Worth the replay?

1. #1

   SpursatPelicans

   NBAOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   JazzatKings

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

3. #3

   HawksatMagic

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

4. #4

   BucksatRaptors

   NBADown to the wire

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

5. #5

   PistonsatRockets

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

6. #6

   WizardsatMavericks

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   59/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59

7. #7

   CavaliersatNets

   NBADown to the wire

   C

   41/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 55 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 41

8. #8

   WarriorsatTrail Blazers

   NBABack and forth

   D

   28/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 37 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 28

9. #9

   TimberwolvesatLakers

   NBA· Prime Video

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 33 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

10. #10

    CelticsatKnicks

    NBA· Prime Video

    D

    22/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension4/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback6/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22

11. #11

    SunsatClippers

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    16/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings14/25

    Comeback3/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

12. #12

    HeatatGrizzlies

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    13/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback8/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

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.