Worth the replay?

1. #1

   NuggetsatCavaliers

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings23/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 93 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 69

2. #2

   HornetsatBucks

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings24/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

3. #3

   MagicatBulls

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

4. #4

   GrizzliesatLakers

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   58/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback5/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 58

5. #5

   HawksatKnicks

   NBA

   D

   26/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 35 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

6. #6

   Trail BlazersatPelicans

   NBABack and forth

   D

   26/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

7. #7

   SpursatPacers

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17

8. #8

   KingsatSuns

   NBABack and forthOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

9. #9

   NetsatWizards

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   7/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 7

10. #10

    ThunderatWarriors

    NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

    D

    7/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings9/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    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.