The Indiana Fever have a chance to close out the first half of the regular season with wins over the first-place teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences when they face the New York Liberty on Thursday in New York.Tamika Catchings had a vintage performance in the Fevers big win over the Los Angeles Sparks, who are in first place in the Western Conference and own the best record in the WNBA. Catchings scored 23 points in the Fevers 92-82 win over the Sparks on Tuesday.We really buckled down, Catchings told reporters after the win. Defensively, that is where it starts for us. When we play really good on the defensive end, we finish it off with a rebound and were able to get out in transition, we look like a great team. The Fever (11-12) have won four of five games, but have their hands full with the first-place Liberty. New York got 69 points from its bench in an 88-80 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. The 69 points off the bench were a WNBA recordThe Liberty (18-7) have won six of seven and have beaten Indiana twice this season. Star forward Tina Charles, who is having an MVP-caliber season for the Liberty, had 26 points and 15 rebounds in a 78-75 overtime win against the Fever on June 19. New York also blew out the Fever 91-59 on June 3.Indiana believes it has improved since those losses.When we play like this, Catchings said after the win over Los Angeles, there are very few teams that can beat us when were playing at our best. Charles is second in the WNBA in scoring (21.2 points) and rebounding (9.5 rebounds). Sugar Rodgers is second on the Liberty in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game.Catchings, who has announced that this will be her last season in the WNBA, leads the Fever in scoring, at 13.9 points per game. Tiffany Mitchell is averaging 10.7 points per game.The two Eastern Conference rivals met in the playoffs last season, with Indiana winning the series 2-1.Jordan Schoenen Aanbieding . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Jordan Schoenen Outlet . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http://www.nederlandairjordan.com/ . The 29-year-old Baines has established himself as one of the top attacking full backs in the country and was the subject of two bids from United during the last off-season. Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad. Jordan Schoenen Nederland . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. Jordan Schoenen Goedkoop . While hell be dialed in to that tournament on a course he loves, you can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just a bit, towards April.Each day, well provide you with the players to target in your daily leagues, from high-priced stars to solid midrange values to cheaper, riskier players with upside.In general, you want to use safer options in your cash games and rely on some riskier, high-upside options in your bigger tournaments. If you can average at least five points per $1,000 of salary, youll typically end up with at least some cash in yourr pocket.dddddddddddd.Note: Were sending out these Insider tips early in the day, and a lot can change after these are posted. Be sure to follow this?Twitter list?of NBA reporters, bloggers and announcers for late-breaking injury updates and lineup changes.Point guardHigh-priced stars ' ' '