Worth the replay?

1. #1

   MagicatRaptors

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

2. #2

   KnicksatPelicans

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback12/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

3. #3

   MavericksatTrail Blazers

   NBA· NBC/PeacockDown to the wire

   B

   63/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

4. #4

   HawksatThunder

   NBABack and forth

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension29/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback3/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 69 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

5. #5

   WarriorsatNets

   NBA

   C

   44/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 44

6. #6

   BucksatHornets

   NBABack and forth

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension14/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

7. #7

   CavaliersatSpurs

   NBA· NBC/PeacockBig comeback

   C

   41/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension14/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 55 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 41

8. #8

   SunsatWizards

   NBA

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension13/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

9. #9

   TimberwolvesatBulls

   NBA

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

10. #10

    NuggetsatHeat

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    18/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings17/25

    Comeback4/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

    Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

11. #11

    PacersatRockets

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings3/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth5/10

    Drama 9 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

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.