With the recent rule change, which made the event into a two-man relay, the Skills Challenge was up in the air.

Lillard teamed with Trey Burke to represent the Western Conference in a head-to-head battle for the title against rookies Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams.

Because the rookies had some trouble with the passing portion of the Skills Challenge, the door was open for Lillard. His team picked up the win with a time of 45.2 seconds, which was good for a lead of only one-tenth of a second.