SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves deny there's bad blood between them. They're chalking up all their scuffles to playoff intensity.

"It's physical. What can you say?" Minnesota's Latrell Sprewell said after tempers flared again in the second-round series.

Chris Webber guaranteed a Game 7, and the Sacramento star got all kinds of help in making it happen - even teammate Anthony Peeler's ejection for throwing elbows at league MVP Kevin Garnett had the Kings feeling good.

Mike Bibby had 16 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals despite foul trouble and the energetic Kings used an inspired effort on both ends of the floor to survive elimination, beating the Timberwolves 104-87 in Game 6 Sunday.

The deciding Game 7 is Wednesday night in Minneapolis, with the winner advancing to face the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Right now is the time we all dreamed about: Game 7," Webber said. "We're ready. ... I'm very confident, but no more predictions."

In the only other game Sunday, Detroit beat New Jersey 81-75 to force a seventh game in the Eastern Conference series.

In the other conference semifinals, the Lakers eliminated San Antonio on Saturday night, and Indiana beat Miami on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 in Florida on Tuesday night.

Peja Stojakovic finally found his shot, scoring 22 points and swishing a long 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer that gave Sacramento the momentum in another testy affair between these teams. Webber had 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

The Kings haven't won a Game 7 on the road since they were based in Kansas City and beat Phoenix in 1981.

"The good thing is, we've been in this situation before," Webber said. "So I feel comfortable going into it."

Doug Christie had 16 points and sparked a strong defensive effort against Garnett and company, and Sacramento just plain outhustled the Wolves to loose balls and rebounds.

Sprewell scored 27 points and Garnett added 19, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves, who are trying to reach their first Western Conference finals. Sam Cassell scored 16 points before fouling out with 2:32 left, and he was hit with a technical afterward for arguing. Cassell had to be held back from an official by teammate Ervin Johnson.

The Kings were fired up from the start, jumping out to a big lead early and calmly weathering a 17-0 run by Minnesota late in the first quarter. After losing to Minnesota at Arco Arena in three straight games this season - including 114-113 in OT in Game 3 - Sacramento has won its last two at home to stay in the series.

Peeler was ejected with 13.5 seconds left in the third after throwing an elbow at Garnett. Peeler, who claimed Garnett tried to hit him in the throat, had also elbowed Garnett on the previous possession, then Garnett stuck his elbow into Peeler's chest when the Kings came down on offense.

Garnett was still grimacing from the previous hit when Peeler struck him again and immediately got thrown out. The two have been sparring all series.

"I feel everybody should have gotten kicked out," Peeler said. "It always takes two people to fight. It's never one person."

Garnett also received a technical and went to the bench. The fans then started throwing glow sticks used for pregame festivities onto the court. Vlade Divac lightly shoved a Minnesota assistant coach during the scuffle but was quickly pushed away.

"This is not a class act," Garnett said. "I think you should have a little more respect for the game."

Bibby said the Kings supported Peeler.

"We ain't going to let anybody walk over us. We gave him a pat on the back," Bibby said.

The first elbow thrown by Peeler was similar to the hit teammate Brad Miller took in the midsection in a collision with Minnesota guard Darrick Martin in Game 5 on Friday night. Martin fell, and as he lay face-down on the floor, Miller pushed him hard in the back. Both players were tossed.

Miller was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Sunday for an obscene gesture toward fans following his ejection, then went out and got 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists off the bench.

While the Wolves took better care of the ball than in Game 4 here Wednesday when they made 24 turnovers, Sacramento's defense made it hard for Minnesota to find a consistent rhythm.

Constantly trying to play catch-up - Sacramento led by as many as 16 early in the fourth quarter - didn't allow Minnesota to relax on offense. The Kings shot 50 percent after making just 33 percent of their shots in Game 5.

At East Rutherford, N.J., Richard Hamilton pump-faked Jason Kidd off his feet and hit a clutch 18-footer with 15.5 seconds remaining, capping a 24-point performance for Detroit.Game 7 is Thursday night in Auburn Hills.Hamilton's final shot capped an 11-for-24 performance that also included five rebounds and four assists. Rasheed Wallace added 14 points, and Ben Wallace grabbed 20 rebounds.Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 23 points.