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Jack Sikma

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Seattle SuperSonics · C-F · 7× NBA All-Star · 1× All-Defensive · 1977-78 1st All-Rookie selection

Jack Sikma recorded 1,209 NBA appearances across 14 seasons with Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks.

15.6

career pts/gm

9.8

career reb/gm

3.1

career ast/gm

1,107

career games

Career accomplishments

1× All-Defensive7× NBA All-Star1977-78 1st All-Rookie selection14 NBA seasons1,209 career appearances18,746 career points102 playoff appearances3 triple-doublesCareer high: 39 pointsCareer high: 25 reboundsCareer high: 10 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

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A researched consensus introduction to Jack Sikma's defining games.

Editorial methodology and sources

Cross-checked official NBA, Thunder/SuperSonics, and Bucks histories, Hall of Fame coverage, championship retrospectives, and archived box scores. The playoff-only list centers Sikma's indispensable role in Seattle's consecutive Finals runs and 1979 title, then preserves the strongest verified expression of his productive Milwaukee reinvention.

  1. #1. Sikma scored a playoff-career-high 33 points with 11 rebounds as Seattle beat Phoenix 114–110 in 1979 Western Conference finals Game 7, completing a comeback from a 3–2 series deficit and returning to the NBA Finals. NBA: 1979 West finals Game 7 · NBA official Suns–SuperSonics Game 7 box score
  2. #2. Sikma supplied 20 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, and five blocks as Seattle survived Washington 114–112 in overtime in 1979 Finals Game 4, taking the commanding 3–1 lead that defined the franchise's championship breakthrough. NBA: history of the SuperSonics' 1979 championship · NBA official Bullets–SuperSonics Game 4 box score
  3. #3. Sikma controlled the glass with 17 rebounds and added 12 points and two blocks as Seattle won 97–93 at Washington in 1979 Finals Game 5, clinching the only championship in SuperSonics franchise history. NBA: history of the SuperSonics' 1979 championship · NBA official SuperSonics–Bullets Game 5 box score
  4. #4. As a rookie, Sikma produced 21 points and 11 rebounds in the deciding game of the 1978 NBA Finals, leading Seattle's frontcourt even as Washington won 105–99 and denied the SuperSonics their first title. NBA: Jack Sikma Hall of Fame profile · NBA official Bullets–SuperSonics Game 7 box score
  5. #5. In his first Milwaukee postseason, Sikma amassed 18 points and 21 rebounds as the Bucks beat Philadelphia 102–89 in the deciding first-round game, advancing despite Sidney Moncrief's absence and validating Sikma's late-career reinvention. Bucks: Jack Sikma Hall of Fame recognition · NBA official 76ers–Bucks deciding-game box score

Reviewed through 2026-07-18

Consensus #1

Western ConferenceFirst Round
1978-79
GAME7
PHOENIXSUNS
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
Score hidden
MAY 17, 1979

Phoenix Suns vs Seattle SuperSonics

33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST · 1 BLK

Consensus #2

NBA Finals
1978-79
GAME4
WASHINGTONBULLETS
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
Score hidden
MAY 29, 1979

Washington Bullets vs Seattle SuperSonics

20 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST · 5 BLK

Consensus #3

NBA Finals
1978-79
GAME5
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
WASHINGTONBULLETS
Score hidden
JUN 1, 1979

Seattle SuperSonics vs Washington Bullets

12 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST · 1 STL · 2 BLK

Consensus #4

NBA Finals
1977-78
GAME7
WASHINGTONBULLETS
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
Score hidden
JUN 7, 1978

Washington Bullets vs Seattle SuperSonics

21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST · 1 BLK

Consensus #5

Eastern ConferenceFirst Round
1986-87
GAME5
PHILADELPHIA76ERS
MILWAUKEEBUCKS
Score hidden
MAY 3, 1987

Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks

18 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (39)

Regular Season
1981-82
SAN ANTONIOSPURS
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
Score hidden
NOV 13, 1981

San Antonio Spurs vs Seattle SuperSonics

39 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST · 2 STL · 2 BLK

Career high · Assists (10)

Regular Season
1984-85
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
DENVERNUGGETS
Score hidden
DEC 16, 1984

Seattle SuperSonics vs Denver Nuggets

17 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST · 6 BLK

Career high · Rebounds (25)

Regular Season
1982-83
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
UTAHJAZZ
Score hidden
FEB 10, 1983

Seattle SuperSonics vs Utah Jazz

31 PTS · 25 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL

Career high · Steals (9)

Regular Season
1981-82
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
SACRAMENTOKINGS
Score hidden
JAN 27, 1982

Seattle SuperSonics vs Sacramento Kings

20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST · 9 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Blocks (7)

Regular Season
1980-81
ATLANTAHAWKS
SEATTLESUPERSONICS
Score hidden
DEC 19, 1980

Atlanta Hawks vs Seattle SuperSonics

20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST · 7 BLK