It took them 21 years but they finally did it. On Tuesday night the Boston Celtics put away the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 to win the 2008 NBA Championship. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett each scored a game-high 26 points and Rajon Rondo netted another 20 points, creating one of the biggest gaps (or margin of victory) in NBA Finals history. Paul Pierce, who was instrumental throughout the series and averaged a cool 21.8 points per game, was named Finals MVP.

“Rondo was the star,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. “He was the guy out there that made the plays, got the steals, pushed their offense into high drive and created havoc for us.”

The victory parade back in Boston is slated to start at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Celtics players, coaching staff and family will board Duck boats, and head up Staniford Street. The route will continue, turning left onto Cambridge Street, then onto Tremont, before turning right onto Boylston Street and ending at Copley Square.

“We are proud of this team and the hard work and dedication it took to bring the Larry O’Brien Championship trophy back to Boston,” said Mayor Thomas Menino, in a statement. “We love celebrating championships, keep ‘em coming.”

Currently, the Boston Celtics are the 7/2 favorites to win the 2009 NBA Championship.