Lakers’ Anthony Davis misses cut for All-Star Game

INDIANAPOLIS — As Anthony Davis was scoring the first of his 31 points in a 112-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal were opening envelopes back at the TNT studio.

They had seven containing the names of the Western Conference All-Star reserves. Davis’ name wasn’t in any of them.

There is a temptation to paint the Pacers’ second-to-last offensive possession as some sort of fiery retribution for Davis, blocking a shot in isolation against Tyrese Haliburton...