Worth the replay?

1. #1

   WarriorsatSpurs

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   71/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 95 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 71

2. #2

   ClippersatMavericks

   NBAOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

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

3. #3

   HornetsatBucks

   NBAOvertimeDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

4. #4

   76ersatPistons

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late9/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

5. #5

   NetsatMagic

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

6. #6

   KingsatTimberwolves

   NBA

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 40 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

7. #7

   HeatatKnicks

   NBA· Prime VideoBack and forth

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

8. #8

   Trail BlazersatRockets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

9. #9

   LakersatPelicans

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   12/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12

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.