Vince Carter sails to the basket for a dunk as Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings, Stephen Jackson and Jon Leuer look on. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Vince Carter got the ball on the left wing, gave Carlos Delfino a hard fake to the left, then drove right for a huge slam.

But as bad as that looked, before you could wrap your head around the old man swooping unscathed to the rim, Drew Gooden returned the favor. He pump-faked Dirk Nowitzki at the top of the key, dribbled past the free throw line and took off for an even more impressive dunk.

The teams traded baskets, including a pair of three-pointers by Brandon Jennings and Shawn Marion, and it wasn’t until the second Carter dunk (right) that things started to sour.

Right around that time, the Mavs announcing crew had this exchange about rookie Jon Leuer trying to guard Dirk Nowitzki.

Skip Wade:  That has the feel of one of those nature films, where the baby has left the nest and is about to get annihilated.

Mark Followill:  Like when a sea turtle is trying to make its way from the beach to the water?

Skip Wade:  (more…)