Worth the replay?

1. #1

   NuggetsatHawks

   NBABig comeback

   B+

   70/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 70

2. #2

   Trail BlazersatPistons

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

3. #3

   HeatatMagic

   NBADown to the wire

   B

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

4. #4

   ClippersatGrizzlies

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

5. #5

   PacersatBulls

   NBA

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late14/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 70 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

6. #6

   SpursatCavaliers

   NBA

   D

   30/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 39 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30

7. #7

   HornetsatRaptors

   NBABig comeback

   D

   27/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27

8. #8

   SunsatRockets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

9. #9

   76ersatBucks

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

10. #10

    LakersatCeltics

    NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 4 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

11. #11

    MavericksatThunder

    NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

    D

    2/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 3 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

12. #12

    JazzatKnicks

    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.