Worth the replay?

Tuesday, November 11'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
Celticsat76ers
NBA· NBC/PeacockDown to the wireBig comeback
B+
68/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings22/25
Comeback17/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68
#2
PacersatJazz
NBA
D
23/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings14/25
Comeback13/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23
#3
RaptorsatNets
NBA
D
21/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension8/30
Swings16/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21
#4
NuggetsatKings
NBA· NBC/PeacockOne-sided
D
16/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings13/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16
#5
GrizzliesatKnicks
NBAOne-sided
D
9/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings5/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9
#6
WarriorsatThunder
NBAOne-sided
D
7/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings6/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

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.