The Detroit Pistons will visit the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena on Wednesday evening.

After what looked like a promising start to the season, Detroit (20-26) has gone just 7-18 over its last 25 games. The Pistons enter Wednesday's game having lost two straight, including an 87-101 blowout at the hands of the Washington Wizards. Simply put, the Pistons lack offensive firepower. The team ranks 25th in the league in scoring, 29th in field goal percentage, and 30th in three-point percentage. All that comes despite a career year from All-Star forward Blake Griffin, who is scoring nearly a quarter of the team's points at 26.0 points per game. Griffin's efforts have not been enough to bolster the performance of a Pistons team where no player is shooting 50 percent from the field.

The Pistons may be without All-Star center Andre Drummond, who is day-to-day after missing Monday's game with a concussion.

New Orleans (22-25), meanwhile, is in dire straits of its own. Though the team recently blew out the hapless Grizzlies, 105-85, the Pelicans are currently without their star player. Anthony Davis went out with a sprained finger last week, and now reports indicate that the injury may be worse than originally feared. Davis is expected to meet with a specialist to potentially diagnose a fracture. Should the diagnosis be confirmed, he could miss an additional 2-4 weeks. This would put the Pelicans in a tough spot, as Davis is currently averaging 29.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game. However, the Pelicans saw reassuring play from their healthy big men in their recent win, as Julius Randle and Jahlil Okafor combined for 40 points and 22 rebounds.

Anthony Davis (finger) is the lone injury for the Pelicans.