Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Vitaly Potapenko

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Vitaly Potapenko played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 9 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 6-3 winning record over Vitaly Potapenko. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Vitaly Potapenko:
1996-97 to 2006-07
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
6
6
0
Vitaly Potapenko
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 25.7 6.8 3.7 1.00.3
Vitaly Potapenko 5.4 4.3 0.60.80.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 45 11 6 32
Vitaly Potapenko 12 12 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 9

games
8

games
7

games
3

games
2

games
Vitaly Potapenko 0

games
1

game
0

games
3

games
3

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
3

games
4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1996
1. Bulls 102   Michael Jordan 45 7 5 3 0 4 4 42 13-25 .520 0-1 .000 19-20 .950
Cavaliers 97   Vitaly Potapenko 8 1 0 0 0 4 3 16 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1997
2. Bulls 87   Michael Jordan 32 9 0 1 0 4 2 39 10-24 .417 1-5 .200 11-12 .917
Cavaliers 71   Vitaly Potapenko 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 27, 1997
3. Bulls 70   Michael Jordan 23 8 4 0 0 2 2 43 7-25 .280 0-3 .000 9-9 1.000
Cavaliers 73   Vitaly Potapenko 12 5 0 1 1 5 3 32 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 04, 1997
4. Bulls 84   Michael Jordan 22 5 3 1 2 0 2 38 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 71   Vitaly Potapenko 7 4 0 2 0 3 4 13 3-8 .375 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1997
5. Bulls 80   Michael Jordan 19 6 1 1 0 3 1 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 101   Vitaly Potapenko 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 22 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 1997
6. Bulls 79   Michael Jordan 27 2 4 2 0 5 2 39 11-26 .423 1-1 1.000 4-7 .571
Cavaliers 70   Vitaly Potapenko 4 12 1 0 0 0 2 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 23, 1998
7. Bulls 97   Michael Jordan 17 7 6 0 1 2 3 29 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 75   Vitaly Potapenko 6 4 0 0 0 2 4 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1998
8. Bulls 85   Michael Jordan 29 6 4 0 0 4 3 37 10-24 .417 0-2 .000 9-12 .750
Cavaliers 91   Vitaly Potapenko 8 2 4 2 0 2 3 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2001
9. Wizards 88   Michael Jordan 17 11 6 1 0 2 3 45 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
OT Celtics 84   Vitaly Potapenko 2 7 0 1 1 1 0 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -