BOSTON – Ben Gordon looked very comfortable in his new role coming off the bench and Coach Lawrence Frank continued to tweak his lineup.

It added up to an easy win for the suddenly steady Detroit Pistons.

Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Gordon hit three 3-pointers in the first 4:09 of the fourth quarter during a game-breaking spree Wednesday night that carried the Pistons to a 98-88 victory against the Boston Celtics.

At times during the game, Frank elected to use three guards, a move that seemed to open things up offensively. He joked it’s one of many that he may try after a rough start.

“It gives us a little different look, especially when (Ben’s) running the team,” Frank said. “If something works, I’ll stay with it. Heck, I’ll play five bigs if I have to. We’re not 28-2. I’ll continue to experiment.”

Greg Monroe had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Gordon finished with 22 points for the Pistons, who won for the fifth time in seven games.

Rajon Rondo had a season-high 35 points for Boston one game after he recorded a triple-double. Chris Wilcox, starting in place of the injured Kevin Garnett, had 17 points and nine rebounds.

Gordon was the key down the stretch, going 4 of 6 on 3s in the final quarter. He credited some of it to some of the new combinations on the floor.

“I think it gives us an advantage,” said Gordon, a reserve the last five games since returning from a sore left shoulder. “It gets us to the long rebounds to get on the break.”

Paul Pierce of the Celtics was upset with his team’s record after finishing playing 19 of the first 28 games at home.

“It’s very disappointing,” he said. “I am very surprised by our inconsistent play. But maybe this team needs a little road trip to get it together.”

The Celtics lost for the third time in four games after a five-game winning streak. Boston plays 14 of its next 19 away from TD Garden.

“So far we’ve proven we can beat anybody and lose to anybody,” Celtics Coach Doc Rivers said. “That’s the maddening part. What we haven’t proven is that we can be a consistent basketball team.”

MAGIC 103, 76ERS 87: Ryan Anderson had seven 3-pointers and 27 points, Dwight Howard added 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Orlando won at home.

SPURS 113, RAPTORS 106: Tony Parker had 34 points and 14 assists, and San Antonio won at Toronto to extend its season-best winning streak to nine games.

KNICKS 100, KINGS 85: Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and New York won at home to get back to .500 with its seventh straight victory.

HORNETS 92, BUCKS 89: Marco Belinelli made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points to lead New Orleans at Milwaukee.

GRIZZLIES 105, NETS 100: Rudy Gay scored 25 points and Tony Allen matched his season high with 21 to help Memphis win at Newark, N.J., handing the error-prone Nets their season-high seventh straight loss.

CAVALIERS 98, PACERS 87: Rookie Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in his return after missing three games with a concussion, leading Cleveland at home against Indiana, which dropped its fifth straight.

MAVERICKS 102, NUGGETS 84: Shawn Marion had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading six players scoring in double figures for Dallas, which won at home to stretch its winning streak to five.

TIMBERWOLVES 102, BOBCATS 90: Kevin Love had 30 points and 18 rebounds at Minneapolis as Minnesota handed Charlotte its 16th straight loss.

HAWKS 101, SUNS 99: Josh Smith matched his season high with 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to rally Atlanta at Phoenix.

ROCKETS 96, THUNDER 95: Kevin Martin tied a season high with 32 points, including the winning free throws with 23.6 seconds remaining, to lead Houston at home.

NOTES

Indiana forward Danny Granger didn’t play against the Cavaliers because of a sprained left ankle. Los Angeles Clippers assistant Howard Eisley was fined $15,000 for verbal abuse of an official. Clippers guard Chauncey Billups underwent surgery in Colorado to repair his torn left Achilles tendon that cost him the remainder of his first season in Los Angeles. Dallas guard Delonte West fractured his right ring finger.