Worth the replay?

Saturday, November 22'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
KingsatNuggets
NBABig comebackBack and forth
B+
68/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings17/25
Comeback18/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68
#2
WizardsatBulls
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B+
68/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings24/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68
#3
GrizzliesatMavericks
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B
60/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings18/25
Comeback7/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 79 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60
#4
KnicksatMagic
NBA· NBA TV
D
27/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings15/25
Comeback9/20
Decided late2/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27
#5
ClippersatHornets
NBA
D
22/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension1/30
Swings17/25
Comeback9/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22
#6
HawksatPelicans
NBAOne-sided
D
11/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings12/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11
#7
PistonsatBucks
NBA· NBA TVOne-sided
D
10/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings10/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

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.