The Rockets are 0-3 after losing to the Nuggets on Saturday night and center Yao Ming is surprised at the way his teammates have adjusted to having him on the floor.

Yao missed the entire 2009-10 season with a foot injury and is being limited to 24 minutes per game.

"I'm surprised at how well my teammates have adjusted to me being on the court after having me out for a year," Yao said. "We just need to continue to work on things."

Houston started the second half strong with Yao on the bench against Denver, but the Nuggets went on a decisive run when the All-Star center entered the game.

Yao was a team-low -19 in the 13-point loss.