Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Hawksat76ers

   NBAOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   GrizzliesatKings

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

3. #3

   CelticsatCavaliers

   NBA

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension26/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

4. #4

   ThunderatTrail Blazers

   NBA

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47

5. #5

   SpursatTimberwolves

   NBABack and forth

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late3/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

6. #6

   RaptorsatKnicks

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

7. #7

   RocketsatJazz

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings2/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

8. #8

   PelicansatLakers

   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.