The lane is a much friendlier place for the likes of Kevin Love when players like Nerlens Noel - a lengthy 6-foot-11 big man with a knack for swatting away shots - aren't in sight.
That wasn't the case Sunday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers faced off, though, with Noel showing zero love - no pun intended - to the three-time All-Star: