As Logo Lillard goes for his third straight 3-point contest crown, Chris Herring examines what makes the nine-time All-Star so dangerous from deep.

NBA All-Star Game is here with a bizarre new format, a no-name dunk contest, and Damian Lillard going for a three-point shootout three-peat. Before the main event gets underway on Sunday, All-Star Saturday features the Skills Challenge,

The NBA 3-point contest has become an electric event. During the first seven years of the exhibition, we only saw three different players hoist the trophy (Dale Ellis won in 1989, following a Larry Bird three-peat and preceding three in a row by Craig Hodges);