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Portland's Lillard wins Skills competition

February 16, 2013 | Modified: February 16, 2013 at 10:45 pm
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Photo -   CORRECTS TO SHOOTING STARS CONTEST, NOT SKILLS CHALLENGE- Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder participates in the shooting stars contest during NBA All-Star Saturday Night basketball in Houston on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
CORRECTS TO SHOOTING STARS CONTEST, NOT SKILLS CHALLENGE- Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder participates in the shooting stars contest during NBA All-Star Saturday Night basketball in Houston on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

HOUSTON (AP) — Portland rookie Damian Lillard beat Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday in the final round to win the Skills Competition during All-Star Saturday night.

The competition involves players navigating a dribbling circuit, taking a 3-point shot, hitting targets with passes and driving for a layup. Lillard swished his first 3-point attempt in his winning run and finished the obstacle course in 29.8 seconds. Holiday's time was 35.6 seconds.

Houston point guard Jeremy Lin and defending champion Tony Parker also were in the field, but didn't come close to qualifying for the championship round.

Earlier, a team of Chris Bosh, Swin Cash and Dominique Wilkins won the Shooting Stars competition, beating the trio of Russell Westbrook, Maya Moore and Robert Horry.