The Sacramento Kings have a knack for clutch performances in must-win playoff games. So Chris Webber vowed that his team would force a Game 7 against Minnesota.

The Kings trail the second-round series 3-2 heading into today’s Game 6 at Sacramento. A seventh game would be Wednesday at Minneapolis.

“I was telling my friends to make sure they make their reservations for Tuesday or Wednesday — or whenever it is we play,” Webber said after losing, 86-74, Friday night.

It won’t be easy for the Kings. The Timberwolves tied Indiana for the best regular-season road record and already have won three times this season at raucous Arco Arena, where the cow bells will be clanging.

“It’s all about momentum, and right now I feel we have the momentum,” league MVP Kevin Garnett said Saturday after practice in Minneapolis. “This is it. This is the game.”

Latrell Sprewell burned the Kings for 34 points, seven rebounds and six assists in Game 5, but he has yet to produce back-to-back dominant games this postseason.

And the Wolves need Sam Cassell to play through back spasms for a second straight game. He played superbly early in the series but had just three points in 31 minutes Friday.

“We’re contesting every shot,” Sprewell said. “We’re not giving them layups and not too many transition points. So, if you can limit them, limit their layups and try to get a hand up on every shot, that’s going to help bring their percentages down. We have to take care of the ball. We had 24 turnovers in Game 4 — far too many for our team.”

The Kings struggled in Game 5. Webber had three fouls and no points in the first half, they turned the ball over 15 times and leading scorer Peja Stojakovic again had a hard time finding his shot.

If the Kings can’t respond in Game 6, this will mark a fourth straight disappointing end to the postseason. With a talent-rich roster led by Webber, Stojakovic and Mike Bibby, Sacramento had been picked to go deep in the playoffs.

“We’re not scared,” said Kings center Brad Miller, ejected in Game 5 for an altercation with Darrick Martin. “It’s a seven-game series, it don’t matter. The good part is that it’s a completely new game tomorrow starting from scratch.”

Backup point guard Bobby Jackson might return for the Kings after missing all of the playoffs because of a slight abdominal tear.