Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Nuggetsat76ers

   NBA· PeacockOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   SunsatRockets

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   69/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

3. #3

   WarriorsatClippers

   NBA· PeacockDown to the wire

   C+

   54/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 72 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54

4. #4

   HornetsatThunder

   NBABig comeback

   D

   28/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 37 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 28

5. #5

   HawksatRaptors

   NBA

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

6. #6

   KnicksatPistons

   NBA· PeacockOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

7. #7

   BullsatCeltics

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings4/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

8. #8

   JazzatTrail Blazers

   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

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.