Sacramento, CA (My Sportsbook) - Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber and guard Bobby Jackson both left Thursday's 132-110 loss in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Webber went down with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter after injuring his knee while attempting to jump for a lob pass near the Dallas basket. He was helped off the court by teammates and was escorted to the locker room on a cart before undergoing x-rays. He did, however, limp back towards the Kings bench as the fourth quarter began. The 30-year-old Webber had accumulated 31 points and six rebounds in the game before suffering the injury. He has been playing through pain in his knee during the playoffs. The Kings lost Jackson early in the fourth quarter after he suffered a non- displaced fracture of his right orbital bone during a collision with Dallas' Raef LaFrentz. Jackson, who was called for an offensive foul on the play, smacked his face against the right shoulder of LaFrentz and was taken into the locker room for x-rays. Jackson will not have to undergo surgery, but his status for the remainder of the series in unknown. Webber was Sacramento's leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 23 points and 10.5 boards in 67 contests during the regular season. He was averaging 22.5 points and 8.7 rebounds in the postseason coming into the game. Jackson, who was voted the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, averaged 15.2 points per game in the regular season and 14.5 through the Kings' first six playoffs games. Sacramento and Dallas are now tied at one game apiece in the best-of-seven series. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday in Sacramento.
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