Worth the replay?

Saturday, December 6'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
ClippersatTimberwolves
NBADown to the wireBig comeback
B+
66/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings22/25
Comeback16/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66
#2
WarriorsatCavaliers
NBA· NBA TVDown to the wireBig comeback
B
61/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings20/25
Comeback14/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61
#3
RocketsatMavericks
NBA
D
29/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension4/30
Swings18/25
Comeback10/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 39 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 29
#4
KingsatHeat
NBA
D
24/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings16/25
Comeback13/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24
#5
HawksatWizards
NBA
D
19/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension5/30
Swings14/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late2/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19
#6
BucksatPistons
NBAOne-sided
D
11/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings9/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11
#7
PelicansatNets
NBAOne-sided
D
5/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings7/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

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.