Worth the replay?

Sunday, December 7'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.

Best games of the season →

#1
Lakersat76ers
NBADown to the wire
B
64/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings20/25
Comeback12/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64
#2
CelticsatRaptors
NBA
C+
51/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings21/25
Comeback5/20
Decided late10/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 68 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 51
#3
NuggetsatHornets
NBA
D
22/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension7/30
Swings13/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22
#4
MagicatKnicks
NBA
D
21/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension7/30
Swings14/25
Comeback4/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 28 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 21
#5
Trail BlazersatGrizzlies
NBAOne-sided
D
12/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings13/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 16 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12
#6
WarriorsatBulls
NBAOne-sided
D
4/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings6/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4
#7
ThunderatJazz
NBAOne-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

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.