Vinsanity* is alive and well in 2014. You may remember Vince Carter from his days a decade ago as a dunking dynamo in Toronto (make that dino-mo) or you may have forgotten about him during his dim days in Orlando. He's in Dallas now and his most memorable moment this season was being part of was J.R. Smith's shenanigans (Carter's headband was pulled by the noted prank-puller).
That was before Saturday, when Carter, who now operates below the rim, was also far from it as he sunk a three-pointer as the buzzer sounded for the Mavericks. Carter pumped to free himself in the left corner and he and the Mavs had to be pumped at the result, particularly since it backed the top-seeded Spurs into a corner.
At 36, he's the oldest player to hit a game-winner in the playoffs since 1997 and Carter recalled that the last time he'd taken such a high-stakes shot was 2001 (back when Dr. Dre was still producing beats, not Beats). After the meaningful make, Carter felt a high his most soaring slams could never supply.
*hysteria for him pre-dates Linsanity
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