NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Ingram’s dejection in the locker room following Sunday night’s loss was much different than it usually is after a tough night.



After he was done talking to the media, Ingram sat in his locker with ice packs covering his knees, a towel thrown across his slumped shoulders and a du-rag tied around his head as he shook it back and forth in disgust.



He sat there for about 10 to 15 minutes without moving, without talking to any of his teammates. The disappointment on his face was obvious after a 122-114 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers, which completed a season sweep of New Orleans by the top team in the West.



His disappointment was rooted in much more than just losing another game to his former team, which certainly had to sting. But it was the lost opportunity of giving away what could’ve been the most significant win of the season when Anthony Davis — the reason Ingram is in New Orleans in the...