Worth the replay?

1. #1

   RaptorsatHawks

   NBABig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

2. #2

   RocketsatSpurs

   NBA· Prime VideoBig comeback

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

3. #3

   CelticsatMagic

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late9/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 69 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

4. #4

   BullsatBucks

   NBA

   C+

   50/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension26/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

5. #5

   ThunderatKings

   NBA

   D

   32/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension21/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late8/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 43 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 32

6. #6

   HornetsatHeat

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension7/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

7. #7

   PistonsatNets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

8. #8

   WarriorsatNuggets

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 11 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

9. #9

   MavericksatGrizzlies

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

10. #10

    CavaliersatWizards

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

11. #11

    JazzatTimberwolves

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

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.