These Los Angeles Lakers, more aptly called the Los Angeles Lakers Light, never had a chance. Not here. Not with that scrawny group. Not now.

The Boston Celtics are world champions for the 17th time, and the formula pretty much remained the same.

They were bigger, better, stronger and, maybe most important of all, they wanted it more.

There is something to be said for desire and we saw that Tuesday night, 131-92, at the TD Banknorth Garden.

There was no need for a Kevin McHale-like clothesline on any of these Lakers the past two weeks. A few pushes here, a few shoves there did the trick.

The message was sent during the first two games in Boston. The Celtics were tougher and tougher wins championships.

Every Celtics regular had a piece in Tuesday night's clincher, from Eddie House's seven points in nine first-half minutes, to P.J. Brown's six points to James Posey's two 3-pointers to Rajon Rondo's 21 points, 9 assists and 6 steals and Kendrick Perkins' defense (Pau Gasol scored only 11).

But this beauty belonged to the guys who really made it happen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. That's right, "The Big Three." It's a moniker this newest version earned. You win a championship, well, you are Big with a capital "B."