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TAMPA, Fla. -- Doug Martin plowed into the end zone, kissed the ground in celebration and jogged back to the sideline sporting a big smile.The running backs return from a hamstring injury that sidelined him nearly two months meant a lot more to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers than a 16-carry, 33-yard rushing performance against the Chicago Bears suggested.Just happy to be back, Martin said after the Bucs (4-5) stopped a two-game losing streak Sunday with their first home victory in nearly a year. The fifth-year pro missed six games and most of a seventh.It was frustrating, the two-time Pro Bowler added. But I was back and ready to go.With rookie Peyton Barber gaining 38 yards on 12 attempts, Martin wasnt Tampa Bays leading rusher.But just getting him back on the field gave the Bucs an emotional lift and bolstered optimism that the team can turn its season around after a slow start.A healthy Martin rushed for 1,402 yards a year ago, second in the NFL behind Adrian Peterson. He was even more productive as a rookie in 2012, rushing for 1,454 yards and catching 49 passes for 472 to finish with 1,926 yards from scrimmage -- the third-highest total for a first-year player in league history.You just see his presence in him being out there. Guys want to fight for him, quarterback Jameis Winston said. The first snap, I said, `Guys, we have Doug back. ... Lets play football. It was pretty big.Four different running backs shared the workload while Martin was out, mostly with limited success. Charles Sims and Antone Smith were lost to season-ending injuries during the layoff, and early season pickup Jacquizz Rodgers has been inactive the past two games with a sore foot after topping 100 yards twice in three starts.Martin returned to practice last week and said he felt fine after the game.He averaged just 2.1 yards per carry, but exited on a high note after scoring his first touchdown of the season on a 1-yard run in the closing minutes. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- After the Golden State Warriors held the Atlanta Hawks to 42 percent shooting in a 105-100 win Monday night, Draymond Green used his postgame media availability to inform the critics that they upset him.When the organization shipped center Andrew Bogut to the Dallas Mavericks to clear up cap space for the arrival of Kevin Durant in the offseason, Green heard banter he didnt like.The world says we traded our defense away when we got KD, Green said after blocking a game-high four shots. I disagree. So, I think our defense actually has the upside to be better with the length and everything that we have, the speed, the athleticism. That pissed me off more than anything, that its kind of like, Yeah, their defense is going to suck now. I take that personally. So that pushes me more than anything else.Before Mondays game, the Warriors were holding opponents to 43 percent shooting, tied for the fourth-best mark in the league. And their defensive efficiency was 101.9, the seventh-highest spot.Green (1.6 blocks per game) and Durant (1.6 BPG) are in the NBAs top 15. As a team, the Warriors rank second with 6.4 blocks per contest. Golden State swatted away 10 shots Monday.Bogut, when healthy, is one of the games best shot-blockers, but the Warriors are continuing theiir protection at the rim by committee.ddddddddddddJust the doubt from everyone on that end of the floor, Green went on about the critics. Like if somebody says, Yeah, the Warriors offense is going to suck, KD would be pissed, Stephen [Curry] would be pissed and Klay [Thompson] would be really pissed. So, thats kind of how I feel about the defensive end.Similar to Green, Durant was ready for this defensive challenge of a season. He said he heard, We dont have a rim protector, were small down low.So far, theyre proving the doubters wrong.I knew coming here I had to step it up a bit as far as protecting the rim and rebounding to help the guys out, said Durant, who is averaging a career high in blocks. Weve got a lot of guys who can defend. Since the beginning of the season, we picked it up.If this defensive surge continues for the Warriors, winners of 12 straight, their critics may be forced to pursue other angles to nitpick.My goal coming into this season is to win a championship, and in order for us to win a championship, weve got to defend, Green said. People are kind of counting our defense out with Bogut leaving, and that kind of pisses me off. ' ' '