Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko (The Ukraine Train)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 280 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine
High School: Kozchagin in Kiev, Ukraine
College: Wright State University
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1996
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Play-by-play data available for the 2000-01 through 2012-13 seasons.
Play-by-play data not updated daily (current season data through games of Tue, May 21, 2013).
Play-by-play stats are unofficial. Minor differences with official season totals may exist.
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 154:21 | +1.5 | -1.6 | +.025 | +0.6 | -1.8 | +.059 | +.029 | +0.1 | +2.4 | -.061 | +3.6 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -3.3 | +2.9 | -3.1 | -0.1 | +2.0 |
| 2 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 119:40 | -7.9 | -9.4 | -.043 | +0.5 | +8.6 | -.094 | -.035 | +6.4 | +5.2 | +.126 | -8.9 | -5.1 | -8.2 | -2.8 | -8.2 | -4.4 | -8.2 | -9.1 | -2.3 | +0.7 | +1.9 | -3.3 |
| 3 | K. Anderson | T. Delk | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 97:17 | +2.6 | +14.8 | -.047 | +1.1 | +3.2 | -.017 | -.048 | +0.5 | -2.1 | +.090 | +6.9 | +2.6 | -3.4 | -10.1 | -3.4 | -3.7 | -8.5 | -3.2 | +10.6 | -3.7 | -15.3 | +1.9 |
| 4 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 96:32 | -5.3 | -2.1 | -.053 | +2.7 | +10.7 | -.021 | -.035 | +9.3 | +11.1 | +.038 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -7.1 | -1.6 | -4.5 | -0.9 | -6.3 |
| 5 | K. Anderson | J. Johnson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 64:45 | +4.8 | +2.3 | +.043 | +7.6 | +17.4 | -.013 | +.084 | +15.4 | +19.9 | +.110 | +32.5 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -2.5 | +4.1 | +9.3 | -2.0 | -11.5 | -6.5 |
| 6 | M. Palacio | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 51:30 | -16.5 | -24.7 | -.061 | -5.2 | -3.1 | -.137 | -.075 | +12.4 | +14.4 | -.008 | -25.8 | -7.2 | -15.4 | -9.3 | -15.4 | -8.2 | -16.3 | -7.2 | -3.1 | +1.0 | +4.1 | -1.5 |
| 7 | M. Palacio | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 47:18 | +5.9 | -1.4 | +.077 | +6.4 | +11.4 | +.109 | +.115 | -8.7 | -2.3 | -.171 | +9.6 | +1.3 | +6.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +2.9 | +6.3 | +1.1 | +4.1 | -3.3 | -2.2 | +1.7 |
| 8 | W. McCarty | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 35:06 | +0.3 | +3.5 | -.011 | +9.8 | +21.5 | +.155 | +.040 | -10.0 | -17.7 | +.278 | +0.4 | -7.0 | -15.9 | -12.0 | -15.9 | -10.4 | -19.4 | -0.3 | +5.1 | +0.2 | -7.1 | +3.7 |
| 9 | J. Johnson | M. Palacio | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 34:32 | -6.0 | +16.0 | -.133 | +4.4 | +11.5 | +.033 | -.118 | -5.1 | +1.0 | -.282 | -12.8 | +10.6 | +8.6 | -11.5 | +8.6 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -12.0 | +1.9 | -7.7 | -3.5 | -4.0 |
| 10 | W. McCarty | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | E. Williams | BOS | 31:53 | -2.9 | +0.5 | -.041 | +2.0 | +5.7 | -.016 | -.028 | +1.2 | -3.1 | +.111 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -9.7 | -9.0 | -9.7 | -5.3 | -14.3 | -4.9 | +4.1 | -1.5 | -9.7 | 0.0 |
| Player Average | 1343:32 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -.022 | +1.8 | +5.9 | -.011 | -.012 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -.008 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.5 | -5.2 | -4.3 | +1.5 | -2.9 | -2.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 471:47 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -.003 | +1.8 | +5.3 | -.007 | +.007 | +3.4 | +3.6 | +.028 | +4.7 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -4.0 | +3.7 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -0.3 |
| 2 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 353:51 | -9.4 | -9.0 | -.063 | +0.1 | +8.0 | -.101 | -.058 | +6.5 | +6.3 | +.075 | -12.1 | -4.3 | -8.9 | -4.8 | -8.9 | -5.0 | -10.0 | -7.4 | -1.6 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| 3 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 323:30 | -0.1 | -2.8 | +.013 | +2.7 | +6.3 | +.024 | +.030 | +1.4 | +4.6 | -.071 | +3.9 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +0.8 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -3.3 | +1.1 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| 4 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 207:59 | +2.3 | +0.6 | +.024 | +0.3 | +1.5 | -.013 | +.026 | +1.6 | +5.0 | -.079 | +6.6 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.9 | -2.3 | +3.8 | -3.5 | -2.2 | +0.4 |
| 5 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | E. Williams | BOS | 207:05 | -3.3 | -4.7 | -.015 | +3.4 | +6.9 | +.035 | +.009 | +5.8 | +8.5 | -.025 | +2.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | -1.5 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -6.7 | -1.1 | -4.3 | -1.1 | -4.2 |
| 6 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Williams | BOS | 197:31 | +3.1 | -0.8 | +.039 | +1.0 | -3.6 | +.095 | +.044 | +1.1 | +2.7 | -.036 | +8.2 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +1.2 | -1.9 | +2.9 | -4.0 | -0.4 | +1.1 |
| 7 | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 187:54 | -2.7 | +2.6 | -.048 | +3.1 | +10.5 | -.010 | -.030 | +0.5 | +1.2 | -.014 | -1.9 | +1.9 | +3.1 | -0.8 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -3.0 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -0.9 | -2.3 |
| 8 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 171:31 | -5.0 | -7.6 | -.020 | +1.5 | +8.4 | -.054 | -.008 | +3.9 | +2.4 | +.096 | -4.6 | -5.5 | -7.5 | +0.1 | -7.5 | -3.2 | -6.1 | -4.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | +0.3 | -2.4 |
| 9 | M. Palacio | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 152:34 | -3.9 | -5.1 | -.019 | +2.9 | +9.8 | -.006 | -.001 | +1.8 | +5.6 | -.092 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -4.0 | -3.1 | -2.5 | -5.0 | -4.9 | +1.3 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 10 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | BOS | 149:30 | -5.1 | -7.3 | -.021 | +1.4 | +6.3 | -.027 | -.010 | +6.1 | +5.1 | +.111 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -3.6 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -4.2 | -7.7 | -2.1 | -1.1 | +2.2 | -2.3 |
| Player Average | 1343:32 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -.022 | +1.8 | +5.9 | -.011 | -.012 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -.008 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.5 | -5.2 | -4.3 | +1.5 | -2.9 | -2.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 838:16 | -2.7 | -2.5 | -.018 | +2.1 | +7.8 | -.027 | -.005 | +3.4 | +4.3 | +.005 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -4.2 | -2.9 | -4.2 | -2.7 | -5.6 | -4.4 | +1.9 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -1.1 |
| 2 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 557:17 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.001 | +1.7 | +5.5 | -.017 | +.010 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +.013 | +4.9 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.1 | +3.8 | -2.6 | -4.2 | -0.6 |
| 3 | K. Anderson | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | BOS | 525:43 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.004 | +1.6 | +3.8 | +.012 | +.012 | +3.1 | +2.9 | +.038 | +6.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -3.1 | +3.7 | -2.4 | -4.0 | -0.1 |
| 4 | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | A. Walker | BOS | 500:59 | -6.9 | -5.8 | -.051 | +1.0 | +7.7 | -.064 | -.042 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +.038 | -11.7 | -3.4 | -7.5 | -4.3 | -7.5 | -4.1 | -8.5 | -5.4 | -1.2 | -2.5 | +0.2 | -1.2 |
| 5 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | BOS | 492:46 | -7.0 | -6.6 | -.049 | +1.0 | +7.2 | -.062 | -.040 | +4.1 | +4.7 | +.022 | -9.0 | -2.1 | -6.0 | -5.2 | -6.0 | -3.9 | -8.2 | -6.6 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| 6 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | E. Williams | BOS | 471:20 | -0.2 | -2.9 | +.012 | +2.5 | +4.5 | +.040 | +.029 | +1.6 | +4.5 | -.064 | +3.7 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -3.3 | +1.2 | -3.5 | -1.3 | -1.2 |
| 7 | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | E. Williams | BOS | 454:03 | +0.4 | +1.5 | -.003 | +2.2 | +7.2 | -.017 | +.009 | -1.0 | +1.4 | -.068 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -3.0 | +1.3 | -3.6 | -1.7 | -0.3 |
| 8 | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | E. Williams | BOS | 340:05 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -.020 | +3.9 | +7.1 | +.061 | +.003 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -.025 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +1.6 | -1.7 | +1.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -0.7 | -4.5 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| 9 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | E. Williams | BOS | 267:02 | +3.4 | +1.0 | +.033 | +0.9 | -0.2 | +.043 | +.038 | +1.0 | +3.1 | -.054 | +8.6 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -1.6 | +3.5 | -4.0 | -1.9 | +0.2 |
| 10 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | BOS | 217:51 | -2.0 | -4.4 | -.002 | +2.7 | +6.8 | +.015 | +.015 | +3.2 | +1.6 | +.089 | +1.9 | -3.0 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -4.4 | -1.9 | -3.8 | -3.5 | +0.2 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| Player Average | 1343:32 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -.022 | +1.8 | +5.9 | -.011 | -.012 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -.008 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.5 | -5.2 | -4.3 | +1.5 | -2.9 | -2.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Net (Per 100 Poss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Lineup | Tm | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | eFG% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | ORB | ORB% | DRB | DRB% | TRB | TRB% | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
| 1 | V. Potapenko | A. Walker | BOS | 1035:29 | -2.1 | -0.9 | -.020 | +2.0 | +7.8 | -.032 | -.008 | +0.7 | +1.1 | -.005 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -3.4 | -2.7 | -3.4 | -2.2 | -4.7 | -4.1 | +1.9 | -2.6 | -2.7 | -0.4 |
| 2 | P. Pierce | V. Potapenko | BOS | 1019:34 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -.017 | +1.9 | +6.6 | -.018 | -.005 | +2.5 | +3.4 | -.005 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -4.0 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -5.7 | -3.9 | +1.8 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -0.8 |
| 3 | V. Potapenko | E. Strickland | BOS | 721:14 | -5.4 | -3.6 | -.045 | +1.6 | +6.6 | -.028 | -.034 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +.021 | -9.7 | -1.3 | -4.5 | -4.6 | -4.5 | -3.0 | -6.4 | -5.5 | -1.2 | -2.9 | +0.5 | -0.5 |
| 4 | V. Potapenko | E. Williams | BOS | 649:35 | +0.2 | +0.5 | .000 | +2.5 | +5.0 | +.031 | +.015 | -1.6 | +0.2 | -.060 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | -1.5 | +0.9 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -3.0 | +1.1 | -4.0 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| 5 | K. Anderson | V. Potapenko | BOS | 636:22 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +.008 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +.006 | +.017 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +.027 | +6.5 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -2.2 | +4.0 | -3.0 | -4.3 | -0.1 |
| 6 | M. Palacio | V. Potapenko | BOS | 306:32 | -3.8 | -0.9 | -.039 | +1.7 | +4.8 | +.004 | -.029 | -4.8 | -3.1 | -.082 | -10.6 | +0.5 | -3.4 | -7.2 | -3.4 | -3.3 | -7.1 | -5.6 | +0.5 | -2.9 | -1.2 | +2.0 |
| 7 | J. Johnson | V. Potapenko | BOS | 275:24 | -1.8 | +3.4 | -.036 | +3.5 | +7.1 | +.052 | -.018 | -3.0 | -1.2 | -.089 | -3.1 | +1.8 | -0.2 | -5.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -5.2 | +1.5 | -4.5 | -1.4 | -0.4 |
| 8 | W. McCarty | V. Potapenko | BOS | 259:19 | -2.5 | +2.2 | -.040 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +.008 | -.034 | -6.7 | -12.2 | +.114 | -10.5 | -2.6 | -8.5 | -7.4 | -8.5 | -4.7 | -10.5 | -5.4 | +1.1 | -1.5 | -1.1 | +3.5 |
| 9 | T. Delk | V. Potapenko | BOS | 185:20 | -0.2 | +8.2 | -.043 | +2.1 | +9.0 | -.066 | -.035 | -2.7 | -4.0 | +.016 | -1.1 | +1.3 | -4.8 | -9.7 | -4.8 | -4.1 | -9.1 | -3.2 | +5.9 | -4.0 | -9.2 | +1.4 |
| 10 | V. Potapenko | R. Rogers | BOS | 123:34 | -4.4 | -3.9 | -.034 | -0.6 | +2.1 | -.056 | -.035 | -10.5 | -15.8 | +.028 | -19.9 | -2.6 | -7.4 | -6.8 | -7.4 | -4.3 | -8.6 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -3.6 | +4.9 | +4.7 |
| Player Average | 1343:32 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -.022 | +1.8 | +5.9 | -.011 | -.012 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -.008 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.5 | -5.2 | -4.3 | +1.5 | -2.9 | -2.0 | +0.1 | ||