The Nuggets didn't put up much of a fight against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, with the Rockets rolling to a 115-101 victory. 

Things got chippy between the two teams later in the third quarter with Nuggets reserve Bruce Brown and Rockets star Kevin Durant. Words were exchanged, and they had to be separated before cooler heads prevailed. 

Asked after the game what his relationship wth Durant had been like prior to the game, Brown said, "It's been cool, but I think it's been cut slow now after tonight. Some words were said that's a little disrespectful. I can't wait to see him next time."

Brown declined to say what Durant said, but when asked if a line was crossed, Brown replied, "As a man, there are certain things you don't say to another man." 

Saturday's game between the Rockets and Nuggets was the second meeting between the two teams in just five days. 

Asked if Durant started talking before or after Brown stared him down after a bucket, Brown replied, "He said it before to someone else and then he said it to me."

Durant also spoke with the media after the game, and was asked if he thought he crossed the line. 

Durant replied, "I definitely wanted to cross the line tonight. That's basketball. It's in between the lines. Ain't no respect, ain't no love. Nothing. People don't show love to me. They cross the line a lot with their physicality. It's part of the game. Some people can talk and play, some people can't. I had to learn to talk and play as a player. Bruce is learning the same thing."

Durant was asked what he said, and he also declined to give specifics, but seemingly knew he got under Brown's skin with his words. 

"He knows. He was hurt. He understood. I understood. We know what that is," he said.

Durant noted people in the crowd were talking as well, and that everyone was enjoying things, except for maybe Brown and Tim Hardaway Jr.

"I enjoy it when we go back and forth. That's basketball. A lot of people say that's missing from the game. When I do it, it's a problem," said KD.

Durant closed by saying that Bruce will be alright.

During his press conference, Brown wondered when the next meeting between the two teams was, and looked forward to a physical series if the two teams met in the playoffs. 

After playing three times in the first 27 games, the Nuggets and Rockets won't meet again until March 11th in Houston.

The Nuggets won the first two meetings of the season prior to Saturday's title. A 112-109 victory in Houston and a 128-125 overtime victory on December 15th.