Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets faced the Celtics in Boston.

The game was a thriller, but the Nets lost by a score of 108-104 in overtime.

Ben Simmons finished with eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a steal while shooting 4/6 from the field in 27 minutes of play.

Many NBA fans reacted to his performance on social media.

@tomrahme9: “Ben Simmons could comfortably be a top 7 player on the court when Jayson and White sit in this game”

@JCizzurp: “Ben Simmons is doing something incredible. Do you know how hard it is to play in the NBA and NEVER look at the basket?”

@BenDove36227958: “Good to see Ben Simmons still doesn’t have a jumper… forgot he was still in the league, actually”

@SageLoc: “Ben Simmons has to be the most boring player to watch, he doesn’t even think about shooting”

Bobby Manning: “He doesn’t look *great* tonight, but that’s about as close to dynamic old Ben Simmons as I’ve seen in years.”

@icemanthedon: “Dennis Schroeder and Ben Simmons as leads are a problem to deal with “

Erik Slater: “Vintage Ben Simmons coming to play.”

@NetsKingdomAJ: “Ben Simmons hasn’t come off the bench yet

8 points
7 AST
5 RECs

Ben 10 regained his composure in the first half and was a good playmaker and aggressive with the 2nd unit.

The Nets are 4-5 in their first nine games.

They will now play their next game on Saturday night when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Simmons is in his fourth season as a member of the Nets.