OAKLAND, Calif. -- Boston Celtics rookie Jaylen Brown sounded amused Wednesday night when reflecting on Stephen Curry's finger-pointing celebration.

With a laugh, Brown vowed he said nothing to prompt the taunt, which came at the end of the third quarter when Curry drilled a 3-pointer after shedding Brown with an up fake.

"I didn't say a word to him," Brown said after Boston's 99-86 win. "I promise I didn't say a word to him. I was just out there playing D, doing my job. He looked at me and starting doing whatever. But, I mean, they needed that energy to get them going. I'm just glad we got the win tonight."

Known for celebrating 3-pointers before they even fall through the hoop, Curry used a different method against Brown:

Steph Curry hits over Jaylen Brown at the buzzer then lets him know about it pic.twitter.com/YAITuwPVYc — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 9, 2017

"I don't think he said anything," said Brown. "I think he was just moving his fingers or pointing. I don't think he said anything either. Nothing was said."

"I didn't say nothing to him," added Brown. "He hit a good shot. It was cute. And he just made a good shot. I didn't say a word. I was just playing defense."

After the shot, Curry went scoreless during the fourth quarter -- with two turnovers -- as the Celtics defense seized the game.

"I don't know," Celtics star Isaiah Thomas said of the finger-waving celebration. "I mean, they don't do that when Avery (Bradley) guards them. I know that."