Merry Revengemas!

Circle December 25 on your calendar.

It's a pretty important day.

The Lakers may unwrap some gifts in the morning, but the big moment will have to wait a few hours. That afternoon, they hope to open up a can of whoop ass on the Celtics.

That's right -- David Stern has announced his Christmas gift to LA. Boston will make their first trip to the Staples Center since beating the Lakers for this year's NBA Championship. It may be a Tuesday, but hopefully it'll be a white Christmas with the Lakers in their special Sunday unis. Add the Celtics in green (and maybe the Laker Girls in red) and it'll be festive -- not to mention fierce.

Plan on being in front of your TV from 2 p.m. until dinner is served. Or better yet, until Boston gets served.

AP photo by Branimir Kvartuc.