After a week of training camp practice full of new standards and terminology, the Warriors put their progress to the test.

Golden State won the first half – the one in which the starters played – 53 to 49. They ran in rotation, as they had discussed when trying out different lineup combinations. Both teams struggled from behind the 3-point arc, but the Warriors’ defense was a little better tuned than the Clippers’ while playing at full strength.

When the game was on the line, both teams had their unused and dual players on the field. For the Warriors, that meant rookie center Quinten Post had the ball in his hands, which didn’t work. Post had two turnovers while Golden State trailed by a point.

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

Now the Warriors are returning to the mainland after a week in Hawaii. Here are three takeaways from the Golden State win.

The starting look

Steve Kerr warned reporters not to read too much about lineup combinations, especially starters, in the preseason. He said the starting lineup in the first preseason game likely won’t be the same as the regular season opener.

But… it could be.

Golden State entered against Los Angeles with Steph Curry, De’Anthony Melton, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis. With Andrew Wiggins out (due to illness), Kuminga was effectively a lock. Melton, a defensive ace with a history of 3-point accuracy, should mesh well with Curry in the backcourt.

The Warriors want a center — likely Jackson-Davis — to play alongside Green. Then the question becomes how viable Kuminga, a career 34.1 percent low-volume 3-point shooter, fits next to them.

Kuminga believes he is a small striker. It’s the position he’s played his whole life. How well he shoots from deep could determine how often he plays the position or returns to power forward – the position at which Kerr believes he is best.

“We’ll have to wait and see,” Kerr told reporters before the game in Honolulu. “Because we didn’t feel comfortable on this path last year. We would like to play Draymond in the foursome, with Trayce giving us a shot blocker next to him. We want to play JK. And if he’s ready for the 3 and it works out with these guys, then we’ll see. Then we will adapt. Now it’s time to try these things out and find out which combinations work and which don’t.”

Kerr gave the group a seven-minute audition at the start of the game. Green and Jackson-Davis looked particularly strong defensively, forcing turnovers and influencing shots at the rim. The unit also showed great athleticism and broke on the break several times – a Kuminga dunk and an alley-oop from Jackson-Davis were highlights – which is an important point for the Warriors.

Golden State fell behind early with its starting lineup, but put together a 9-0 run through defense and running. The gaps weren’t particularly big and Brandin Podziemski’s lack of playmaking was noticeable, but the starters largely held their own.

How much can Moody prove in the preseason?

As expected, Moody was the 11th man to play for the Warriors. That means if Wiggins is back, he’ll be the 12th man. No coach likes to go into depth.

This means that Moody is once again on his way to purgatory – through no fault of his own.

When Moody arrived, he made an immediate impression. He blocked a shot and then cut the back door to score a dunk in the post after a nice pass from Kuminga. Then he made a steal and was fouled on the other side. Moments later, he drilled a pull-up 3 and then a catch-and-shoot triple from the corner. The Warriors won by 11 in eight Moody minutes.

Moody got to the line to open the second half and then hit a pull-up jumper, causing his defender to stumble in isolation on a drive. That earned him 12 points in as many minutes. He hunted down his 3-point shot and made it quickly — a priority for him this offseason — and forced a steal that led to a runout.

Moody finished the game with 12 points in 13 minutes and a game-high +14. He shot 4 of 9 and added two steals, a block and four rebounds.