NBA-Profiles of NBA Western Conference playoff teams

April 15 (Reuters) - Brief profiles of the eight Western Conference teams that qualified for the 2016 National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Regular season record: 73-9 How they qualified: First in conference Head coach: Steve Kerr Top scorer: Stephen Curry (30.1 points per game) Top rebounder: Draymond Green (9.5 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Three (*1956, 1975, 2015) Joined NBA: 1949 *As Philadelphia Warriors - - SAN ANTONIO SPURS Regular season record: 67-15 How they qualified: Second in conference Head coach: Gregg Popovich Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (21.2 points per game) Top rebounder: LaMarcus Aldridge (8.5 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Five (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) Joined NBA: 1976 - - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Regular season record: 55-27 How they qualified: Third in conference Head coach: Billy Donovan Top scorer: Kevin Durant (28.2 points per game) Top rebounder: Kevin Durant (8.2 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One* (1979) Joined NBA: 1967 * As Seattle SuperSonics - - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Regular season record: 53-29 How they qualified: Fourth in conference Head coach: Doc Rivers Top scorer: Blake Griffin (21.4 points per game) Top rebounder: DeAndre Jordan (13.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: None Joined NBA: 1970 - - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Regular season record: 44-38 How they qualified: Fifth in conference Head coach: Terry Stotts Top scorer: Damian Lillard (25.1 points per game) Top rebounder: Mason Plumlee (7.7 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One (1977) Joined NBA: 1970 - - DALLAS MAVERICKS Regular season record: 42-40 How they qualified: Sixth in conference Head coach: Rick Carlisle Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (18.3 points per game) Top rebounder: Zaza Pachulia (9.4 rebounds per game) NBA titles: One (2011) Joined NBA: 1980 - - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Regular season record: 42-40 How they qualified: Seventh in conference Head coach: David Joerger Top scorer: Marc Gasol (16.6 points per game) Top rebounder: Zach Randolph (7.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: None Joined NBA: 1995 - - HOUSTON ROCKETS Regular season record: 41-41 How they qualified: Eighth in conference Head coach: J. B. Bickerstaff Top scorer: James Harden (29 points per game) Top rebounder: Dwight Howard (11.8 rebounds per game) NBA titles: Two (1994, 1995) Joined NBA: 1967 (Reporting by Frank Pingue; Editing by Andrew Both)