Worth the replay?

Sunday, January 18'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
RaptorsatLakers
NBA
D
31/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension4/30
Swings19/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 41 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31
#2
Trail BlazersatKings
NBA
D
30/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension16/30
Swings13/25
Comeback3/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 39 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 30
#3
MagicatGrizzlies
NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided
D
11/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings9/25
Comeback6/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 15 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11
#4
PelicansatRockets
NBAOne-sided
D
11/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings10/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 11
#5
HornetsatNuggets
NBAOne-sided
D
5/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings6/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5
#6
NetsatBulls
NBAOne-sided
D
5/100
▸ 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) = 5

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.