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Profiles of Eastern Conference playoff teams

(Reuters) - Brief profiles of the eight Eastern Conference teams that qualified for the 2015 National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs: ATLANTA HAWKS Regular season record: 60-22 How they qualified: First in East Head coach: Mike Budenholzer Top scorer: 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 - - CHICAGO BULLS Regular season record: 50-32 How they qualified: Third in East Head coach: Tom Thibodeau Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (20 points per game) Top rebounder: Pau Gasol (11.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Six (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Joined NBA: 1966 - - TORONTO RAPTORS Regular season record: 49-33 How they qualified: Won Atlantic Division Head coach: Dwane Casey Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (20.1 points per game) Top rebounder: Jonas Valanciunas (8.7 rebounds per game) NBA titles: None Joined NBA: 1995 - - WASHINGTON WIZARDS Regular season record: 46-36 How they qualified: Fifth in East Head coach: Randy Wittman Top scorer: John Wall (17.6 points per game) Top rebounder: Marcin Gortat (8.7 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One (1978) Joined NBA: 1961 - - MILWAUKEE BUCKS Regular season record: 41-41 How they qualified: Sixth in East Head coach: Jason Kidd Top scorer: Brandon Knight (17.8 points per game) Top rebounder: Zaza Pachulia (6.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One (1971) Joined NBA: 1968 - - BOSTON CELTICS Regular season record: 40-42 How they qualified: Seventh in East Head coach: Brad Stevens Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (19 points per game) Top rebounder: Jared Sullinger (7.6 rebounds per game) NBA titles: 17 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008) Joined NBA: 1946 - - BROOKLYN NETS Regular season record: 38-44 How they qualified: Eighth in East Head coach: Lionel Hollins Top scorer: Brook Lopez (17.2 points per game) Top rebounder: Brook Lopez (7.4 rebounds per game) NBA titles: None Joined NBA: 1976 (Compiled by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)