Worth the replay?

1. #1

   76ersatBulls

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

2. #2

   PistonsatJazz

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 92 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

3. #3

   SunsatPelicans

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63

4. #4

   ClippersatTrail Blazers

   NBA· Prime VideoBig comeback

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

5. #5

   HeatatHawks

   NBA

   D

   27/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension7/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

6. #6

   BucksatGrizzlies

   NBA

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 33 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

7. #7

   RaptorsatWizards

   NBA

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 32 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24

8. #8

   HornetsatMagic

   NBA

   D

   20/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 27 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 20

9. #9

   CelticsatPacers

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

10. #10

    FIUatUTSA

    CFB· ESPNOne-sided

    D

    14/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings13/25

    Comeback5/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 14

11. #11

    C MichiganatNorthwestern

    CFB· ESPNOne-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 0.70 (pre-game Watchability 40, estimated) = 3

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.