92.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 28.8 |
| 2021-22 | BI | 29 | 36 | 40.2 | 32.4 | 87.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 24.0 |
| 2022-23 ☆ | BI | 58 | 36 | 46.3 | 37.1 | 91.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 32.2 |
| 2023-24 ☆ | MIL | 73 | 35 | 42.4 | 35.4 | 92.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 24.3 |
| 2024-25 ☆ | MIL | 58 | 36 | 44.8 | 37.6 | 92.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 24.9 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-15 08:19:00
