"It might have seemed like the Rockets did nothing special to welcome Rick Adelman back to town. There was no special announcement, no thanks-for-the-memories video. Then the game began, and they could not have been more accommodating.

When Ricky Rubio drove to the rim, they got out of the way. When Kevin Love took jumpers, they watched closely. Most of all, when Michael Beasley went to work, they were helpless.

Back in Toyota Center for the first time since he was allowed to leave, Adelman walked out with a 120-108 blowout as his Timberwolves reached their season high in points while scoring more than any team had this season against the Rockets.

"We never found anything defensively," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "We never found a rhythm.""