Then, after two failed inbounds plays, Lindy Waters III canned the walk-off 3 as time expired, lifting the Warriors to a 91-90 win in the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Waters hit five 3s, scored a game-high 15 points and was first greeted by a chest-bump from Steph Curry after his game-winner.

HONOLULU — Here are five observations from the Warriors’ preseason-opening 91-90 win over the Clippers on Saturday afternoon in Hawaii.

Warriors Lindy Waters III buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the Clippers’ home with a loss. They play their second preseason game Tuesday at the new Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, home of their G League team. “We have a long way to go,” Harden said in a televised postgame interview. “It’s a process. But we’re going to get better at it.”