Worth the replay?

Sunday, November 9's games ranked by how good they turned out to be: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime. No scores, no winners, so you can decide what to watch without spoilers.

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#1
CelticsatMagic
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B+
70/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings24/25
Comeback14/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 70
#2
Pistonsat76ers
NBADown to the wireBig comeback
B+
67/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings21/25
Comeback16/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 89 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67
#3
RocketsatBucks
NBADown to the wireBig comeback
B+
66/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings19/25
Comeback17/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66
#4
ThunderatGrizzlies
NBABig comeback
B
62/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings24/25
Comeback15/20
Decided late6/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62
#5
PacersatWarriors
NBAOne-sided
D
16/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings14/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16
#6
TimberwolvesatKings
NBAOne-sided
D
14/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings12/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14
#7
NetsatKnicks
NBAOne-sided
D
0/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings0/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 0

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.