Worth the replay?

1. #1

   76ersatCeltics

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   KingsatSuns

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

3. #3

   HeatatMagic

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

4. #4

   PelicansatGrizzlies

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

5. #5

   TimberwolvesatTrail Blazers

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

6. #6

   PistonsatBulls

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 70 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

7. #7

   CavaliersatKnicks

   NBA· ESPN

   C

   36/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension16/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 48 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36

8. #8

   SpursatMavericks

   NBA· ESPN

   D

   21/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21

9. #9

   RaptorsatHawks

   NBA

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

10. #10

    ClippersatJazz

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    15/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings10/25

    Comeback10/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

11. #11

    NetsatHornets

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    11/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings12/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11

12. #12

    WizardsatBucks

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    10/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension11/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.