NBA-Profiles of conference playoff teams
May 18 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the four teams that qualified for the 2015 National Basketball Association (NBA) conference finals: Eastern Conference Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers. ATLANTA HAWKS Regular season record: 60-22 How they qualified: First in East Head coach: Mike Budenholzer Top scorer (regular season): Paul Millsap (16.7 points per game) Top rebounder: Paul Millsap (7.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One (*1958) Joined NBA: 1949 *As St. Louis Hawks - - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Regular season record: 53-29 How they qualified: Won Central Division Head coach: David Blatt Top scorer: LeBron James (25.3 points per game) Top rebounder: Kevin Love* (9.7 rebounds per game) NBA titles: None Joined NBA: 1970 * Injured, out for season Western Conference Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Regular season record: 67-15 How they qualified: Won Western Conference Head coach: Steve Kerr Top scorer: Stephen Curry (23.8 points per game) Top rebounder: Draymond Green (8.2 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Two (*1956, 1975) Joined NBA: 1946 * As Philadelphia Warriors - - HOUSTON ROCKETS Regular season record: 56-26 How they qualified: Won Southwest Division Head coach: Kevin McHale Top scorer: James Harden (27.4 points per game) Top rebounder: Dwight Howard (10.5 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Two (1994, 1995) Joined NBA: 1967 (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, editing by Gene Cherry)
